I was at the Mariners-Blue Jays game last night, and besides the fact that Roy Halladay is a dominating pitcher and Canadian fans are obnoxious, I made an interesting observation.David Eckstein is not just a scrappy baseball player, but he's also a genuinely good guy.
An hour or so before the game, Eckstein signed dozens autograph and posed for every picture with fans along the third base line. Two or three times he had turned back toward the field to begin his stretching routine, only to be drawn back by another youngster who wanted his glove signed by a real live Major Leaguer.
No one else from either team was out interacting with fans at that point, and with a game looming you can't exactly blame them. But there was Eckstein, the Ex-Factor in all his shortness, making people's days.
That's how heroes are born.
That's how heroes are born.
