Earlier this summer, my son and I had the chance to spend a good chunk of time with Jim Rice. Jim was great in talking with my son (who absolutely loves playing baseball), and gave him tons of advice about baseball.
Some of the advice was a bit questionable though (but it was all in Jim's joking way):
Jim: What position do you play?
My son Xander: I really like to pitch.
Jim: Don't be a pitcher, you're not a real athlete if you're not playing every day!
Xander: Well I play shortstop if I'm not pitching.
Jim: Left field is the place to be!
Xander: But I like shortstop, you don't see enough action in left field.
Jim: Believe me, you'll see a lot of action in left field! In between pitches, you're scanning the crowd for beautiful girls, you send someone over to connect with them, and you'll see plenty of action!
ME: Uhhh, Jim - HE'S NINE!!!
It was awesome!
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