Do you still smile with joy when the phrase "game over" is heard? Did you own one of those goofy t-shirts with a fake blue beard hanging off the front portrait of our record breaking closer? Wasn't it a marvel that for several years the most important, and most exciting, part of any game was that last inning?
Everyone would stand. Your voice grew hoarse with every pitch thrown. He'd whirl and spin his right leg around as if it were one of the bats that failed to connect. And if you were lucky you'd see a little hop after he released a pitch - that's when you knew he threw a good one.