It sounded like fun when Kevin Trainor emailed an offer in early April to throw out the first pitch to celebrate my retirement as Hawgs Illustrated publisher.
I picked a date, the Saturday night of the Ole Miss series. Then, the nerves began to hit. I had one thing to calm my stomach: it rains a lot in late April.
But when the last Saturday of April arrived, so did a perfect night. It was 77 degrees and not a cloud in the sky as a season-best announced attendance of 11,736 piled into Baum-Walker Stadium ahead of my 15 seconds of fame.