I vividly remember the first time I met Tim McCarver.
I was covering a Rockies-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. McCarver happened to be there and I sat down with him in the media dining room where I told him I was a longtime fan. Sometimes, even as we get older and more cynical, the little boy makes an appearance.
McCarver grinned and listened patiently while I told him that when I was a little leag . . .