STLCards' Covering The Bases - Tuesday, June 14th
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Tuesday, June 14th
Happy Tuesday, Grinders! I’m filling in for Cheese today, as he wraps up his summer music camp fun.
We have two very important items on this day:
1) We have a full slate of baseball games today with every team in action. DK is the only site including the second game of the PIT/STL doubleheader, but otherwise we’ve got every team to choose from today.
2) It’s my birthday!
I know a lot of people make less of a deal of birthdays as they get older, but mine keeps a special place in my heart every year.
I’ve never shared this story on RotoGrinders before, but my life started as a whirlwind. I was born on June 14, 1984, 61 days prior to my scheduled due date. A baby born two months early has a very strong chance to live nowadays with the advances in medical technology. However, a baby that was born two months early 38 years ago did not have that same luxury.
I was born on a helicopter ride at two pounds and six ounces. A few days later, my weight dropped to one pound and fifteen ounces. I was given a 5% chance of survival. If that happened, I was given a 30% chance of having full cognitive function. Well, I made it, and the only negative side effects I have are some underdeveloped lungs and teeth and about a 5’6” frame. I’ll take it.
So, as I celebrate 38 years of rolling through that 5% chance of survival, I’ll count my blessings that I’ve made something of my life and have a family of four (plus a dog) to show for it. I am always thankful for that, and a special place in my heart exists for neonatal nurses and medical personnel across the country. You can’t save all the premature babies, and it has to be a horribly difficult job, but the doctors and nurses who helped save me were the best.
Anyway, we’ve got a ton of baseball games to analyze today. Onward we go!