[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

Several years back me and a close friend of mine took his son to see the Padres play their farm team the Storm. After the game, we happened to be in the parking lot playing catch with my friend's son. We were not waiting on players, just playing catch and waiting for the traffic to clear a little. Trevor Hoffman, who was at the height of his career, happened to come out with his son. Not many people around and he stopped to visit. His son played catch with my friend's son for about 5 minutes or so while we talked. We all shook hands and he left. No autographs, etc., just talked about how well the team was doing. This was a class act that I don't think I'll forget either.

Trevor may not have the stature of Mickey Mantle, but he is a hell of a nice gentleman.

I would like to think that most of them are, except when doing something they are being paid for.

Cool story! Thanks for sharing.