On the topic of touching stories, here is one that some of you may have seen about Ben Petrick.
Here is ESPN's brief write-up:
A five-tool player, Petrick was projected as the Colorado Rockies' catcher for the next decade, a future All-Star and possibly a Hall of Famer. Five years later Ben Petrick was out of baseball.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8421632
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