CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The only other people who would hold Mike Napoli's face in their hands like that are family members.
As the 34-year-old, 225-pound mountain of home run power left the field at Fenway Park on Monday, Terry Francona took Napoli's face in his hands like a family member on graduation day.
Then Napoli lifted the 57-year-old Francona off the ground in a bear hug. But it was that first gesture from Francona, not a high-five or a slap on the back but holding Napoli's face in a simple moment of pride, that was so striking.