Daniel Bard is a pitcher, and a man, worth celebrating.
Fourteen years ago Saturday, the Rockies’ right-hander made his major-league debut at age 23.
Bard entered his first game for the Red Sox in the bottom of the seventh against the Angels. The first major-league batter Bard faced was Erick Aybar, who grounded out to second base.
Now, 366 games, 415 1/3 innings and 65 saves later, Bard is still try . . .