Detroit — Both of his parents were in the medical profession. Scott Harris, when he arrived at UCLA, was considering a couple of different fields, all of them fulfilling, distinguished and lucrative.
But Harris quickly got hooked on the idea for a different path, a much tougher path, one with far fewer guarantees. He just needed — or, at least, wanted — his father's blessing.
"I think it was his second semester of his sophomore year at UCLA, and he sent me an email," Rob Harris said of the correspondence some 17 years ago. "And he said, 'You know, Dad, I could easily go into business or law and do well and have a very comfortable life, but what I really want to do is run a baseball team.