The scene is the Quality Inn in Surprise, Ariz. It’s the eve of the start of rookie ball for the Royals, 2007, and third-round draft pick Danny Duffy is trying to sleep but can’t because of a boisterous guy nearby.
So he makes his way across the hall to ask, or perhaps tell, the offender, “Hey, you have to be quiet.”
He remembers a “monstrous human being” turning toward him, arms crossed, and snapping, “Que pasa?”
“I was scared to death of him,” said Duffy, shrinking away and covering up for emphasis as he told the story.