SAN FRANCISCO -- Joey Carney finally made the decision for himself and told his parents they could no longer try to talk him out of it: As long as he was a match, he would donate part of his liver to his ailing mother and give her a better life. For the long haul.
Carney knew he had to do it, despite their reservations. And it just so happened that when two uncles didn't work out as donors, he was the one in the family who did.
So on Wednesday, the University of San Francisco pitcher and his mom, Paula, are set to check into the hospital together and wait for their respective transplant surgeries Thursday.