There’s no crying in baseball? Yeah, and Yogi Berra is a cartoon character.
You’re darn tootin’ there’s crying in baseball. Exhibit A: Hunter Pence’s glorious farewell to the Giants, their fans and the greater Bay Area. Published Thursday on the The Players Tribune, it is entitled “Gr8ful.”
Before we begin, you need to grab a fistful of tissues, or a monogrammed handkerchief, heck, an old rally towel will do.
He begins: “I definitely wish some of the great times in our lives could go on forever and somehow, I believe they do.