The St. Louis Cardinals currently have in their arsenal a young hurler named Daniel Poncedeleon. If you don’t know his story, here’s a quick recap: Poncedeleon was a rising pitcher in the Cardinals’ system when a come-backer in excess of 100MPH slammed into his temple. This surely was the end of his career, right? Wrong.
After a few cranial surgeries, Daniel was back to battling for his chance to rise to the majors. That previous sentence incredibly minimizes the massive scare that befell the St. Louis Cardinals system and undoubtedly Daniel’s family.
This is where I’m coming from today– the view of his family.