This is a wonderful piece we revived from the archives by our good friend, Kelly Sullivan . . . A great experience for a boy who loves baseball when I signed us up for a behind the scenes tour of the Reds Stadium. We toured the locker room and were even allowed to play ball on the field. Cody was only four. One of my son’s dreams from that day on was to get a baseball from his hometown team. We went to several games, but he never got a ball. Then, at age 17, he got his first ball, thrown up...

My kids still ask this question and here is my answer… ( I have one boy and one girl so this works for me-whew!) Mom, who’s the favorite?...