Patrick Flood writes the blog you're reading now. He made his Babe Ruth league's All-Star B-team when he was 14, but that's sort of it for baseball experience.
"A light goes on in your head and you realize that everything you've done in your life has been for this moment. Things you've been building for years, things you never knew you were building, are right there to be used. Suddenly, you're the most confident person in the world. You sense you can achieve perfection for just this moment."
- Tom Seaver