When you watch this promising youngster who was called up Monday
(AP photo)
play first base for the Mets, keep in mind that his father is
.
Congratulations, RD!
Much as I rejoiced when Young219 switched by being a goalkeeper to a midfielder on the soccer field -- I'm still a bit shaky from that experiment with the pole vault -- I suspect being the parent of a first baseman is a bit easier than having a closer for a kid.
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