People usually favor the past over the present. It isn’t a statement that applies to all, but the past represents a time when you were younger and life was probably more innocent. Plus, no one enjoys getting older. So, with all the nice comeback stories in Major League Baseball this year — Josh Hamilton, Jon Lester, Rick Ankiel, the Tampa Bay Rays, just to name a few — I think another one is right up there. It’s one that brings me back to the tail end of my childhood.