Chapter Review: 'Justin Morneau: O Canada!' from "Before the Glory"

Yes, I got a baseball book from the library. But only to read this one chapter. The book is about 20 different 'baseball heroes talk[ing] about growing up and turning hard times into home runs.' Doesn't that sound inspiring?

Too bad I don't really care. I just wanted to hear about Morneau.

It is so stinkin' cute. The first half of the chapter (14 pages) is actually written by him. And it is so written by a 25 year old athlete. It's very simple, but that just makes it seem very honest. He doesn't really talk about hard times and home runs; mostly he just talks about growing up with his brother and his friends. I so want boys.

"We watched a lot of WWF wrestling on TV and invented our own little sport...It was pretty simple. We would take all the cushions off the living room couch and make ourselves into human pillows. We'd stuff the smaller pillows into our shirt and pants and hold the bigger cushions with both arms. One guy would be down on the floor. The other would get up on a chair or something, jump off, and take a flying leap onto the other guy for a massive body slam...The only thing that took a real beating was Mom's nerves."

And so on. So cute.

I just kind of skimmed the last half of the chapter. That part is written by some baseball person who cares about stats and going through the minor leagues and stuff. But there is a little in there about when he lived with Mauer and when he went to accept his MVP award, so I'm glad I read those parts.

I highly recommend this chapter. It's just fun. I love boys. And Morneau is Morneau, which never hurts. :)