Congratulations to David Stringer and his wonderful mom!
All David did was save his fourth game in a row, including all three in Stanford's weekend sweep of Kansas. It is great to see such a modest young man succeed; he's a brilliant student as well, and Stanford isn't exactly an academic kindergarten.... This young man grew up local to Stanford and always dreamed of playing there. What a neat story!
Go Hokies! Go Rams! Go Captains!
Posts: 1772 | Location: Virginia | Registered: December 28, 2002
Even a fellow Kansasan has to send kudos where kudos are deserved!
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Posts: 2968 | Location: Kansas | Registered: March 18, 2006
Read that on the Cardinal baseball site last night ... how impressive is that? Can we say "Eric Gagne' ???
Mary Ann * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8 [8/21/08]
Posts: 3937 | Location: Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight ... | Registered: January 02, 2003
Thank you all for your VERY kind comments! I love this site. Now, if anyone has any anti-worry pills and blood pressure medication for the Mom (too much pitching? OMG tying run on 3rd, top of the ninth, 2 outs--kind of all weekend long!), please do share!I'm a wreck.
P.S. Tiger Paw Mom--you know of course that "David" means "beloved". I get all teary-eyed when I think of our little boys, now almost all grown up, but still our beloved babies in our hearts. I have to say that I was feeling so nostalgic yesterday at the ballpark, because there were a lot of little boys chasing foul balls and/or toddling along with their parents, and I thought about how that used to be my boy!
Posts: 692 | Location: California | Registered: January 02, 2003
I've known David and his mom since he was about 13. He is one of the very smartest and most polite kids you will ever meet. His mom is pretty smart and nice too.
But David was a STUD this past week!
Good things come to good people and this is a very clear example of that.
---------------------- Go Monarchs!
Posts: 3640 | Location: California | Registered: June 22, 2003
Mrs. Infielddad and I love our Stanford season tickets. We sit right behind homeplate(sometimes where bbscout is known to hang out) so we had a very good view of those saves. David is throwing the ball great, and with a lot of confidence.
'You don't have to be a great player to play in the major leagues, you've got to be a good one every day.'
Posts: 2051 | Location: ca | Registered: February 11, 2003
Those of you that know me well know that I fret more than celebrate. So just please say a prayer that the coaches preserve his arm and that D. listens to his body well enough to let them know when he needs a rest, okay?
Posts: 692 | Location: California | Registered: January 02, 2003
Thank you all again for your kindness and graciousness, but I think I'll ask Cleveland Dad to exercise those magical editing powers and close this down now. It is early in the season, it's been a great start, but as well all know, "Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint" and life, and baseball, are just full of ups and downs and I am kind of embarrassed by the publicity! I wish happy times, and courage in the tough times, to all of us, parents and players. Y'all know I'll be sending PMs to people when I need an extra dose of encouragement or perspective!
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Posts: 692 | Location: California | Registered: January 02, 2003
