Wherever I Wind Up (39 page)

Miami Marlins, 304, 310

Miller, Brett, 66

Miller, Ray, 170

Milwaukee Brewers, 198–99, 227–28, 301

Minaya, Omar, 274, 279–80

Minnesota Twins, 242, 243–44, 263

Minute Maid Park, 176–78

Mirabelli, Doug, 256–57

Mississippi State University, 137

Missouri River, 204–14

Moby-Dick
(Melville), 110

Monroe, Craig, 11

Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA), 3, 42–43, 45, 53–57, 110

Mora, Melvin, 161

Morgan, Nyjer, 286–87

Morneau, Justin, 266

Morrissey, Ted, 68

Morrow, Brandon, 253

Mosiello, Bill, 80

Murkoff, Heidi, 124

Murphy, Dale, 23

Nail salons, 313

Narron, Jerry, 140, 141, 200

Nashville, 15

Nashville Sounds, 19–20, 142, 204

Nashville Tennessean
, 245

Nathan, Joe, 266, 272–73, 305

National League Championship Series, 126–27, 218

Nationals Park, 126–28, 295

Natural, The,
4

Nelson, Lindsey, 82

New Testament, 151

New York Mets, 36, 102, 242, 285

home opener of, 311

trust and, 308

R.A.’s two-year contract with, 301–3

See also names of individual players

Neyland Stadium, 77

Nicaragua, 94

Nichols, Reid, 111, 162

Nickeas, Mike, 326

Niehaus, Dave, 263

Niekro, Joe, 149, 151

Niekro, Phil, 149, 151, 263–65, 277–78

Niese, Jonathon, 317, 324

Nippon Life Insurance Company, 93

Nix, Laynce, 206, 210, 227

Noel, Todd, 91

Oakland A’s, 90, 134–37

Oak Ridge Boys, 30

Oates, Johnny, 133, 140, 200

Oberkfell, Ken, 283–84

Oklahoma City, 4, 120

Oklahoma City RedHawks, 4, 126, 129–30, 142, 157–58, 181–82

Oklahoma University, 80–81

Oliver, Darren, 140–41

Olivo, Miguel, 271

Olympic Games, 3, 87, 91–94

Omaha Royals, 204, 213

Opiates, 120–23

Ordóñez, Magglio, 8–9

Ortiz, David, 251

Overbay, Lyle, 253

Owen, Tommy, 56–57

Ownership, 271–72

Pacific Coast League (PCL), 129–30, 230

Pac-Man, 22

Pagan, Angel, 287–88

Pain, 317–18

Painkillers,
see
Toradol

Palmeiro, Rafael, 133, 135

Paschall, Rosie, 55

Pascucci, Val, 327

Passed balls, 257

Patton, Maurice, 245

Paulino, Ronny, 327

Pavano, Carl, 273

Pavlik, Roger, 97, 134

PCL.
See
Pacific Coast League

Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High School, 57

Pedroia, Dustin, 251

Pelekoudas, Lee, 247

Pelfrey, Mike, 70–72

Peña, Tony, 271

Pence, Hunter, 314

Perez, Fernando, 283

Performance-enhancing drugs, 139–40

Petco Park, 237

Phelps, Michael, 210

Philadelphia Phillies, 297–300, 324–27

Pipp, Wally, 317

Pitch-calling, 298–301

Pitch count, 171

Pitt (neighbor), 16

Poe’s Sporting Goods, 66–67

Poetry, 54–55

Polanco, Placido, 299, 326

Poppy seeds, 122–23

Port Charles training camp, 116

Powell, Jay, 200

Prado, Martin, 276

Prayer, 286

Pridie, Jason, 216–17

Prodanov, Peter, 83

Psychological-profile exam, 88–90

Pujols, Albert, 228

Putz, J. J., 253–54

Racaniello, Dave, 284

Ramirez, Manny, 251

Ramirez, Ray, 154–55, 317–18

Rangers Ballpark, 200–201

Reyes, José, 216, 288, 292–94, 304–5

Ricciardi, J. P., 218

Ricco, John, 218

Riggleman, Jim, 169–70

Rivera, Mariano, 53

Roberts, Brian, 267

Rochester Red Wings, 273

Rockefeller Center, 288

“Rocket Boy
vs.
The Baffler” (Wright), 296

Rocky
, 232

Rodgers, Mark, 95–99

Rodriguez, Alex (ARod), 4, 133, 135–37, 300–301

Rodriguez, Francisco, 324

Rodriguez, Frankie, 307

Rodríguez, Pudge, 4–5, 7–8, 133, 135–36, 288

Rogers, Kenny, 120

Rolen, Scott, 253–54

Rollins, Jimmy, 299–300, 325

The Rookie
, 232

Rudy
, 232

Ruiz, Carlos, 326

Rule 5 draft, 245

Ryan, Nolan, 87, 91, 95, 109, 149

Ryan, Terry, 244

Sabathia, CC, 319

Safeco Field, 249

Samsung Lions, 239

San Diego Padres, 176, 236

San Francisco Giants, 154, 216

Santana, Johan, 244

Schneider, Brian, 299

Scott, Mike, 283

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, 283

Scutaro, Marco, 253

Seattle Mariners, 162–63, 169–70, 242, 245–49, 261–62

Serrano, Dave, 82–84

Seven Products Plus, 222

Shelton, Chris, 10

Shortstops, 65–66

Showalter, Buck, 4, 145–48, 174–75, 181–82, 200

Shuler, Heath, 76

Singleton, Chris, 141

Sinkers, 169

Sisler, George, 259

Slowey, Kevin, 269, 272, 305

Smith, Bill, 244

Smoltz, John, 106

Socrates, 231

Squatting, 63–65

St. Cecilia Fine Arts Assembly, 54–55

St. Edward School, 39, 42

St. Louis Cardinals, 126–27, 227–28

STAR Physical Therapy, 142–43

Star Wars
, 17, 185

State championship game, 68–69

State Department, 144

Statistics, 315–16

Steroids, 139

Steve Blass disease, 127

Stewart, Brandon, 77

Stewart, Dave, 90

Stottlemyre, Mel, 249, 261

Strange Universe
, 108

Strasburg, Stephen, 295–97

Strelitz, Lenny, 109

Stubbornness, 82–84

Styx, 276–77

Sugiura, Masanori, 93

Suicidal thoughts, 193–94

Suzuki, Ichiro, 173, 249, 259–60

Tacoma Rainiers, 248

Teahan, Mark, 250

Team USA, 87, 91–94

Teixeira, Mark, 10, 200, 305

Tejada, Miguel, 161

Tejada, Ruben, 304, 327

Texas Rangers, 3–6, 90–91, 95–96, 111–12

R.A. being called up by, 130–33

release from, 175

T.G.I. Friday’s, 179–80

Thames, Marcus, 11

Therapy, 195–99

Thole, Josh, 256–57, 321–22

Times Square, 288–89

Toradol, 318, 324

Toronto Blue Jays, 253

Trades, 216–17

Trind Nail Repair, 311

Trust, 194, 198, 308

Truth-telling, 199

Tunnell, Lee, 129–31, 142, 157, 200

Turner, Justin, 292

Turner Field, 276, 284

Twain, Mark, 33

Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), 106–8

Ultrasound treatments, 142–43

Umpires, 102–3

University of Miami, 79

University of Tennessee, 3, 75–77

Upshaw, Cecil, 118

Valdez, Mario, 136

Valgus stress test, 96

Venable, Will, 236

Venezuela, 144–45

Verlander, Justin, 313

Victorino, Shane, 299, 326–27

Wainwright, Adam, 218

Wakefield, Tim, 7–8, 151–52, 161, 170–71, 179, 226, 251–53, 256

Walker, Neil, 318

Wall Street Journal
, 296

Walt Disney World, 102

Warthen, Dan, 280, 284–85, 309, 318, 325

Warwick West, 123

Washburn, Jarrod, 249–50

Washington Nationals, 126–28, 261–62, 285–87, 296–97

Waters, Betty, 17

Weaver, Jeff, 88

Weight training, 80, 111

Werth, Jayson, 298–99

West End Community Church, 190

Western Sizzlin, 20

What to Expect When You’re Expecting
(Murkoff and Mazel), 124

Wheat, Danny, 96

Wheeler, Zack, 217–18

Whitley, Matt, 84

Whitney, James Evans, 2–3

Wilhelm, Hoyt, 7, 149, 158

Wilkerson, Brad, 253

Wilkes, Darlene, 143

Wilkes, Trigg, 143

Wilpon, Fred, 308

Wilpon, Jeff, 313

Won-lost record, 316

Wood, Wilbur, 151

World Baseball Classic, 173

World War II, 56

Wright, David, 70, 72, 126, 296, 327

Wright Middle School, 39

YMCA, 143

Young, Cy, 166

Young, Dmitri, 9

Young, Michael, 5, 10, 133, 200

Zimmerman, Jordan, 312

Zimmerman, Ryan, 295, 311

Zulia Eagles, 144

Anne Bartholomew and I were married in Nashville on December 13, 1997, before an intimate gathering of five hundred family and friends.
Left to right:
Anne’s father, Sam Bartholomew; Anne’s younger brother Will; Anne; me; Anne’s youngest brother, Ben; Anne’s mother, Vicki; and Bo.