One day I was messagin g with a guy from Ohio.  He suggested I contact someone he was friends with, former MLB pitcher John D’Acquisto, who began his career with my team, the San Francisco Giants.   I was reluctant at first, because I have never felt comfortable contacting famous people, especially to ask a favor.  It just isn’t my nature. Nevertheless, I contacted him through messenger, and thus began a series of conversations about the topics I love best:  baseball, music and politics.  At one point, as I described my project, I asked if he had a story he would like to contribute.  He apologetically said he was not able to do that as he was in midst of writing his own book.  When we later had a chance to meet in person, when John was on his book tour for Fastball John, he came over and gave me a bear hug like we had known each other for a hundred years. 

John D’Acquisto was gracious enough to write a testimonial for Bases to Bleachers which you can find in the very front of my book before the Table of Contents.