This is a collection of anecdotes about sports, especially baseball. A Sample: Showboating—showing off after accomplishing an impressive athletic feat—is a no-no for many serious athletes. When Ken Griffey, Jr., was 12 years old, he was an incredible athlete, but of course he had not matured mentally. He hit a home run in a game, and he showboated as he ran around the bases. When he reached home plate, his father, major-league player Ken Griffey, Sr., was waiting for him and told him, "I'll talk to you when you get home." At home, his father told him, "Don't you ever do that again! You don't need to do that! That's not how baseball is played!" As a grown-up major-league player, Ken Griffey, Jr., concentrated on winning games instead of showing off. By the way, for a while, both father and son played for the Seattle Mariners. Ken, Jr., didn't know what to call his father in front of the other players: Dad or Ken? The other players solved that problem for him—they gave Ken, Sr., a new nickname: Dad.