Now that baseball is in full swing, I thought you might enjoy a story I was reading recently concerning former Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller and Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span. It seems these two players from different eras have something rather odd in common: Both men during baseball games hit their mothers in the stands with a foul ball. Feller hit his mom in 1939 (he broke her collarbone); Span hit his during a spring training game in 2010. Fortunately, both moms made full recoveries. (1)

That’s an interesting way to welcome you on this Mother’s Day, isn’t it? No sentimental piety for us. Just kidding, of course. We honor our mothers today. Mothers make many sacrifices and we are very thankful for them. As someone has said, “The hand that rocks the cradle usually is atta…