Well, not really.

But this morning I wore my Louisville Bats hat and t-shirt on a trip to the free health clinic. While waiting for my appointment in the lobby, a woman asks me, "Excuse me, do you play for the Bats?"

I reply with some sarcasm, "Oh, yeah. Brian Lopez, #74, I play shortstop."

She exclaims, "I thought you looked familiar! Hey, Rico, come over here," she waved who I assume is her son- no older than 7- to us and says, "Rico, this is Brian Lopez. He's a famous baseball player! You like baseball, don't you, tell the man."

He nods enthusiastically and says, "Hello, Mr. Lopez."

While the Minor League probably doesn't pay its players exceptionally well, I imagine they do have some health care that tops the free health clinic. But neither the woman or the child question that.

We talk for a minute about baseball and then I'm called in for my appointment. I felt initially kind of bad that I didn't clear things up and confess, that no, I'm simply wearing Bats merchandise and in fact my skill when it comes to baseball sucks goat balls.

But fuck it, I made their day. And that kind of made my day too.


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