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Authors: R. A. Dickey

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.

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