The year was 1986. There wasn't anything to do, but there was everything to do.
When you're 11, life is simple. You go to school, and you try to get good grades. Food is taken care of, and you don't need a job.
What else is there to do? Go out and play. Mom never had to tell me to get out of the house. We had a lot of boys in the neighborhood, so I was always playing baseball, football, and basketball. Dad was a big kid at heart, so he often played with us.
Pro sports were also...