Gym Rat

When we last saw the plucky Clare, she was doing physical therapy on her right shoulder after surgery for a torn labrum.  That was late August, and here it’s almost Christmas.  My child has progressed to being let back into the gym.  Ho, ho, ho.

Next to a ball field, this may be her favorite place in all the world.  I know my gym rat is back in her element because she tweeted a picture showing off her “Palkamania” tee-shirt.  Lest anyone get the wrong impression, my daughter is happily married and not making a declaration of illicit love.  No, the girl and the old man just like the hulking outfielder with a throwback personality and a knack for late-inning homeruns.

The White Sox already are pushing SoxFest, coming up late next month.  To gauge fan sentiment, they’re asking people who they most want to see; you know who Clare said.  How she said it caught the attention of Mr. Palka, who indicated he liked her tweet.  If things go really well, Clare could win two passes to SoxFest for her answer.  Who knows, maybe she’d take me with.

If that happened, I’d be sorely tempted to let GM Rick Hahn know the difference between Bryce Harper and Daniel Palka—the one has to be paid to play on the South Side, the other is happy to be there already.