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My youngest Trevor left for the Army boot camp today. Letting him go was probably the toughest thing i have ever had to do. Him and I shared one hell of a lot of time together over the years all over the country and Puerto Rico while he played baseball and I had the absolute joy of watching. I had no idea how hard this would hit me but I have been floored.

My best wishes to your son, and to you, Mike. I know letting him go has to be brutal, but I also know you couldn't be more proud of him.

Spider John wrote:My best wishes to your son, and to you, Mike. I know letting him go has to be brutal, but I also know you couldn't be more proud of him.

Yeh....brutal doesn't even come close to describing how tough it was....i guess deep down i am just a big softie...

I wish you and him the best. You are a big part of his life. It has always been a pleasure reading about him, knowing that you were so proud of him, and devoted so much time to him.

None of that makes this moment easy. But I'm sure he's going to continue to make you proud.

Been there, done that Mike. I can't think of many things that have been tougher for me. The best thing you can do is write LOTS of letters to him.

Socnorb11 wrote:Been there, done that Mike. I can't think of many things that have been tougher for me. The best thing you can do is write LOTS of letters to him.

I am shocked how difficult it was.....I guess because he is the youngest and the fact that we spent so much time together on baseball field and shared that love of the game made it so hard.

That's gotta make you proud though. Kind of a bitter sweet day I suppose.

Kid's got one sweet swing. Keep us updated.

Well, congrats on raising such a good kid. I'm dreading that day myself.

Gotta be proud Mike.