I talk about baseball a lot, specifically the New York Mets, even more specifically our pitching staff.
“Born in Minnesota, raised in Arizona, Davis played baseball year-round. As a high schooler, he led Scottsdale’s Chaparral High to three state championships.
“He worked tremendously hard,” said Jerry Dawson, his Chaparral coach. “I always tell the story about the time we were winning, 8-0, and he was up with nobody on base. He called time and came and talked to me. He asked me to put on a hit-and-run.
“I said, ‘Ike, there’s nobody on base and we’re up, 8-0!’ But he said he’d been thinking too much at the plate and that it might be better if he knew he had to swing. That’s the kind of kid he is.”
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