Tim Drew, J.D. Drew and Stephen Drew
NPR had a great story yesterday morning on the retirement of Tim Drew, a former major league pitcher that recently retired after a stint in independent baseball. Tim played for the Bridgeport Bluefish, under coach Tommy John (yes, the “Tommy John surgery” Tommy John).
Tim’s older brother is Red Sox All-Star outfielder J.D. Drew. Tim’s younger brother is Diamondbacks starting shortstop and future All-Star Stephen Drew. Both J.D. and Stephen attended Florida State University and played in the Alaska Baseball League summer league (otherwise I would have posted this on CodBall).
Here’s an excerpt from the story:
The human arm really is not built to throw a baseball. Like John, like a lot of pitchers, Tim Drew’s arm busted. He had an operation: Three tacks were inserted in his shoulder. He came back this year, but it didn’t take him long to realize that whatever he had wasn’t there anymore.
After the game in York, he only asked John for one more favor: Sunday, back in Bridgeport, to start the game against Camden, he put Eric DuBose, his best friend on the team, behind the plate, and Drew threw one more pitch.
Then Drew walked off the mound forever. He’s going to go to community college. We hear about J.D. and Steve Drew. But most ballplayers are the brother in-between. They’re Tim Drew, and they hate to leave the game, but one day they realize they must.
Just give me one last pitch and I’ll be gone.
It was a strike, right on the corner.
[Listen to the 4 minute story on NPR's website]
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