The thing about Andre Dawson was his presence in the batter’s box. A hulking, imposing man prepared to club opposing pitchers into submission. I never liked the Cubs, except that they played a lot of daytime baseball, which always fit nicely into my school vacation schedule on days when I needed a break from sweltering heat. But I always liked watching Andre Dawson play. He hit 49 home runs with 137 RBI in 1987, winning the National League MVP award ON A LAST PLACE TEAM! I ca

The moment occurs about two and a half minutes in. We've been carried along by the mellifluous and delicate arrangement of a well-known love song. It started soft and sparse, building its drama slowly. And then, a quickened pace, a rat-a-tat from the drummer to signify soulful change, something's coming. The piano colorings get a little darker right about the time the bass player drops in the groove and I swear to you I was at the table with the men you hear in the background