Source: www.weei.com --- Saturday, April 28, 2018
Barry Larkin won a World Series and an MVP award with the Reds before entering the Baseball Hall of Fame, but as he celebrated his 54th birthday in Boston on Saturday, he considered an athletic achievement that eluded him. Playing in a Game 7. The 1990 Reds beat the Pirates in six games before sweeping the A's in the World Series. Larkin's 1995 Reds swept the Dodgers before being swept by the Braves in the NLCS. His son, Shane, however, was about to play in the family's first winner-take-all playoff game and Barry Larkin, 12-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glover, felt butterflies. "I told him I didn't want to put any pressure on him, but a win for pops on his birthday would be good," Barry Larkin told WEEI.com after the Celtics thrashed the Bucks to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. "They came through and it was great." Shane Larkin played a valuable supporting role in the 112-96 victory with eight points, two assists, and a steal in 15 minutes. He was a plus-11 and drilled the 3-pointer with 51 seconds left that prompted broadcaster Mike Gorman to declare: "Ballgame." So what's it like for a Hall of Famer in one sport watch his son attempt to excel in another? Kareem Elgazzer/USA Today Sports "It's unbelievable, man," Barry said. "The feeling is one of elation, humility, and amazement. I'm sitting there, watching him compete with these monsters every single day, it amazes me." One of the premier point guards in t ...
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