FROM BOAT TO BAT
“Guiseppe-good-for-nothing.” That’s what his father called him. As the son of a San Francisco fisherman, Guiseppe got sick at the smell of fish and turned green every time he boarded a boat. It didn’t seem to matter that his brothers all loved the fishing business, Guiseppe just didn’t fit in. He tried to explain to his father that he could work in the office, or increase sales or even repair the nets. But his father was stubborn and wouldn’t listen. Guiseppe was “good-for-nothing,” so he was booted off the boat. On the inside, Guiseppe felt like he was going to die, but he tried a few odd jobs. He delivered papers, shined shoes, he even worked as a busboy in a local restaurant. Every dime he made he gave back to the family. But he wasn’t fishing, so to his stubborn, old father, it didn’t count. Guiseppe was still “good- for-nothing.” Because there was no acceptance at home, Guiseppe started…
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