27

Since I seem to have a baseball theme going, at least for the summer, I figured it was a good time to share this little tidbit.  Baseball players are of course identified by their numbers.  A number becomes a very personal thing, and J is somewhat superstitious about his.  He is number 27, at least as often as possible.  There have been a few times, like during his school season, that 27 was not available.  If that is the case, he'll try and pick the number of a Yankee player, past or present.  So how did J end up choosing the number 27?  It's a neat story actually.  At least I think so.  When my dad was growing up, his favorite player was Mickey Mantle, number 7 for the Yankees.  So when J started playing, my dad usually requested 7 for his Little League number.  Derek Jeter is J's favorite player, and he of course, is number 2.  In Little League, number 2 was usually in hot demand, so J stuck with 7.  Then he ended up on a team where neither number was available.  His solution was to combine the numbers of he and his grandpa's favorite players, and from then on, he's been number 27.