Billy Glenn was the neighborhood punching bag. He was short, scrawny and easy to push around. His big eyes, long lashes and curly hair did not help his predicament. I was tall, scrawny and easy to push around but I was left alone largely because Billy was there at the bottom of the pecking order. Thank God for Billy Glenn. When we were sixteen, a bunch of were us hanging out at a barren old ball field. To make points with...