A friend of mine told me last night about an encounter his wife had a couple of weeks ago while flying back to San Diego from Chicago.

Wife (reading sports page of newspaper): I can't believe the Padres are 19 games out of first place!

Man seated next to her: Easy. Just settle down.

Wife: I'm a fan. But I can't believe that they're this bad.

Man (extending hand): Hi. I'm Phil Nevin.

No, my friend didn't get an autograph.