<p>I loved this story. This young man really embodies the highest standards of the student-athlete.</p>
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He majored in international studies and someday would like to go to law school and study international law or international politics.
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A real major, too. Nice story.</p>
<p>I forget the name of the player, or the team (Brewers, maybe?), but I recently saw a Major League pitcher who the announcers said was Phi Betta Kappa in Economics from Duke. There are some smart baseball players out there!</p>
<p>One of them is the OP's son !!!! :D</p>
<p>Yes, very true!</p>
<p>Another academic/sports star.</p>
<p>Hey y'all, remember that the team from Rice University won the NCAA baseball championship a year or two ago. Academics are no cakewalk at Rice.</p>
<p>This is a site for those who are interested in seeing outstanding scholar athletes. And yes, my son is in here somewhere ;).<br>
<a href="http://www.cosida.com/allamerica/default.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.cosida.com/allamerica/default.asp</a></p>
<p>Garland--very good memory! Chris Capuano, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.<br>
<a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/chris-capuano%5B/url%5D">http://www.answers.com/topic/chris-capuano</a></p>
<p>And, Mike Mussina is no slouch either. A NYT Crossword puzzle devotee (featured in the documentary "Wordplay") as well:
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mussina#Early_life%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mussina#Early_life</a></p>
<p>Well, not that good a memory; we (by "we" I mean my Mets) just played (and beat) Capuano last weekend. I shoulda remembered his name.</p>
<p>As long as it isn't "my Yankees", it's all good ;).</p>
<p>OH gosh, no. And looking forward to attendng the Mets/Yanks game tomorrow!</p>
<p>Speaking of smart baseball players, how about Bernie Williams? (Yes, a Yankee.) His ADD was never diagnosed, and he still became an amazing classical guitarist.</p>
<p>Garland--have fun and go Mets! I searched all over Boston last summer and finally found the t-shirt my son had been hankering for: I (heart) NY but I still hate the Yankees. Funny thing, you can't find it in New York (maybe at the Mets store?)</p>
<p>I read that the top graduating senior at Columbia's engineering college was a star player on the soccer team for four years while earning above a 4.0 (Some Columbia profs give A+s) in Chemical Engineering. Sheesh...</p>