Kevin’s covered events such as Barry Bonds’ complicated pursuit of the all-time home run record, David Beckham’s overdone coming to America, and 19-year-old Clayton Kershaw pitching out of a jam in a Single-A All-Star Game. After a strange weekend in San Francisco in 2006, he and Albert Pujols are no longer on speaking terms. The unremarkable nature of press conferences and locker room interviews has led him to believe data’s the essential source in most sports stories. He was told at age 10 the U.S. men’s national team could win a World Cup in his lifetime.