Desmond's valid distraction  There's no way to know what's going
through Ian Desmond's head these days. I'm sure if you sat down
100 expectant fathers, you'd get 100 different stories of the
pre-birth stress they all encounter. The difference is the other
99 aren't everyday major league baseball players.  A ground ball
or a throw to Desmond over the past couple of weeks results in a
lot of fans holding their breath. It's particularly unfortunate,
inasmuch as there's little doubt he's capable of playing the
position. He admits he has a lot on his mind and watching
replays of some of his misplays, he looks distracted at times.
When I was awaiting the birth of my first child (who arrived two
weeks late - we thought about using "Hesitation" as a middle
name), I was pretty nervous myself, and I was 38 years old, at
least chronologically. At 25, Desmond is in a far more stressful
occupation than most young men, and being away from his bride
when the club is on the road doesn't help the situation, nor did
the added