Ryan Theriot would always hang around his older brother, Wes,
and the two were always involved in sports.  Their dad, Randy,
often coached Wes' teams, and Ryan, now an infielder for the
Chicago Cubs, was the bat boy. If somebody didn't show up, Ryan,
who was five years younger than Wes, got to play.  The two were
active in the backyard of their Baton Rouge, La., home, along
with their younger brother, Austin. And dad was there to support
the boys.  "He was a great friend to have helping us get
better," Ryan said of his father. "It really didn't matter what
sport it was. It wasn't all baseball. It was all sports. We
played all sports together."  It's nice to hear a son refer to
his dad as a friend, especially on Father's Day.  "You know why?
He wasn't the type of father who pushed anything on you," Ryan
said. "Never once did he have to come up to me and say, 'Let's
go outside and work on this, let's go work on that. You need to
do this, you need to do that.' It was always more encouragement.
I had the feeling