Tom Holleran
Host Scott Jagow found this story sitting at the bar of a neighborhood pizza place.
Tom Holleran used to be a baseball coach at the Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Md. His coaching philosophy was simple: every kid gets to play. No matter how untalented the child is, no matter how big the game. So during a championship match, he chose not to bench a little left fielder named Maurice - even though his own teammates wanted Maurice off the field.
Mo Rocca, credit: The Daily Show
Then came the final inning, with two out. The hit went to left field. Maurice stuck up his glove... and caught the ball. It turns out that Maurice the left outfielder grew up to be comedian Mo Rocca.
Scott Jagow talks with Tom Holleran and Mo - now a regular contributor to "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" - about what Coach Holleran's decision meant to him, then and now.
Music heard in this story: Centerfield by John Fogerty for the album Centerfield (Remastered); Take Me Out to the Ball Game by the Nashville Mandolins for the album 30 Mandolin Classics
