>> okay. this is unfortunate. the only reason solano is in there, he's the backup catcher who doesn't hit very well. >> no, no, no, no! ah! >> from time to time, charles writes about baseball. typically in a way that transcends the sport. take his column about a 21-year-old pitching phenom who back in 2000 fell apart when he was picked to start a play-off game. with a huge national tv audience watching, he certainly couldn't throw a strike. he never pitched the same again. but instead of quitting, ankiel went back to the minors, learned a new position, and returned to the majors as a hitter. the column is reprinted in krauthammer's book "things that matter." it's in the personal section. just a few pages after the piece about his brother, marcel.