Pitcher Throws No Hitter In Honor of His Dad
One day after Jordan Wiener, 18, attended the funeral of his father, an assistant principal in, Queens New York, who died of the swine flu, the high school pitcher threw a no hitter.
“This one was for dad” Jordan said proudly!
Mitchell Wiener died on Sunday May 17, 2009 in a Queens hospital. Becoming the city’s first swine flu fatality. He was buried on Wednesday. Jordan decided to play in the game just as his father would have wanted him to do.
The game was RFK’s B-League first-round matchup. Jordan said in an interview “When my father was put in the hospital on (May 13), I told myself, ‘Death or survival, I was going to pitch, I knew that’s what he would have wanted from me, to go out there and pitch. I was going to pitch no matter what.”
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Coach Mike Mulstay said he was surprised by Jordan’s courage and said: “It showed what kind of kid he is. He’s cut from the same cloth as his father. Not only him but his whole family. He’s a one-in-a-million kid. It was special.”
The team wore caps with Mr. Wiener initials on them. He served as an assistant principal at .Intermediate School 238 in Hollis for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, and two other sons, Adam and Farrell.
♥POSTED BY: BBParks
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