Colby Joshua Byrd wasn't quite sure why everyone was making so much fuss over his father. Sure, Paul Byrd was a pitcher for the Anaheim Angels back in 2005, and Colby had just watched him win a game. But Colby, then 8, was perplexed why anyone would want his father's autograph. (Full article: 718 words)

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