Part 1, Chapter 3 Summary

By the end of elementary school, Mick figures out his father isn't perfect. While his mother works at a bank in the loan department, Mick's father is the sidekick on the local radio show "Ben in the A.M." with Ben Braun. Mick asks his father how someone who had never played sports could do most of the talking on the radio show, while someone who had does so little talking. Mike explains to Mick that Ben has a radio voice and a college degree.

When Mick hears the radio show, sometimes he hears Ben call his father "Mr. Third-Rounder". Mick understands that being picked for third round in the NFL is not a positive thing. His father explains to Mick that he was injured, but was kept on as long as possible. In the process, he made half-a-million dollars for...