Mizzou Baseball in the Majors: Max and Alex

♦ If you know Max Scherzer and his family, you'll defintely want to read this article. And if you don't know them, you still ought to read Max Scherzer: A brother's passage (ESPN)

At night, in moments of anxiousness or hopefulness, Max Scherzer still reaches for his cell phone, wanting to talk to Alex. He'll find himself in a hotel room, tired after another stunning start for the Detroit Tigers, and wonder what Alex thought of the outing. Or he'll be at his condominium in Arizona, watching cable news, and think of a question only Alex could answer. All these months later, he can still see his little brother. Tall, handsome, with that goofy smile...

In all honesty, this made me tear up. Great article on a great friend and his family. espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id…

— Hunter Mense (@Hunter_Mense) April 6, 2013