Pitching tonight against the Atlanta Braves is the second most important thing Florida Marlins starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis will do today.
Willis will become a father today. His wife, Natalee, is being induced and Willis will be at the hospital with her.
The southpaw pitcher elected not to reschedule his start and will pitch tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET. Oddsmakers set the Marlins as ?134 favorites and the total opened at 9 runs.
?That?s just how it played out,? Willis told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. ?She has her whole family here. It might have been different if we were in Milwaukee, but everybody she needs is in town so she just told me to go out there and be happy.?
Willis told the paper how much his family means to him.
?I never had my father in my life, so it?s a little different mind-set for myself than other people I guess,? he said. ?I?ve already been through crappy times without a father in my life, so I?m thinking about just being there for the kid? It?s life changing. It?s already been life changing.?
Willis is 3-1 with a 5.25 ERA this season. Marlins backers are up 2.87 units for his four starts so far in 2007.
Willis will become a father today. His wife, Natalee, is being induced and Willis will be at the hospital with her.
The southpaw pitcher elected not to reschedule his start and will pitch tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET. Oddsmakers set the Marlins as ?134 favorites and the total opened at 9 runs.
?That?s just how it played out,? Willis told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. ?She has her whole family here. It might have been different if we were in Milwaukee, but everybody she needs is in town so she just told me to go out there and be happy.?
Willis told the paper how much his family means to him.
?I never had my father in my life, so it?s a little different mind-set for myself than other people I guess,? he said. ?I?ve already been through crappy times without a father in my life, so I?m thinking about just being there for the kid? It?s life changing. It?s already been life changing.?
Willis is 3-1 with a 5.25 ERA this season. Marlins backers are up 2.87 units for his four starts so far in 2007.
