Brian Giles Fact #1

In 2003, Brian Giles met with Ronnie McFarlane, a 12 year old boy dying of a rare form of lung cancer. Ronnie had only one last request before he passed on, and that was that his favorite Padres player hit a home run for him in the big game against the LA Dodgers. Brian thought this request was rather modest, so he told Ronnie that he would not hit only one home run, but he would hit 5 homers on 5 consecutive pitches. Many close to Ronnie thought that this promise was to audacious and that when Brian would not be able to hit the 5 homers he promised, Ronnie's spirits would be dramatically damaged. But, on that fateful Tuesday night, Brian "Home Run King" Giles stepped up to the plate 5 times, homering on first pitch thrown each time. Miraculously, Giles performance lifted Ronnie's spirits so much, that his body naturally began fighting off the cancer, and within 2 months Ronnie completely recovered.

This is, of course, the first time in the history of professional sports, that a players performance actually cured a disease.

This is the essence of Brian Giles. His hitting has the ability to cure cancer.