“The Magic Helmet” – by Tommy Gambino
Pete lived in a small town in Florida. Although Pete was not the best at baseball, he dreamed of being a baseball star. All of Pete’s family members were big Mets fans, especially his grandmother. Right before she died, Pete’s grandmother gave him a tiny Mets helmet. Just when Pete was on the brink of quitting baseball, the helmet started to glow. He touched the helmet and felt a surge of power. He thought it was a dream, but the next day he was hitting the ball 500 feet! He eventually was drafted by the Mets, and always kept the helmet in his pocket. It was Game 7 of the World Series, and the Mets were down by three. Pete got up with the bases loaded. Boom! A walk-off home run! When the announcer asked how he did it, Pete answered, “It was all in the helmet.”