Gordon, 57, spoke with us about Rivera, Bo Jackson and George Brett, but also the wisdom of Tom and Annie Gordon that drives him, and how we can use it to guide our kids’ travel sports journeys.

To cope, she conjures Tom Gordon, who at the time played for the Boston Red Sox (King’s favorite team). In 2004 a pop-up version of the story was released, designed by Kees Moerbeek and ...