Eddie was a young boy when he met famous baseball player Biff Brannigan. Biff had given him a break as a young man and he met his fiancée Olivia. Olivia had faith in Eddie even though her father told her he would never amount to anything as a baseball player and he had little faith in himself. But when Biff died, his wife sent Eddie his favorite baseball bat and Eddie’s game improved tenfold. Eddie believed that it was Biff Brannigan playing through him.