I usually find those "hand that rocks the cradle" arguments unconvincing

and I never read the sports page . . . BUT this article about Eli Manning (who, for those of you like me did not know, is quarterback for the New York Giants, who will play in the SuperBowl this weekend) is among today's most emailed stories. I am passing it along because of the "mothering" angle. Could what is essentially a human interest story possibly be of interest to so many Times readers were it not about sports?

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