 A decade before Maze's hat blows off in center field of the polo grounds, he's a skinny kid in Birmingham's Fairfield suburb doing exactly what I was doing when I was a kid, playing ball with friends. His gift is indisputable. All it needs to flourish is a little guidance from his community. Oh, Maze came out of Fairfield High School right behind there. Daddy knew Maze's ability. He knew his talent. That was his protege.