That really is sad, but he made this, and now only he can fix it.
JMHO, but as was pointed out earlier, I do think the Fall ball thing is his way of keeping connected to you guys (his family). Perhaps he's feeling guilty about all that's happened and is aware that he hasn't really been around the kids, so maybe in his mind, he's hoping doing Fall ball will somehow make up for it.
I say when you go to these events, take a friend if you can so that you're not expected to be sitting with just H all the time(something tells me that's what he would expect to happen). I really think H should start feeling and seeing you slip away. You ought to be less available to what he wants.
(((((((Corey)))))))
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward. ~ Joseph Campbell