We don’t play enough—and our lives pay for it.
For one year, I played catch, crossing 10 states and 12,000 miles on a quest both quixotic and inspiring.
In A Year of Playing Catch, “ride along” as a passenger in the Bryan ...
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Dear Springfield
Dear Springfield,
I would love your help.
I’m a local author and storyteller. I would be completely surprised if you’ve heard of me or read anything I’ve written to date. I usually write stories about baseball and life, seeing the ...
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Having a Catch
Byron Borger of Hearts & Minds Books recently sent me a new book, One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder, by Brian Doyle.** I’m reading it slowly, enjoying the way Doyle structures sentences and thoughts and tells his stories. He uses ...
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Home Runs
A couple days ago, the Royals tied their team record for most home runs in a single game.
Losing 5 – 1 at the end of two innings, the Royals hit six home runs on the way to scoring 14 runs against the Tigers. Because I don’t know how ...
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Old Ballplayer. New Gear.
I bought my “new” cleats at Play It Again Sports. My old pair ripped off at the toe box during the second or third week of Friday morning practices with Mark. I tried to repair them with Gorilla Tape; it didn’t work.
At Play It Again ...
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Opening Day
It’s July 23, 2020.
Major League Baseball’s Opening Day.
Players are gearing up for a 60-game season in which they’ll play in stadiums with cardboard cutout fans and piped-in fan noise. Both leagues will employ the Designated Hitter, ...
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