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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The Catching Hope Tour – 2.0
First, the “bad” news. The catch-playing, storytelling, glove-giving-away trip to Cooperstown is postponed. Hopefully, it will be a reality next summer. Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully.
When Life throws a curveball, keep ...
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The Power of Glove
I believe in the power of a glove. This is not a religious conviction, though Annie Savoy and John Kinsella would probably disagree. I hold a simple belief that a glove can make a significant difference in someone’s life.
Gloves carry ...
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Swing Away
Swinging a new bat is a welcomed invitation into a world of possibility.
With no grip on it other than the silky-smooth maple from which it was crafted and with no pine tar or batting gloves nearby, I take a few gentle swings, feeling ...
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Storytime
Mrs. Rhodes taught fifth grade and had the highest of expectations for all of her students. One of her assignments included memorizing and reciting a poem. Which meant public speaking. As soon as she gave the assignment to my class, a ...
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Championship Sunday
Tommy Lasorda, the brilliant former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, once said, “The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series.”
In the summer of 1991, I played in my ...
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