This week, I played catch with my dad and as a dad and as an adopted college dad.
I played catch with a collegiate ballplayer who remembers his first game of catch with his dad.
I toured baseball glove heaven and got a brain workout ...
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Wanna Play Catch…Again?
In 2018, inspired by my daughters, I played catch every day for the entire year.
That year changed my life.
I wrote a book about it, which published in 2020. People read that book and they, too, picked up their gloves and started ...
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It’s Personal
It seems to me that almost everything about our culture is moving away from personal, physical contact.
From self-checkout lanes at the stores to door-dash-drop-off to drive-thru dining.
Texting instead of phone calls.
Online ...
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Wanna Play Catch?
Depressed.
Disconnected.
Alone.
I think those three words describe a significant portion of the adult male population of the United States.
And, whether it’s because of the biology of our brains or sociocultural influences, too ...
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Gripped and Ripped
Dear Grip'N'Rip Baseball League,
Thank you.
Thank you, Commissioner Tony Lewis, for creating an opportunity for this never-has-been to see fastballs that buzzed and sliders that buckled my knees. I still remember the words you spoke ...
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