This time last year, I had visited with Kevin Negaard for one brief phone call, I had never spoken with Dan Bryan, and I had never heard of John Scukanec.
In 2022, I have joyfully watched all three of them bringing hope and healing into ...
Read Article
Baseball
Mustach-ing.
I am trying to grow a mustache.
That is a sentence I never thought I’d write.
Jamie, my wife, strongly prefers the clean-shaven look. Which is a good thing, because my chances of actually growing anything that resembles a mustache are ...
Read Article
The Best First Pitch
In October of 2021, Kevin Negaard called me. He had read A Year of Playing Catch and wanted to take it to the next level — playing catch for a year to raise $100,000 for his local Miracle League. (Kevin is on Day #227 today and has already ...
Read Article
Opening Night
Friday, August 12 is Opening Night.
Season VII of the Grip’N’Rip Baseball League will start with the first pitch at 6:30 at US Baseball Park.
The game features a rematch of last year’s championship game, the Moon City Mavericks and ...
Read Article
Iron Boy Bigby
In June of 2014, Bigby, my godson, was born. He was born with a broken heart, technically diagnosed as Tetralogy of Fallot.
Three heart surgeries and four years later, Bigby and I met for catch in Davenport, Iowa, just outside the ...
Read Article