Baseball

There is a giant fork in Springfield just outside the offices of Classy Llama in Chesterfield Village. I wrote a poem about it in This is My Springfield; Brad took a photo of it and Sophie also illustrated it. There is a plaque at the base ...
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Dear Shoeless Joe (The Movie), I love baseball. From the major leagues to the movies, I am absolutely convinced baseball tells some of the best stories about what it means to be human. Field of Dreams reminds us of the importance of ...
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Even in this wind, a wind that blew down multiple sections of the fence in my backyard, my hat stayed on. That’s the sign of a good hat. I was back at the field where, in the middle of an interview with Daniel, the daily catch-playing ...
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One swing changed everything. The home run that sticks out most clearly in my mind is Alex Gordon’s bottom of the 9th inning blast in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series. My whole family was already in bed when he hit the bomb to straightaway ...
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Dad's getting quite skilled at his video production! A wonderful gift and memory of our time in Dyersville, Iowa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCRHmlE9S_I ...
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