Baseball

Second Annual New Year’s Day Game of Catch. New hat. New shoes. Old baseball. Older glove. 30 throws. 10-degree wind chill. With Kaylea and Sophie at the K. Waiting for Opening Day. Still dreaming Royals ...
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I woke up at 6:30 to the sound of rain, one of my least favorite weather obstacles. After getting dressed, putting on my t-shirt that most closely resembles a Buck O’Neil and KC Monarchs jersey, I stuffed multiple changes of clothing into ...
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At an old sandlot ballfield next to a pizza place, I met Billy. It was perfect. Billy is a huge baseball fan. “Growing up, my favorite players were Griffey and Mattingly and David Justice. Every time I picked up a bat, I pretended I was ...
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There are only a couple of days remaining in 2018. The year of playing catch is almost to its end. Thirty years ago, in Mr. Freeman’s Algebra class at Jarrett Junior High, I sat near Erica when the world almost came to an end. Someone ...
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According to a study released earlier in 2018, people who attended a live music concert a couple times each month “were the most likely to score their happiness, contentment, productivity, and self-esteem at the highest level.” Brett ...
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