On the day we were originally scheduled to play catch, in the wee hours of the morning, there were multiple murders in Springfield. Since he is Springfield’s Chief of Police, Chief Williams notified me of his unavailability to meet as well ...
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Baseball
Day #290
Matt grew up in Omaha and has seen some of the game’s best players take the field in the College World Series.
Ventura. Incaviglia. Bonds. Clemons. Palmeiro. Clark. Garciaparria.
“I saw Jason Varitek play for Georgia Tech and hit a home ...
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Day #289
Early one Wednesday morning, after dropping my daughters off at school and before 1 Million Cups, I was visiting with Sterling (Day #106). “You should play catch with this guy,” Sterling said as he shook my hand. “He makes movies.” Sterling ...
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Day #288
Chloe hit her first grand slam just a couple weeks ago, securing a sizable Kickapoo victory.
“That was very exciting,” she said.
For some reason, however, she didn’t keep the ball. I have hit a couple of inside-the-park-home runs in my ...
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Day #287
After he married Wendy Peffercorn, Squints paid tribute to his days at The Sandlot by starting his own t-shirt company. When the Buck O’Neil Center was vandalized in June, Squints designed a t-shirt honoring Buck’s legacy to be used as a ...
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