Baseball

(Rance is in the long-sleeves on the left. The other three are sports campers getting hydrated after a highly-competitive game of 2-base.) I was paid to play catch. Rance (Day #32) asked if I’d be willing to come and tell stories of ...
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From self-narrated backyard wiffle ball games to practicing backhands throwing a ball against a brick wall, baseball encourages audacious dreams. Last summer, thanks to Baseball Seams Co. and the America at the Seams project, I was ...
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The only time Jamie has played catch with me this year was on Valentine’s Day. She used the same glove she used to use when she played fast-pitch softball in high school, the same glove Kaylea used during her sole softball season. The same ...
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The empty nest week has begun. After the Bryan family Millennium Falcon acquired new treads — the tire dealer said we had at least two rotations left, “You could have driven around the block one more time,” — Jamie and I enjoyed a quiet ...
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Bob Nelson became famous as a stand-up comic with his collegiate all-star football routine. At one point, I had it memorized. Jamie and I saw him in person in Springfield the first year of our marriage. He was performing right across the ...
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