I emailed Derrick and he called Jessica at the Valdosta-Lowndes Parks and Recreation Association and she called Chris’s wife who passed on to Chris my desire to meet for a game of catch.
“It’s something I learned in the military, when an ...
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Baseball
Day #173
Tour of Play Day #6
“The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.”
G. K. Chesterton
“We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.”
J. K. Rowling, Harry ...
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Day #172
Tour of Play Day #5
“Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”
Jim Henson
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the ...
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Day #171
Tour of Play Day #4
“Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.”
Abraham Maslow
The Daytona Tortugas were the very first MiLB team to reach out and extend a catch-playing invitation. I couldn’t believe it when I first read the ...
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Day #170
Tour of Play Day #3
“You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.”
Cal Ripken, Jr.
When the Royals traded Jon Jay to the Diamondbacks, I felt it was time to pass along the baseball mojo and give the autographed bat ...
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