Baseball

On Wednesday morning at 9 AM at the Springfield Art Museum, I’ll be telling stories at 1 Million Cups. I’m incredibly excited for the opportunity as I love to tell stories. Our brains are hard-wired for story. Humans tell stories, read ...
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It is generally agreed that Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first black major league baseball player, playing for the Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association in 1884. Until Jackie Robinson, Walker was also the last black player in ...
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I had planned to watch Clay (Day #64) at today’s Drury game at US Ballpark in Ozark. I did not, however, anticipate 25-mph winds and temperatures in the upper 30s. Wearing layer upon layer, I made it to the game and cheered for Clay during ...
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Coach Bell was one of my first baseball heroes. I remember reading about him in the sports page when he played baseball for MSU, hitting a game-winning grand slam against Mizzou. A couple years later, I played ball on the same team as his ...
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Emily works at the same school my wife works at doing the same job my wife did when she was working toward the same Master’s degree in Special Education at Drury University. Emily also went to the same high school I did — Kickapoo! — ...
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