“Salvy was the first player to remember my name,” Alec said.
I think I threw the ball over his head after he said that. Not on purpose. Just a holy-cow-what-an-incredible-experience-oops-there-goes-the-ball kind of throw.
“And the day ...
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Baseball
Day #25
At the advice of a friend, I took my family to see The Greatest Showman a couple nights ago. The story was incredible and the soundtrack was beyond description. It has become my go-to soundtrack for doing the dishes.
I picked up Kaylea ...
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Wilson
My friend Teri took this picture a couple of years ago while I was playing catch with her husband, Aaron. It's one of my favorite pictures of my favorite glove.
I wrote a poem about this glove and it felt fitting to share while waiting on ...
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The Story of Dreamfield
I used to be an email friend with W. P. Kinsella, the author of Shoeless Joe, the book which inspired my favorite movie Field of Dreams. About five years ago, after describing to him a couple of my ideas for baseball stories I wanted to ...
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Why Everyone Should Play Catch in 2018
In the beginning, God scooped up a massive pile of dirt, carefully fashioned it into a sphere, and, using mountain ranges like a pitcher uses seams, flung a curveball. The game was underway. ...
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