One day, hopefully after another five decades of touring the nearest gas-emitting yellow dwarf star, I will play my last game of catch.
Most likely, I will not realize then that it is, in fact, the last time I will pick up a glove, the ...
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Catch 365
In 2018, Ethan played catch every day with a partner. You can find the book he wrote about it here.
Mason Auer
Mason Auer graduated from the same high school I did.
I connected with the 5th round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays for a game of catch and interview. I will confess to being slightly intimidated ahead of time, knowing that Mason can ...
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A Celebration of Playing Catch
For the second consecutive January, I drove 450 miles north, across the Iowa border, almost all the way to South Dakota, all to celebrate a game of catch.
In 2022, I went as part of the Wanna Have a Catch? Opening Weekend ceremonies. ...
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A Catch-Playing Manifesto
In a play-deprived culture where recess is deemed an unnecessary educational endeavor and people are encouraged to grow up much too soon;
In a culture that thinks of me first and affirms independence as a supreme virtue;
In a hurried ...
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You Are Invited
This time last year, I had visited with Kevin Negaard for one brief phone call, I had never spoken with Dan Bryan, and I had never heard of John Scukanec.
In 2022, I have joyfully watched all three of them bringing hope and healing into ...
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