In 20 minutes of tossing the ball, it felt like the temperature dropped by 20 degrees and reminded me of a poem I once wrote about the weather in Springfield. It still makes me laugh that an old Forbes list named Springfield as the #1 city ...
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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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Day #10
A Cubs fan and a Royals fan met in Springfield for a game of catch on a 60 degree day in January and it was perfect.
I first met Megan in the parking lot of the K during the Royals 2015 postseason run. It was the first game of the ALCS ...
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Day #9
A funny thing happened on the way to the park today…
The Royals front office called.
“Hi Ethan, this is Tony** from the front office of the Kansas City Royals.”
My heart skipped a beat.
“Is now a good time to talk?”
In the few seconds ...
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Day #8
"Hey Dad, wanna have a catch?"
I was about 8 when that sentence became a daily saying. I have changed a little since then, from glasses to surgeries to having my own incredible kids.
But some things haven't changed.
Still a true blue, ...
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