Baseball is magic.
Like watching David Copperfield, it often leaves us wowed and wondering what in the world we just witnessed. Or, like watching the mesmerizing sleight-of-hand work of Shin Lim, we become speechless, the synapses in our ...
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Deep Magic
A year ago, I made a pitch to my friend Clif about being the commencement speaker when Sophie graduates from Missouri State. He laughed, of course, but the seed was planted. A couple of months later, he announced his plans to retire from ...
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The Rippey Ruckus IV
Early Friday morning, I’m leaving Greene County, Missouri and heading to Greene County, Iowa.
I’m going to Rippey, Iowa – population 220 and the home of Walt Anderson Field – to play baseball in the fourth iteration of the Rippey ...
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Catch Me In Texas
On Monday, March 25, in Ft. Worth, Texas, I’ll play in my first baseball game this year.
Friendly Baseball plays every Monday night from 7 – 9 at Northside High School. The Sandlot-style league was created by Mark Zubizarreta in 2012 ...
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Day #65 – Travis
On the final day of 2023, Travis Edwards completed his catch-playing year.
“I’m still processing my journey. I’ve never been good at completing New Year’s resolutions. But this was different. Every day, I was intentionally focusing on ...
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