Clark must be a saint. As soon as he hit city limits, the rain stopped and the sun peeked through the clouds for the first time all day. A week ago, Clark contacted me about the possibility of catch, but the two days he inquired about were ...
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Day #304
Catch-playing on Halloween must be jinxed as it has been quite difficult finding a willing partner. I’m certain the cold and rainy forecast did not help the situation any, nor did the beginning of the off-season blues. I used the day before ...
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Day #303
“I would like to dedicate playing catch to Mom,” Byron said.
Conversation stopped for a couple moments after he said that.
Byron’s mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s ten years ago. He sold the family farm and moved her to Springfield so ...
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Day #302
The World Series is over and it’s Monday and I need to find a shirt with Rogers Hornby’s quote on it, “People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
I ...
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Day #301
Keith is a White Sox fan.
“I've really enjoyed reading the exploits of your project over the course of the year,” he wrote.
Keith lives in England. He was in Washington DC earlier this year and toured the "Baseball Americana" exhibition ...
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