Eleven weeks after tryouts.
Championship Sunday.
Photo courtesy of Doug Bryan
I spent time in the booth with Rance during the third-place game, playing Monty to his Harry Doyle. Dayne Shoff, the seniorest veteran in the league, ...
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The Living Art of Sophie
Sophie’s first breath took my breath away.
As she entered this bright and big world just a few miles
west of Kauffman Stadium, Sophie took a deep breath of amniotic fluid. I cut
the umbilical cord at the doctor’s instruction and he ...
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The Cyclones Last Game
Photo courtesy of Mike Hudgens Photography
“There’s an excitement in the air and a crisp autumn chill in the wind that can mean one thing: It’s time for playoff baseball in the Ozarks,” Rance said.
Rance’s monologue on the first day ...
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The Postseason
On March 7, Josh and I made our postseason predictions
through the league championship games. Why we didn’t pick a World Series
winner, I don’t know.
I chose the Yankees and Mariners in the AL and the Braves
and Pirates in the NL. Josh ...
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The Dauntless Dozen
Teams in the Grip ‘N’ Rip Baseball League consist of 14
players. Relief pitchers and pinch runners and back-up catchers are all
necessary, especially so during the hottest September in Springfield history.
Seventeen days with high ...
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