I don’t know if it is smart to write this series of my third season in the Grip’N’Rip Baseball League. It might serve as “advance scouting” for the other teams and pitchers.
Ha.
As if they need much advance scouting when it comes to ...
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42 Field – Pioneer, Ohio
Hi Ethan,
I'm just a couple chapters into your book (loving it by the way!). Baseball was my first true love.
Though, I just started "A Year of Playing Catch," I feel the need to extend an invitation your way.
Before I entered ...
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My Why
The first year I tried out for the Grip’N’Rip Baseball League (GRBL), I was on the heels of completing the catch-playing year. Several of my catch partners had played in the GRBL in seasons past and I was greatly intrigued by their stories ...
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National Play Catch Week
National Play Catch Week started on Father’s Day.
In a 1997 Toyota Camry that has a couple of dents, a car that was built in the year Jamie and I married, a car that still doesn’t have a name, Jamie and I drove more than 1,500 miles ...
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The Short Version
In 2018, I played catch every single day. It was awesome.
Toward the end of Spring Training 2018, Wilson sent me a new glove. A 12.75” blonde, H-webbed beauty. That new glove was an incredible encouragement and affirmation of the journey ...
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