It felt necessary to play catch with a Royals friend today.
Today is the one-year anniversary of the death of Yordano Ventura.
We were in church when Josh (Day #16) told me the news about Yordano’s accident during the greeting time. I ...
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Day #21
Last night I dreamed I told my baseball-loving doctor friend in KC about my catch playing craziness. Her dream advice was simple, “Get to Florida.”
I think my family and my friend Aaron would be particularly fond of that advice. I’m not ...
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Day #20
My firstborn went with me for today’s game of catch. On the drive to the field, and on the way home, she asked me the hard questions about life after high school. This time next year she’ll be in her last semester. That is an ...
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Day #19
Chandler likes the Cardinals. I like the Royals.
Chandler likes the Blues. I like the Blackhawks.
Chandler likes the Patriots. I like anyone else.
But we both like the Spurs and we both used Wilson gloves, so that’s pretty cool.
When he ...
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Day #18
Jim Connell started writing Springfield sports stories — and winning awards — five months before I got married.
Twenty-one years ago, before he moved to Springfield, Jim was writing sports stories in Illinois as he cheered his favorite ...
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