“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.”
— Rogers Hornsby
“None of the windows in my house have a good view.”
— Me
Now that the ...
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Second Chances
Baseball Seams Company gives baseballs a second chance. Baseballs that are waterlogged, scuffed, lopsided, with torn laces or covers are given the opportunity to become something new — art, keychains, necklaces, cufflinks. I’ve carried ...
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September 8, 2020
I don’t really memorize anymore.
As a kid, I used to have the phone numbers of all of my friends memorized, along with random statistics of Royals players and various MLB league leaders. At one point, I had all the presidents ...
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Championship Sunday
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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