Watercolor by Sophie Bryan painted during the first two innings of the game.
“Uncle E! Tomorrow is our baseball game?”
Henry greeted me with the question after hugging Jamie,
asking about her foot, and getting a good look at her ...
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America’s Game
Photo credit: Nate Rueckert and Baseball Seams Co.
On June 14, 2001, I saw Mike Sweeney hit a walk-off home run
against the St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the 13th inning to
complete a three-game sweep and move the Royals to 15 ...
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Weird
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Baseball is weird.
Devout fans of the game claim animals can affect outcomes of
games and, in some cases, seasons (goats and black cats, especially). At one
point or another, ...
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Lice, Sunburns, and Sweat
September is Alopecia Awareness Month. I was diagnosed with alopecia at the age of 6 in the same year the Kansas City Royals went to the World Series for the first time. My parents attended the first World Series game in KC; I watched it on ...
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The Battle for Bell
I learned of Larry Hasenfus while researching stories for America at the Seams. At the age of 58, Larry went back to college to earn his degree. While in college, Larry decided to try out for the baseball team. A commuter, he left home in ...
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