I call him Chief.
So does everyone else.
David is Springfield’s Fire Chief. Long before he was Fire Chief, David and I rode bikes together and played catch at a mutual friend’s house and were soccer teammates at Jarrett Junior High. Chief ...
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Day #291
It is the perfect season for baseball stories.* The playoff games have been full of great highlights and bizarre calls. Even if the team I’m cheering for has been on the losing end more than I desire, they have still been quite ...
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Day #290
Matt grew up in Omaha and has seen some of the game’s best players take the field in the College World Series.
Ventura. Incaviglia. Bonds. Clemons. Palmeiro. Clark. Garciaparria.
“I saw Jason Varitek play for Georgia Tech and hit a home ...
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Day #289
Early one Wednesday morning, after dropping my daughters off at school and before 1 Million Cups, I was visiting with Sterling (Day #106). “You should play catch with this guy,” Sterling said as he shook my hand. “He makes movies.” Sterling ...
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Day #288
Chloe hit her first grand slam just a couple weeks ago, securing a sizable Kickapoo victory.
“That was very exciting,” she said.
For some reason, however, she didn’t keep the ball. I have hit a couple of inside-the-park-home runs in my ...
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