Four years ago, I sat in a sports bar in downtown Springfield and experienced every possible emotion over the course of a single baseball game. The 2014 AL Wild Card game is still one of those games beyond superlatives and made excellent ...
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Day #272
At the Ballparks of America in Branson, Missouri five different MLB fields from across the country are created in turfed replicate. This weekend, 37 teams in 7 divisions are competing in the Ozark Mountain Baseball Championships, including ...
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Day #271
I spotted his 6-fingered glove as soon as we shook hands.
“I bought this for my son at Play It Again Sports and was up until 1 AM breaking it in a few years ago. At a weekend tournament, he lost a couple of gloves, bats, and his spikes — ...
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Day #270
Through the first 269 days of 2018, I have had approximately 340 different catch partners. This number is low because there have been multiple games of catch I haven’t written about for one reason or another.
Still, I’m pretty proud of ...
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Day #269
Jeni coached high school basketball for 24 years accruing an impressive 332 – 206 record along the way. Her career coaching highlights include final four appearances, state runner-up and showmanship awards, and coaching some of the ...
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