One day, hopefully after another five decades of touring the nearest gas-emitting yellow dwarf star, I will play my last game of catch.
Most likely, I will not realize then that it is, in fact, the last time I will pick up a glove, the ...
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30 Days of Catch
I’m looking for catch-playing friends who are willing to take on a 30-Day Challenge.
The concept is simple and straightforward: Play catch, every single day, for 30 consecutive days.
If you successfully complete the challenge, you ...
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Mason Auer
Mason Auer graduated from the same high school I did.
I connected with the 5th round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays for a game of catch and interview. I will confess to being slightly intimidated ahead of time, knowing that Mason can ...
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The Catch 365 Movement
For me, the hardest part of playing catch is stopping. Take, for example, yesterday.
Yesterday was January 31, a date that celebrates the anniversaries of the births of Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, and Nolan Ryan. I read significant ...
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Ozarks Literacy Council
In Springfield, Missouri, directly west of Central High School, is the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. If you decide to visit the Midtown Branch sometime over the next two months, you'll see a representative sampling of Sophie's art on ...
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