Dad bought his glove years before I took my first breath. He bought it so he could play on a beer-league slow-pitch softball team.
“I was transferred to Cape Girardeau, Missouri in May, 1969, where Charmin Paper Products was opening a ...
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The Catching Hope Tour – 2.0
First, the “bad” news. The catch-playing, storytelling, glove-giving-away trip to Cooperstown is postponed. Hopefully, it will be a reality next summer. Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully.
When Life throws a curveball, keep ...
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The Power of Glove
I believe in the power of a glove. This is not a religious conviction, though Annie Savoy and John Kinsella would probably disagree. I hold a simple belief that a glove can make a significant difference in someone’s life.
Gloves carry ...
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Meet the Mets
They are appropriately called Brock’s Bombers.
The Mets have the league’s top offense and are a threat to score inning after inning after inning.
Jared Braschler, the speedy centerfielder and pilot, and Chandler Veit, the glove ...
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Meet the Managers
Championship Sunday in the Grip'N'Rip Baseball League is only four days away. I’m trying to find which meteorologist I need to bribe to change Sunday’s forecast, moving the 60s and rain to another day and letting us take the field with 70s ...
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