“This was my brother’s glove. He’s nine years older than me and I just kept it when I left home. I was working at a boys’ ranch in Texas and it was falling apart, not being used for anything. A guy said he could fix it, that he could ...
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Catch 365
In 2018, Ethan played catch every day with a partner. You can find the book he wrote about it here.
Day #239 – Part 2
Dwier Brown connected with Stan and Bob (Day #206) at a sports memorabilia show in Cleveland and the three of them were able to play catch. Thankfully, Bob wrote about that experience.
I had written Dwier’s name on my calendar for Sunday, ...
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Day #239
The woman was standing on the sidewalk near downtown with a suitcase nearby and looked at me with heavy eyes. I nodded my head and said good morning as earnestly as possible. She nodded back but didn’t say anything. I wanted to offer to ...
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Day #238
It is Players Weekend in Major League Baseball, which means that the players are wearing fun uniforms with nicknames across their backs and creatively decorated cleats and bats. The personalities that shine through on their decorations and ...
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Day #237
Rob is the Pitching Ninja, an MLB-approved account on Twitter featuring GIFs of amazing fastballs, sliders, and nuns who throw fantastic curveballs for a first pitch.
In the late 1980s, in 8th grade at Jarrett Junior High School, students ...
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