I love the sound of a ball popping in the leather pocket.
It was the summer of 1989 when my sister competed at a dance contest in Texas. Our first night in town, Dad took me and another brother of a dancer to a game at The Ballpark in ...
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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 #135
“I don’t get to put ‘play catch’ on my calendar very often*,” Stephen messaged me. That message was immediately followed by, “*ever.”
I replied, “Until this year, I would have said the same thing.”
We had scheduled to meet at Jenny ...
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Day #134
Robyn is a Royals fan and the counselor at Jamie’s school. I’m grateful there are other Royals fans at Jamie's school because Stephanie the Principal’s office is covered in all things Cardinals. Stephanie the Principal and I have already ...
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Catch 365 Tour of Hope
The idea sparked at the Field of Dreams screening.
A catch-playing road trip.
Initially, I didn’t pay any attention to the idea. But it wouldn’t leave me alone. While the girls were at school, I’d find myself thinking of places I wanted ...
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Day #133
I wanted to play catcher. I tried on the cool-looking equipment at baseball practice and didn’t contract lice, a definite perk of being bald. At some point that same year, I met Royals’ catcher John Wathan when he was signing autographs and ...
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