I had planned to watch Clay (Day #64) at today’s Drury game at US Ballpark in Ozark. I did not, however, anticipate 25-mph winds and temperatures in the upper 30s.
Wearing layer upon layer, I made it to the game and cheered for Clay during ...
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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 #103
Coach Bell was one of my first baseball heroes. I remember reading about him in the sports page when he played baseball for MSU, hitting a game-winning grand slam against Mizzou. A couple years later, I played ball on the same team as his ...
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Day #102
Emily works at the same school my wife works at doing the same job my wife did when she was working toward the same Master’s degree in Special Education at Drury University.
Emily also went to the same high school I did — Kickapoo! — ...
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Day #101
“I saw Daniel’s story and told him that I’d love to play catch next time I'm in town.”
Bill lives in Arizona. His son, Daniel, played catch with me almost 100 days ago, on Day #5.
I remember Day #5. It was cold but sunny and I was nervous ...
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Day #100
“There’s always a second chance, another pitch, another opportunity. You can’t dwell on your last at bat. You’ve gotta get ready for the next one, the opportunity in front of you.”
As soon as Ryan said those words, my memory flashed.
I ...
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