On the final day of 2023, Travis Edwards completed his catch-playing year.
“I’m still processing my journey. I’ve never been good at completing New Year’s resolutions. But this was different. Every day, I was intentionally focusing on ...
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Friends
Libraries, Books, and Being a Neighbor
Matt took his son to the library. They went for the express purpose of looking for baseball books to read.
I’m certain that this trip to the library was like so many previous trips to the library. Picking books up, thumbing through them, ...
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Catching Dreams
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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You Are Invited
This time last year, I had visited with Kevin Negaard for one brief phone call, I had never spoken with Dan Bryan, and I had never heard of John Scukanec.
In 2022, I have joyfully watched all three of them bringing hope and healing into ...
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The Best First Pitch
In October of 2021, Kevin Negaard called me. He had read A Year of Playing Catch and wanted to take it to the next level — playing catch for a year to raise $100,000 for his local Miracle League. (Kevin is on Day #227 today and has already ...
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