I have a friend who played in the World Series.
His team won.
He was the Rookie of the Year and a Gold Glove winner. He’s won awards as the manager of the year in both leagues and has been mentioned on Seinfeld. He has a statue at the ...
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Re: Dreams
On July 14, 2010, I played catch with Frank White.
Five-time All-Star.
World Series champion.
ALCS MVP.
Gold Glove winner eight times.
The Royals retired his number 20, proudly displaying it at The K alongside numbers 5, 10, ...
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Dear Springfield
Dear Springfield,
I would love your help.
I’m a local author and storyteller. I would be completely surprised if you’ve heard of me or read anything I’ve written to date. I usually write stories about baseball and life, seeing the ...
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Having a Catch
Byron Borger of Hearts & Minds Books recently sent me a new book, One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder, by Brian Doyle.** I’m reading it slowly, enjoying the way Doyle structures sentences and thoughts and tells his stories. He uses ...
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Home Runs
A couple days ago, the Royals tied their team record for most home runs in a single game.
Losing 5 – 1 at the end of two innings, the Royals hit six home runs on the way to scoring 14 runs against the Tigers. Because I don’t know how ...
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