In 2018, inspired by my daughters, I played catch every day for the entire year.
That year changed my life.
I wrote a book about it, which published in 2020. People read that book and they, too, picked up their gloves and started ...
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It’s Personal
It seems to me that almost everything about our culture is moving away from personal, physical contact.
From self-checkout lanes at the stores to door-dash-drop-off to drive-thru dining.
Texting instead of phone calls.
Online ...
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Wanna Play Catch?
Depressed.
Disconnected.
Alone.
I think those three words describe a significant portion of the adult male population of the United States.
And, whether it’s because of the biology of our brains or sociocultural influences, too ...
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Gripped and Ripped
Dear Grip'N'Rip Baseball League,
Thank you.
Thank you, Commissioner Tony Lewis, for creating an opportunity for this never-has-been to see fastballs that buzzed and sliders that buckled my knees. I still remember the words you spoke ...
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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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