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Playing Catch at Night, Learning How to Throw

October 14, 2016October 15, 2016 / Chris Dollard / Leave a comment

There's a satisfaction to playing catch. The steady rhythm of it, the slow windup and release, the sound of a glove snapping shut. The feel of the red laces on your fingers as you grip the ball, the sun setting, the can of beer getting warm as it sits in the grass, waiting for you … Continue reading Playing Catch at Night, Learning How to Throw

Yo Knows Beisbol

April 11, 2016 / Chris Dollard / Leave a comment

"A Cespedes for the rest of us." That was Jerry Seinfeld's proclamation during the latter half of last season, when the Mets broke Major League Baseball by trading two minor league pitchers for Yoenis Cespedes, one of the best sluggers on the market, who then carried us to the postseason. Cespedes has yet to prove … Continue reading Yo Knows Beisbol

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