Funny, what losing one’s parents does: drive home the reality of one’s mortality. When my father passed away, I realized what I’d already known for quite some time─I was never going to play major ...

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For the first time anywhere, an excerpt from my forthcoming novel, “Backstop: A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings.” As I dig into the batter’s box I can hear the chants of the home crowd — “Let’s go ...