The Little League World Series, and the consequences for the kids

Every summer when the Little League Series comes around, I cringe. Not that I don’t like the idea of the series — far from it. My 12-year-old self would have loved to have gone to Williamsport and compete. But the parent in me worries every time I see the huge way the series is presented […]

Nine positions and universal truth

I got a serious chuckle out of the graphic posted this morning on the Instagram account called The Baseball Authority. The graphic is a distillation of youth baseball, mid-point on the spectrum between cynicism and truth. In grade school gym class ballgames, I started by playing second base. I wasn’t the smallest kid (he was […]