Parker Palmer wrote, "In certain circumstances truth is a paradoxical joining of apparent opposites and if we want to know that truth then we must learn to embrace those opposites as one." The truths of baseball and life are hidden in embracing it's opposites. In order to embrace the paradox we first have to discover it.

There must needs be opposition in all things. Happiness is not an undefeated season, but a compound of wins and losses, strikeouts and hits. Sometimes the answers to our prayers come as stones and serpents, because they teach us how to appreciate the loaves and fishes. 

"Hey Dad! Is your authority as flexible as I am?"

Eventually this game is going to get you out. And if we don't learn how to get out we're going to have a very miserable existence. It is easy to be happy when you're safe -- especially when you should be out. If happiness is derived from success, then how we measure our success determines our ability to be happy.

Little League is operating on a dying frontier. The first line of it’s pledge is, “I Trust in God.” Why do we need to trust in God to play baseball?

March 6, 2018 Lately my kids have been telling us how bad they are. What!? Whoa!? Who’s teaching you to think that way? I was once told “there is no pain so awful as that of suspense.” That explains why I’ve been in a lot of pain lately. Until that first game we have no... Continue Reading →

I wouldn’t listen to me, I am no authority. My stories are the real authority. They are true and teach a lot about the game, our kids, and most importantly, about relationships. I believe we can tell a lot about the health of a community by the health of their Little League. But before I can ask for your forgiveness, let me tell you my sins …