Touring the Bases with…Garrett Totty

August 29, 2011 by Kevin Johnson · Leave a Comment

Garrett Totty is the Head Batboy for the Texas League Tulsa Drillers. Garrett also plays catcher on his high school baseball team at Morris (Oklahoma) High School, where this past season he was teammates with Yankee’s 18th round draft choice Hayden Sharp. Seamheads: Being a batboy on a professional team is probably something that many young […]

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Rambling on About My Glory Days – Ballplayers (Kids) Say the Darndest Things

March 28, 2010 by Jack Perconte · Leave a Comment

One never knows when a ballplayer, young or old, will say something that makes your head spin, creates a comment that you don”t forget and teaches a valuable life lesson for the future. My second book was written because I believe sports provide many opportunities for parents to teach life lessons to their kids. Sometimes, […]

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