Touring The Bases With…Ken Henderson

July 15, 2010 by Graham Womack · 2 Comments

“The press started to build me up pretty heavily, and the thing that they used to write quite often was that I was the next Willie Mays, which I donâ€™t think was the right thing to do. I donâ€™t care if a player is black or white, it doesnâ€™t make any difference, there was nobody […]

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May 9, 2010 by Joe Shrode · Leave a Comment

Joe Shrode is a father, and a 19-year youth baseball coach. He is the author of â€œBetween the Lines: A Father, A Son, and Americaâ€™s Pastime.â€ BTL goes beyond balls an strikes, hits and outs, and wins and losses. Itâ€™s about relationships. To see excerpts, visit www.btlfatherson.blogspot.com. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â There is no game tonight, so Sam […]

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