Bryce Harper Gets It

April 6, 2011 by Austin Gisriel · 2 Comments

Bryce Harper is not only extremely talented, he gets it. For the rest of us, our talent ran out at some point, whether it was Little League or high school or college or even the minor leagues. If the game abandoned us, however, we never abandoned it; and so we talk about it and write […]

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Rambling On About My Glory Days – What to Do When the Lights Go Out

May 2, 2010 by Jack Perconte · Leave a Comment

Although I had a few more major league at-bats than “Moonlight Graham” did, I know just how he felt in the movie Field of Dreams – maybe I could have kept playing, but I may have missed my life’s passion, and missed making a difference for some kid. I guess I am one of the […]

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