Ben East Books

Tag: fathers

  • Little League VI: The Wrap

    Little League VI: The Wrap

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    Ben East
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    Now spring has brought us out to baseball again. I’m coaching my sons. The last four years, I’ve coached my sons at baseball. Baseball always meant a lot to me, though I was neither the fastest nor the strongest nor the most reliable at the bat. Still, I know enough about the game, and enough…

  • Little League II: 0 for 12

    Little League II: 0 for 12

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    by

    Ben East
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    My father ran bread routes for Wonder most mornings. He delayed the deliveries to throw me curves and fastballs when tryouts came around. He zeroed my hands and eyes, quickened my bat to the rawhide in the pre-dawn twilight. Confident still in the afternoon, I showed for tryouts with a quick bat and hit high,…