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The Baddest Baseball Team

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Caryn

The baddest baseball team. You might think they were a team from the MLB…a team that was so good that they beat everyone else around…a team that could not be stopped. You would be wrong. The “Baddest Baseball Team” was … Continue reading →

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An Unlikely Incident

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Caryn

Anytime a fan goes to a baseball game, and sits very close, they know that there is a possibility of catching a foul ball and also, the possibility of being hit by a foul ball. It’s a chance they take. … Continue reading →

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Just Grace

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Caryn

Baseball players, like any other sport, want to be remembered for their accomplishments in their sport, but sometimes, it makes no difference how many hits a player hit, how many run he made, or how many outs he assisted in. … Continue reading →

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Long-Term Guitar Player

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Caryn

My grandson, Caalab Royce loves playing the guitar. He first got into the guitar when he was in middle school. When a child learns an instrument in school, there is normally little chance they will continue to play into adulthood, … Continue reading →

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The House That Babe Ruth Built

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Caryn

My dad, Al Spencer, and my niece, Liz Masterson, as well as other of my family members New York Yankees baseball team. Of course, lots of us know about the famous, Babe Ruth and his historic baseball abilities…specifically his famous records, Continue reading →

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Ham It Up

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Caryn

My great grandnephew, Aysa Balcerzak is such a happy little boy. A with all two-year-old boys, he is curious, fearless, and wants to do anything his big sister, Reece is doing. Aysa is so energetic…bouncing all over the place. He and his sister love to dance around the house, Continue reading →

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It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than That

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Caryn

My grandnephew, Keifer Balcerzak is a true sports fanatic. He will play just about any sport out there. In the summertime, it’s time for softball or baseball. I didn’t always realize that there was a difference, but it is the hardness of the ball…obviously, but there are rule differences too. Continue reading →

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Something…Happy, For A Change

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Caryn

The world was a crazy place on August 20, 1945. It was just eleven days after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. The world was a little “scary.” Just knowing that entire towns could be blown off the face of the earth in an instant, changed the whole perspective of life as we knew it. The war was almost over. Continue reading →

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Breaking Ruth’s Record

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Caryn

When Babe Ruth set his home run record in 1935, and because the record lasted for so many years, many people thought it would never be broken. That idea was shattered on April 8, 1974, when Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, Continue reading →

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Sports Reinvented

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Caryn

With the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent shut down of much of our country, including the schools and many businesses, Americans have faced many challenges…among them, Continue reading →

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