Steal of Home

I was generously given tickets to Thursday’s A’s game, it happened to be the rubber game in an important series with the Angels. Originally I was getting 2 tickets and taking one of the kids with me, but it soon turned into an opportunity to take both kids, and before...

Family Night

My sisters were up from LA for my dad’s funeral a week ago, now they’re on their way back down south. For a few occasions, the entire family was on hand. I feel very fortunate that my family is so close knit and close by – 4 of us live within a...

So Long, Pops

Back in April, my dad came to see one of Natalie’s games. Although I mismanaged it and we lost, he had a chance to see her pitch, both in warm-ups in the bullpen and in the game where she mowed down just about every batter she faced. That day he had trouble getting...

Ring finger

Robyn Anderson called me last night in a panic, just as we were geting home from practice, she couldn’t find her wedding ring. We held practice at Curt Flood field – I’ve been bounced around about 3 times in the last couple weeks, but we’re...

Midway through tournaments

It’s June 29 and we’re at about the half-way point for tournaments this summer. We have 3 scrimmages in Napa this weekend, then it’s Benicia, San Anselmo and we’re done. Many good things have come about as a result of this, but I’ll be...