It occurred to me as I was reading the sports section this morning, that following a baseball team over the course of a season is really a narrative of injuries, lapses, and defeats— and overcoming them. The pitching rotation is suddenly a real time tryout for the top of the farm crop. Too many outfieldersContinue reading “Oh, for the faith of Don Mattingly”
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Cup Shopping
Jill was unnerved to discover that it was nothing like shopping for bras. There was no designated department. There were no helpful size charts or swooping sales women who had the exact same one at home in three colors. There was just a pegboard panel with hooks on a wall in a row with theContinue reading “Cup Shopping”
Sacred Tears
If you’ve never met me then you probably don’t know that I am the sort of person who tears up on a dime. Hallmark commercials, old hymns, the surreptitious squeeze of memory catching me off guard. People likely think that I’m depressed or unhinged, but the truth is I just feel things deeply and itContinue reading “Sacred Tears”
Blogging wide
Dear friends, I was given a wonderful opportunity to share my own baseball story to promote “The Pitcher’s Mom.” If you like it, please push like at the bottom of the article on the HuffPo page and repost to friends. That’s the best way to keep it featured. Thanks, Heather http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-choate-davis/mothers-sons-and-big-base_b_1420720.html
Opening Day!
Well, the day has finally come! The book is now available for sale. To buy a copy, just click on The Pitcher’s Mom on the menu above: it’ll take you straight to the Amazon page. I hope you get a chance to read it, and share it with any baseball-loving moms and dads you mightContinue reading “Opening Day!”
Heather Choate Davis 