Category: Baseball

A Record Setting Catch With My Dad and Son

Published on by drpaulsemLeave a comment

***

You can also see this article at Start Spreading The News.

Yesterday was a special day…

I have had catches with my dad for most of the 57 years of my life.

I have had catches with my sons for all of their lives including my youngest son Ethan’s 26 years.

I had a catch with my dad on the Field of Dreams years before it ever become a “thing.”

I have catches with Ethan at least twice a week all spring and summer long as we play on the same baseball team.

Each time we have a catch, it is something special, wonderful, and timeless. I cherish every single catch we have. Having catches with my dad and my sons are some of the most special and the happiest times of my life. Sometimes the most simple things have the most meaning.

Playing catch with my dad is special.

Playing catch as a dad is special.

But never before have we had a catch that ended up in the Guinness Book of Records!

Continue reading “A Record Setting Catch With My Dad and Son” →

But The Best Part…

Published on by drpaulsemLeave a comment

I got the start today for our baseball team.

I went the first five innings and earned the win. We won 7-4.

I never thought, at 56-years-old, I’d still be playing baseball, and pitching no less.

I am on a wonderful team comprised of the greatest group of men you could imagine. I look forward to every game.

Every game is a joy. Every inning. Every single pitch. It is all wonderful. I’m living a dream.

And dreams are good.

But the best part of it all isn’t a dream.

The best part is that I get to play baseball on the same team alongside my son.

There is nothing better than that.

The Most Valuable Baseball Card Set Ever

Published on by drpaulsemLeave a comment

On Christmas Eve, my father gave me the most wonderful set of baseball cards I’ll ever own. These cards are also the most valuable in my collection. “Priceless” is a word used too often, but these cards, individually and as a set, just might fit that description.

Continue reading “The Most Valuable Baseball Card Set Ever” →

Life…Is Good!

Published on by drpaulsem2 Comments

It’s been a busy few weeks.

It’s been a busy few months.

It’s always busy.

And that’s a good thing.

Life is good!

And I’m saving the best news until the end of this article…

***

Continue reading “Life…Is Good!” →

Making My Pitch…

Published on by drpaulsemLeave a comment

It’s a cold and rainy early April day. It’s the kind of day that makes one not mind spending the day inside.

Continue reading “Making My Pitch…” →

Never Being Satisfied…

Published on by drpaulsemLeave a comment

In order to be great, you need to be great. 

That sounds simple enough, and it is, but it’s more than that.  There’s a lot to unpack in those words.

Continue reading “Never Being Satisfied…” →

A Best Baseball Book of 2023!

Published on by drpaulsemLeave a comment

I am very happy to announce that FROM COMPTON TO THE BRONX, Roy White’s autobiography (that I wrote with him) was just listed as one of the BEST BASEBALL BOOKS of 2023 in Sports Collector’s Digest.

Continue reading “A Best Baseball Book of 2023!” →