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Play Ball!

Today the Tri-City Valley Cats open their 2018 season. Affiliated with the Houston Astros, they've been in Troy, NY, for 17 years, and I love going to minor league baseball games. This team was in part the inspiration for the story in my book, Empty Seats.

When I decided to write, I remembered going onto the field to sing The National Anthem at several games, looking into the dugout and seeing the Read more of this blog post »
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