by Matt Landry | Aug 31, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
“Do you boys have your gloves?” I asked as we drove down the road. Nope, they’re at home. I turned around to pick up their gloves before heading to the park for my final day of 30 days of catch. It’s been an amazing month full of fun games of catch, wonderful...
by Matt Landry | Aug 30, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
As I’m heading toward home base, a battery died. It wasn’t mine; it was my catch partner’s car battery. When I received the call that he was going to be late, I was worried that finally on day 29, someone wasn’t going to make one of our games of catch. That wasn’t the...
by Matt Landry | Aug 29, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
I should have borrowed Randy’s catcher’s glove from yesterday! Today I played with Senior softball player from Lawrence North High School, Ella Hogan. I met her and her parents at the softball field on campus. There’s lots of construction happening everywhere at the...
by Matt Landry | Aug 28, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
How about one more game of catch at Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians, before I wrap up the month? After today’s ballgame between Indy and the Iowa Cubs, I met up with church member and Victory Field usher, Randy Reid. I see him often at church and at...
by Matt Landry | Aug 27, 2023 | 30 Days of Catch to Strikeout Hunger, Pastor's Blog
I went back in time today! It’s true! I played a game of catch back in the 1860’s. This afternoon my family met up with the White River Base Ball Club before they faced off with the Bluegrass Barons from Lexington, Kentucky. I helped Sparrowhawk, the team manager,...