Life Lessons
Monthly Column by Christine Prueher
Guarding HomeOn the way to the first practice he said, "Don't let them put you behind the plate as the catcher. It is dangerous there. The catcher always gets hurt." The car stopped long enough for me to scoop up the glove he had spent hours oiling so it would be pliable.
"I will be back in a little while," he said as the car door slammed.
The great expanse of the ball field made all of the players seem small. A large man with a pronounced Texas accent approached with his hand extended. Continue
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