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How to give gifts

A Boy Named Seo May 07 2021 11:23 AM

My way better half is graduating from law school next week and our neighbor asked what she wanted for a graduation gift. So of course she says a baseball mitt because I ruin every girl I date. My neighbor turns up with this beauty, apparently left behind by the man himself at spring training many moons ago. And then we all played catch in the street. Jason, if you're a lurker on this forum, sorry if this is the equivalent of seeing someone else on your stolen bike. We had nothing to do with it. https://i.imgur.com/4k9tKAl.jpeg>

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 11:46 AM Re: How to give gifts

great googily moogily

LWFS May 07 2021 11:55 AM Re: How to give gifts

He knows your allegiances? Or is this just... weird, weird coincidence? Also: is anyone a lefty?

A Boy Named Seo May 07 2021 12:15 PM Re: How to give gifts

Yeah, neighbor is a huge Cards fan and we watch games together. Good catch on the lefty! That was a chunk of the story I left out. She said she asked her dad for a mitt when she was a kid and dad got her a glove for a righty (good one, dad). So she tells the neighbor she wants a baseball mitt and can't ever find a good lefty one and he came through bigly.

Centerfield May 07 2021 12:25 PM Re: How to give gifts

Great story! So much to unpack here. 1. Dating a lefty. Awesome. 2. Bad job by Dad. 3. Louisville Slugger makes gloves? 4. Please don't let your better half become a lawyer 5. There is nothing better in the world than playing catch. Adults should do this way more often.

Benjamin Grimm May 07 2021 12:26 PM Re: How to give gifts

I guess it can be confusing that a left-handed glove goes on the right hand and a right-handed glove goes on the left hand.

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 01:15 PM Re: How to give gifts

=Centerfield post_id=63405 time=1620411948 user_id=65]There is nothing better in the world than playing catch. Adults should do this way more often.

At least once a week.

A Boy Named Seo May 07 2021 02:13 PM Re: How to give gifts

=Centerfield post_id=63405 time=1620411948 user_id=65] Great story! So much to unpack here. 1. Dating a lefty. Awesome. 2. Bad job by Dad. 3. Louisville Slugger makes gloves? 4. Please don't let your better half become a lawyer 5. There is nothing better in the world than playing catch. Adults should do this way more often.

Horse is out of the barn on the lawyer thing, I'm afraid. But playing catch is funnnnnn. And she throws harder than Vargas.

bmfc1 May 07 2021 02:53 PM Re: How to give gifts

This is fantastic. Congratulations to her!

LWFS May 07 2021 04:58 PM Re: How to give gifts

I mean, teach her a screwball, and she can be the best-arguing major-league reliever.