Chalk Lines: On Baseball, Groundskeepers, and Compliance

In honor of the end of baseball season, I am recalling (and revising) some thoughts I originally posted last fall— and adding some pictures. Hope this takes you out to the ball game. By Wednesday, the Major League season will come to its last glorious inning. And this afternoon, my son will catch the last game of the […]

Compliance, groundskeepers, and chalk lines

This Friday night, my son’s “Babe Ruth Prep” baseball team had its first game of the Fall Ball season. So I found myself, under a clear sky, raking the infield dirt and laying down chalk for the foul lines and the batter’s box. And I had a thought: “Even here, even now, I’m leading compliance!” […]