Dear Baseball Gods: A Memoir
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Why didn't you look out for him? Didn't he deserve better? He hustled, competed, and played the game the right way. What happened wasn't fair.
A Second Comeback
Dan sat by a tree, staring at the ground trying to decide what he would do next. The doctor had just explained that everything he worked for was now ruined. A second Tommy John surgery? Does anyone come back from that? Is my career over? Is this it?
A Winding Road to the Top
As a walk-on in college, Dan had to earn everything. He pitched on three hours sleep, lived in the clubhouse, played for a team that collapsed mid-season, and endured more arm pain than any kid should.
A Way to Move On
When finally forced to hang up his cleats, Dan looked in the mirror and didn't recognize the man peering back. If no longer a ballplayer...what would he do? What had been the point of it all? Who was he?
The Deeper Side of Life as an Athlete
In this philosophical memoir, written as a series of letters, you'll learn that the pinstripes don't wash off so easily.
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Dan Blewett is an author, podcaster, speaker, YouTuber and former professional pitcher. Above all, he's a baseball guy.
He played six years professionally, enduring Tommy John surgery twice yet earning All-Star accolades after each one. Dan owns a baseball academy in Illinois called Warbird Academy and works with young people, passing on the lessons he learned.
Dan has a B.A. in Philosophy & Psychology, a double-major that shaped his view of sports, life and his own place within both.
