Author: Dan Clouser

Maybelle Blair & Shirley Burkovich – Two Trailblazers Still Going Strong

Maybelle Blair & Shirley Burkovich – Two Trailblazers Still Going Strong

Posted by | Jul 23, 2021 | , , |

Maybelle and Shirley were former players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), the league in which the movie, A League of Their Own was based on.

I originally met them back in 2016, when I was still with the BIG Vision Foundation.  We partnered with the International Women’s Baseball Center (IWBC), in which Maybelle and Shirley serve as board members, to conduct the Ruth Hartman Memorial Girl’s Baseball Festival.

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Lillian Lingle – Teamwork and Chemistry

Lillian Lingle – Teamwork and Chemistry

Posted by | Jun 25, 2021 | , , |

One of the locations that we stay at when we come back to visit in Pennsylvania is at Lillian’s parents’ house in Duncannon.

At 14 years old, Lillian is wise beyond her years.  She is an athlete who currently plays field hockey and softball, and like her grandfather, enjoys writing.

She just came off two great seasons in both field hockey and softball.

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Justin Schenck – The Growth Now Movement

Justin Schenck – The Growth Now Movement

Posted by | Jun 18, 2021 | , |

I’ve known Justin for several years now and we’ve really become close over the past three years.  We originally had a few “chance encounters” before being connected by a mutual friend who had recommended that he would be a great asset to the board of the BIG Vision Foundation, which was the nonprofit organization that I had founded and served as its president for just over 30 years before starting this new journey.  Justin still serves on the organizations board today.

During our first meeting, we spent over two hours talking and immediately knew that we had unique connection.  Over the past few years, we have really become close.

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Jeff Potter – World’s Largest Game of Catch

Jeff Potter – World’s Largest Game of Catch

Posted by | Jun 11, 2021 | , , |

In this episode of The Journey of my Mother’s Son podcast, I sit down and talk with my good friend, Jeff Potter.

This is the second podcast that I’ve done with Jeff.  We’ve known each other for over 12 years now and our common love for baseball, teaching kids life lessons through the game and giving back is what makes us such great friends.

One of the most iconic lines in movie history goes like this, “Hey…Dad, you want to have a catch?”

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