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A Yankee fan’s journey turns into a lifelong map of ballparks, national parks, and chance encounters—from caddying for Mickey Mantle to celebrating a Bernie Williams walk-off. We explore how rituals, travel, and minor league magic make the game bigger than rivalries.

• falling for baseball through cards, box scores and family lore
• caddying for Mantle, Ford and a mustard-stained autograph
• learning to love parks beyond the Yankees’ fortunes
• Bernie Williams walk-off memory and rare first-pitch homer
• ballpark rituals: full walkaround, local beer and food, cone-only ice cream
• collecting less merch, finding better stories
• stitching trips: MLB cities, MiLB towns and national parks
• why baseball fits a year-round rhythm and renews hope

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Patrick Larson joins Five Questions to celebrate division championships for both the Guardians and Blue Jays while exploring his deep connection to baseball. The conversation weaves through baseball memories, traditions, and philosophical insights about how the sport mirrors life itself.

• Falling in love with baseball through Atlanta Braves games on TBS and family trips to Fulton County Stadium
• Celebrating the Blue Jays' 2015 AL East championship after the longest playoff drought in North American sports
• Creating new traditions like purchasing team merchandise before each season
• Finding baseball as an escape from life's hectic pace
• Reflecting on how baseball teaches us to value time as our most precious resource
• Valuing shared experiences at ballparks over material possessions
• Connecting baseball's unpredictability to life's uncertainty

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This week, I am joined by my family as they tackle 5 questions. From sharing a rainbow blanket to the time Ed almost go arrested for defending his wife.

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