Description:Die cut is the word baseball with bats & ball on the bottom of this page.
Journaling reads:
I used to believe nothing was better than holding a cold beer, and watching a baseball game. Then came you… From the moment I first held you I realized how much I had to teach you, especially about baseball.
The finesse of a double play… How Barry Bonds is the greatest player I’ve ever seen… How the magic that I see in your eyes is the same magic that can happen in baseball -anything is possible! The unexpected, the impossible can and does happen. The underdogs can happen -magic can happen. Mookie Wilson, Kirk Gibson, Derek Jeter can topple the Goliath at times.
Baseball teaches us that anything can happen. It -like you - has unlimited possibilities. Men named McGwire, Sosa & Griffey can launch balls 500 feet with a single swing, while Wells & Cone can throw perfection. You should know that your excitement captivates me; your laughter calms me after a long day; that beautiful smile brightens the darkness I walk through; and your reactions to me inspire me to achieve greater things.
I hope that baseball is something we can share -that I can teach you as I was taught. Baseball also teaches us that every record starts with one. Ripken played one game, the first one. Rickey Henderson stole one base, the first one. The Yankees won one championship, and dominated a century. More than anything, all the greatest players were once rookies -all with potential, desire, ability, and self-confidence. Just like my little girl, my angel, my Micaila…
Love, Daddy
7/24/03
