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For the past few months I’ve been keeping a secret, and I’m finally able to share it with you. I’m writing a book! This is a huge deal for me – I’m pouring my heart and soul into this project, and I’d love for you to be a part of it in some way. Read below for more details.

This book — this campaign, is the next step, and a very important one for me, towards a career in baseball. This is an opportunity for me to realize a dream, and create something special for baseball lovers and story lovers alike. This book will be a compilation of many unique stories based on interviews I conduct with current and former MLB professional players, female professional players from the AAGPBL (1943-1954), and a few special guests, such as Babe Ruth’s Granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti. I have connected with George Castle, a baseball historian and author of 11 baseball books. He has covered baseball for 35 seasons, based in Chicago. George will be my historical reference for the book.
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What the funds are for:
I’ve been presented with the rare and incredible opportunity to attend and cover as accredited media personnel, three separate baseball events this season. In Kansas City, The Negro League Baseball Museum will be having their inaugural “Hall of Game Ceremony”, inducting their first ever “Hall of Famers”. In St. Louis, the Cardinals organization with be unveiling their new Hall of Fame Museum in their Ballpark Village, for which I have been invited to the Ribbon-cutting Ceremony. And in Iowa, The Field of Dreams Movie Site (made famous by Kevin Costner) is hosting their Team of Dreams Event, a charity softball tournament that last year had 14 former Major League Baseball stars (including 10 Hall of Famers) participate. I will be conducting interviews at each of these events for my book.

The funds being raised will go to cover the cost of:
– Travel
– Accommodations
– Audio & Video Equipment Purchase/Rental
– Book Cover Layout & Design
– Costs associated with publishing

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The Rewards:
In addition to tons of digital rewards such as interview clips and an opportunity to be a guest on my show The Dugout, I also have baseball memorabilia rewards such as baseballs autographed by Fergie Jenkins and Matt Stairs. Linda Ruth Tosetti (Babe Ruth’s Granddaughter) has autographed some baseballs and prints, and I’m also including some beautiful limited edition Blue Jays prints from Chris Ripley at BlueJaysArt.ca.

More details here: http://igg.me/at/TheDugout