The first session gave me a warrior. The second session made him real. That gap in between is where everything actually happens.

The 2021 Braves were 44-45 at the All-Star break and I had already mentally moved on. That was a mistake I’ve been making my whole life, and apparently baseball had to be the thing to finally break the habit.

Nobody writes songs about the days the fish didn’t bite. But those are the days that actually teach you something — if you’re paying attention to the right thing.