An old friend, Hub Greenlees, whom I’ve known since I moved to New Braunfels, surprised me a couple of weeks ago with a nice note and book for a little something I did on behalf of his daughter, Kimberly, who was once a student at a school where I was principal.

While such a deliberate thank you was not necessary, I was intrigued by the 100-plus page paperback book entitled, “Everything I Learned from Baseball: 99 Life Lessons from the Ball Field” written by Philip Theibert.