Do You Agree With Extreme Devotion To Baseball

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There are many things to learn about each other if we take a small dose out of our lives and speak to one another. You’ll be able to find find out things that you two might have in common or completely disagree with. This applies to Jon because of his extreme devotion to baseball unlike I.
I asked Jon to tell me about his favorite sport, and without hesitation he responded with baseball. He has been playing since he was about five years old to present, about 6 years. I've learned that Jon didn't exactly enjoy the sport when he was younger but never gave up. He plays for an outside of school league called the “K.C.Curve” and for the Lake Shore High School on second base. He says that he loves the sport so much because it brings him places like Ohio and Pennsylvania for tournaments.
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He had an abundance so we sorted them down to the highlights. To kick off the summer Jon passed his road test and got his license, which brought him more freedom. With This freedom he could then go fishing with his brother and friends. Lastly he talked a lot about his annual end of the summer softball game with the K.C.Curve’s. Jon said this was the best part of his summer because the teams we're split up as coaches vs. players. Jon said this was the most fun because it was a challenge to beat the coaches.
After we talked about summer vacation I thought it would be a great idea to ask him about his favorite vacation in his whole life, his answer didn't fall short of a great

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