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  • Episode 16 – “The FORD ALL-STARS Family: Brotherhood Built on the Diamond”

    This one hits different. We all have come across many players in our participation with the FORD All-Stars, through LaPlace, Reserve, Garyville, and Edgard. But this group right here was special. We watched.We listened.We learned. We said we were going…

    Apr 30, 2025
    Episode 16 – “The FORD ALL-STARS Family: Brotherhood Built on the Diamond”
  • EPISODE #15:  The Last Game Before the Big Stage: Our Road to the Dizzy Dean World Series

    The time had finally come, the start of the Dizzy Dean State of Louisiana 13-14 Age Group Tournament. We were ready. We had it all: the coaching, the confidence, the players, the pitching, the hitting, the base running, the defense,…

    Apr 28, 2025
    EPISODE #15:  The Last Game Before the Big Stage: Our Road to the Dizzy Dean World Series
  • Episode 14: “Graduation, Goals, and Guts”

    For the final time, I was honored to be chosen for the FORD All-Stars. Two goals checked off at 14 years old — finishing my LaPlace A’s run and making the All-Star team. But we all had one more mission:…

    Apr 28, 2025
    Episode 14: “Graduation, Goals, and Guts”
  • Episode 13: “The Last Ride Before High School”

    School was in full swing, Romell Anthony was gone, and I was locked in preparing for another football season with the St. John Rough Riders. By now, I had built a strong name for myself on the football field —…

    Apr 27, 2025
    Episode 13: “The Last Ride Before High School”
  • EPISODE 12: The Start of Something DifferentBlog Series: DM9 Chronicles – My Life, My Journey, My Truth

    The summer ended quicker than we expected. One minute we were in the middle of another exciting baseball season, and the next—it was time to get back to school. But this wasn’t just another school year. We were now 8th…

    Apr 25, 2025
    EPISODE 12: The Start of Something DifferentBlog Series: DM9 Chronicles – My Life, My Journey, My Truth
  • Episode 11: “FORD Boys in Louisiana Threads: The Series That Started It All”

    The time had come. A group of young Black teenagers from LaPlace, Reserve, and Garyville, Louisiana had officially earned the right to represent Louisiana in the Dizzy Dean World Series for the 13–14 age group. To say we were excited…

    Apr 25, 2025
    Episode 11:  “FORD Boys in Louisiana Threads: The Series That Started It All”
  • Title: Young King, Keep Speaking Boldly — A Message to Shedeur Sanders

    There’s something powerful about a young Black man who knows who he is, where he comes from, and where he’s going. And when he speaks with that power—unapologetically—it tends to shake the very rooms he walks into. Shedeur Sanders is…

    Apr 25, 2025
    Title: Young King, Keep Speaking Boldly — A Message to Shedeur Sanders
  • Episode 10: FORD All-Stars — The First Trip to the Dizzy Dean World Series

    The summer had arrived, and with it came another opportunity — my second consecutive appearance with the FORD All-Stars. This time, I was with the 13–14 age group, representing St. John Parish in the Dizzy Dean League Louisiana State Tournament.…

    Apr 24, 2025
    Episode 10: FORD All-Stars — The First Trip to the Dizzy Dean World Series
  • Episode 9: A Different Season, A Different Damon

    It was a different season. A different time. A different mindset. Seventh grade brought a new chapter at Leon Godchaux Jr. High School — a fresh start beyond the classrooms and ballfields of my childhood friends. For the first time,…

    Apr 23, 2025
    Episode 9: A Different Season, A Different Damon
  • Episode 8: “The Lil Boys’ Last Dance”

    We were a little older, a little more mature, and a lot better as a baseball team. I was 12 years old now, in the 6th grade at East St. John Middle School, which sat right behind Our Lady of…

    Apr 22, 2025
    Episode 8: “The Lil Boys’ Last Dance”
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