Straight from the Porch

Baseball fans will enjoy the following guest post by Newton Jones.                                 During summers of my youth, our backyard in Northbrook, Illinois was transformed from a grassy expanse into a baseball field for the Jones boys and their friends. Our fervent desire was to grow up and play for the Chicago Cubs. Our infield had no home plate…only the bare spot in front of the crabapple tree.  First base was an unused baseball glove or the arm of a lawn chair.  Second base was the…