FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, Father’s Day. The sun is beaming off pristine green grass, and the smell of hot dogs and hamburgers and the sound of the occasional wooden crack of a baseball bat fill the air.
A Stafford Little League coach sips a beer in triumph as his journey of survival and goodwill culminated in a celebration of fatherhood on Sunday that neither his children, their teammates, nor their families will soon forget.
Matt Caufield, 49, of Stafford is one of three coaches of the Rookie League Blue Bombers, an instructional team following…
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