{"id":55647,"date":"2023-06-18T14:28:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T19:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=55647"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:47:44","slug":"how-to-catch-a-souvenir-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/just-for-fun\/how-to-catch-a-souvenir-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Catch a Souvenir Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/04\/Catch-Souvenir-Baseball-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-55668\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-176939\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SOTW-Souvenir-Baseball-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SOTW-Souvenir-Baseball-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SOTW-Souvenir-Baseball-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SOTW-Souvenir-Baseball-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. 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