First Pitch Forums
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In 2002, Ron and Rick launched a local conference series, with 3-hour seminars in Chicago and New York each spring. The program would eventually make stops at 15 different Major League cities over the course of its run, usually 5-10 stops each year. Declining attendance put the series on hiatus after 2019.
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One week before COVID shut everything down in 2020, a 3-day conference was tested in Tampa and fared well. After two years lost to the pandemic, it’s still finding its footing,