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Carolina Panthers/enterprise writer for @theobserver. Email me at azietlow@charlotteobserver.com. @RHHerald_Preps alum. Cole World, no blanket.
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An MLB pitching prospect in Charlotte is also an overqualified local sportswriter

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By Alex Zietlow Verified
| Montana Standard Verified
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The tackle box and fishing rods were in the trunk. The bass they didn’t catch still swam in the remote pond. The son, Duncan Davitt, was 9 years old in the passenger seat, and the father, Mark, was steering their gray Chevy Impala away from Illinois Street and back toward their hometown of Indianola, Iowa, when a question flashed through his mind. So the father asked it. What do you wanna do when you grow up? Dad asked. Play baseball, Duncan replied.
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An MLB pitching prospect in Charlotte is also an overqualified local sportswriter

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By Alex Zietlow Verified
| Dispatch Argus Verified
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The tackle box and fishing rods were in the trunk. The bass they didn’t catch still swam in the remote pond. The son, Duncan Davitt, was 9 years old in the passenger seat, and the father, Mark, was steering their gray Chevy Impala away from Illinois Street and back toward their hometown of Indianola, Iowa, when a question flashed through his mind. So the father asked it. What do you wanna do when you grow up? Dad asked. Play baseball, Duncan replied.
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An MLB pitching prospect in Charlotte is also an overqualified local sportswriter

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By Alex Zietlow Verified
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Prefer us on Google New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The tackle box and fishing rods were in the trunk. The bass they didn’t catch still swam in the remote pond.
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