{"product_id":"247-bloodlines-now-batting-7-x-10-5","title":"247. \"Bloodlines: Now Batting...\"  7\" x 10.5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eBecause this piece was created for Father's Day, purchases made on June 21, 2026 will be automatically discounted by $5.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 × 10.5 inches art print (not a comic book)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pre-order ends Sunday, June 28th  at 3 PM PT \/ 6 PM ET\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Expected to ship approximately 40–60 days after the purchase window closes.\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated timeframe. Not guaranteed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Artist: \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePop Fly #247: \u003cem\u003e\"Bloodlines: Now Batting...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s a photograph on my phone from seven years ago that inspired this piece. I'm gonna break protocol a bit and share it here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6450\/5260\/files\/IMG_2654.png?v=1782016087\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"302\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIt was taken on my son Daniel Jr.'s very first day of school... ever. What makes it so special to me isn't the event itself but a fraction of a second it accidentally captured. My hand is releasing his. He is moving forward. I am staying behind. It's his time now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZoom in on those little chubby hands \u003cem\u003e(my son's, not mine\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat tiny, tiny space between them became the emotional foundation for this piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt first I approached this piece as a traditional passing of the torch. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized this wasn't about handing something over. It was about letting go. At least to me it was.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn my piece, the father's hand is relaxed and open. The bat tips away from him, balanced only by the lightest grip, its weight falling forward instead of remaining balanced in his hand. The receiver hasn't fully taken it yet. He is reaching toward it, just before acceptance, just before responsibility, just before the weight becomes his.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece isn't really about stats or records \u003cem\u003e(although they are present in the piece, hidden in the barcode)\u003c\/em\u003e... It's about that moment between the moments. The space between holding on and letting go. The crossing of a threshold from one legacy to another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven the phrase \u003cem\u003e\"Now Batting...\"\u003c\/em\u003e is one of those phrases every baseball fan knows by heart. It's an introduction. An announcement. A signal that one chapter has ended and another is about to begin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut more than that, it is about anyone who has ever released someone they loved beyond measure into the world and hoped they would fly even higher than they ever could. And it is about those who were entrusted with that hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"long-line\"\u003eYou are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"long-line\"\u003eThe archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, \u003cbr\u003e and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"long-line\"\u003eLet your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"long-line\"\u003eFor even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - Kahlil Gibran\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pop Fly Pop Shop","offers":[{"title":"Regular","offer_id":49863694614768,"sku":"REG_NOWBATTING","price":87.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6450\/5260\/files\/GriffeyWEBcopy.jpg?v=1782016582","url":"https:\/\/popflypopshop.com\/en-ca\/products\/247-bloodlines-now-batting-7-x-10-5","provider":"Pop Fly Pop Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}