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  • Scenes From The Ballpark – Norfolk Tides vs. Durham Bulls, Harbor Park

    Scenes From The Ballpark – Norfolk Tides vs. Durham Bulls, Harbor Park

    Norfolk Tides vs. Durham Bulls, Friday May 29th, Harbor Park, Norfolk, VA 1st inning – The sun was still very much in play for most of Harbor Park. Lights were on at the stadium. Wispy clouds, blue skies, and breeze blowing out to centerfield. Rachel and I had good seats, Section 201 Row P. In…

  • A Thursday Morning Visit To Nymeo Field At Harry Grove Stadium, Home Of The Frederick Keys

    A Thursday Morning Visit To Nymeo Field At Harry Grove Stadium, Home Of The Frederick Keys

    After a successful few days of training in Carlisle, PA (ArcBest), I took the roughly 5 and 1/2 hour drive southbound and home. Flashing back to my ride north on the previous Monday morning, I saw signs for Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium driving through the city of Frederick, Maryland. When I got to…

  • The Baseball Rookie – The Pop Heard Round The Corner

    The Baseball Rookie – The Pop Heard Round The Corner

    Nora, the Blue Weimaraner, came down to where Rookie and Radar (the German Shepherd) were sitting and watching the game. “Something is wrong with Dozier (the Doberman Pincher)” barked Nora, “He is acting really scared and I’m afraid he’s going to run away.” Rookie, Radar, Nora, and Dozier all played in the same neighborhood and…

  • A Wednesday Afternoon Visit To FNB Field, Part II – The Actual Game

    A Wednesday Afternoon Visit To FNB Field, Part II – The Actual Game

    A few nights ago, I wrote about my Wednesday afternoon visit to FNB Field, home of the Harrisburg Senators. I had a few hours before the game to self-guide myself on a tour of City Island, parts of downtown Harrisburg, and some of the local bridges that connect the “mainland” of Harrisburg to City Island.…

  • The Baseball Rookie – Barkin’ In The Park

    The Baseball Rookie – Barkin’ In The Park

    Rookie the Weimaraner found a seat along the third base line of Ceremonial Park and stared out into the beauty of the baseball field. Tonight was Rookie’s first live baseball game, a Bark in the Park event where dogs are allowed entry into the game. Rookie had been watching baseball on TV for a number…

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  • A Thursday Morning Visit To Nymeo Field At Harry Grove Stadium, Home Of The Frederick Keys

    After a successful few days of training in Carlisle, PA (ArcBest), I took the roughly 5 and 1/2 hour drive southbound and home. Flashing back to my ride north on the previous Monday morning, I saw signs for Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium driving through the city of Frederick, Maryland. When I got to…

  • The Baseball Rookie – The Pop Heard Round The Corner

    Nora, the Blue Weimaraner, came down to where Rookie and Radar (the German Shepherd) were sitting and watching the game. “Something is wrong with Dozier (the Doberman Pincher)” barked Nora, “He is acting really scared and I’m afraid he’s going to run away.” Rookie, Radar, Nora, and Dozier all played in the same neighborhood and…

  • A Wednesday Afternoon Visit To FNB Field, Part II – The Actual Game

    A few nights ago, I wrote about my Wednesday afternoon visit to FNB Field, home of the Harrisburg Senators. I had a few hours before the game to self-guide myself on a tour of City Island, parts of downtown Harrisburg, and some of the local bridges that connect the “mainland” of Harrisburg to City Island.…

  • The Baseball Rookie – Barkin’ In The Park

    Rookie the Weimaraner found a seat along the third base line of Ceremonial Park and stared out into the beauty of the baseball field. Tonight was Rookie’s first live baseball game, a Bark in the Park event where dogs are allowed entry into the game. Rookie had been watching baseball on TV for a number…

  • A Wednesday Afternoon Visit To FNB Field, Home Of The Harrisburg Senators – Part I, Pre-Game Tour

    Last Wednesday afternoon, during my business trip to Carlisle, PA (ArcBest), I found myself with a bit of a dilemma. On one hand, I had circled the Harrisburg Senators and their very unique field and field location as a must-see spot on my trip (time permitting). On the other hand, the local weather station had…

  • A Tuesday Afternoon Hershey Kiss Size Baseball Visit To Hershey, PA

    On my recent business trip to Carlisle, PA (ArcBest), I had some personal time on Tuesday afternoon to explore nearby Hershey, PA. Hershey, PA is world renowned for its chocolate factory, its theme park, and its namesake (Milton Hershey) and I was curious to see if there were any cool Hershey baseball stories. So, after…

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