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Sunday morning, I continued to explore the baseball fields and history of Northwest Indiana, which borders the Chicago, Illinois area. I am working in the Chicago terminal this week for ABF Freight. And I found a really cool baseball stadium in nearby East Chicago, Indiana, with a pretty famous former Major League Baseball player attached…
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This past week, I traveled out to the Chicago, IL, and Northwest Indiana area for work (ABF Freight). Chicago has two sets of fans – the Northsiders, aka Cubs fans, and the Southsiders, aka White Sox fans. I have visited Chicago’s Wrigley Field in the past. On Saturday, I rode by the gates of…
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Paul Skenes is a Starting Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After a stellar college career, which started off as a two way player at the Air Force Academy and culminating as a Player of the Year winner at LSU, Skenes has achieved meteoric success at the Minor League level, and now as a Pittsburgh Pirate.…
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Tuesday Morning Visit To Sugar Land Space Cowboys And Constellation Field
Last week on my business trip to Houston for ABF Freight, I had some personal time in the morning to check out local baseball experiences. Having visited Rice University’s Reckling Park on Sunday, I mapped out a trip down to Sugar Land, Texas to visit the Sugar Land Space Cowboys and Constellation Field. With the…
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Sunday Afternoon Visit To Rice University Baseball’s Reckling Park
Last week, I was in Houston, Texas for business (ABF Freight). As I do when I travel, I compile an area search of baseball fields, parks, teams, and potential experiences. As I was quick to discover, Houston and its surrounding Texas cities and towns have a ton of baseball spots to check out, far too…
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A Rhode Island Baseball Fan’s Shoutout to Washington Nationals Spring Breakout Starter Alex Clemmey
Enjoy this condensed game, courtesy of http://www.mlb.com, featuring former Rhode Island standout (Bishop Hendricken High School) Alex Clemmey. Clemmey is a top prospect with the Washington Nationals and recently participated in MLB’s Spring Breakout Series representing the Nationals. What a talent, what an inspiration for every Rhode Island kid playing baseball this Spring. Clemmey’s line…
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Wednesday Night Baseball At Plumeri Park Featuring William & Mary Vs. ODU
Yesterday was a day of firsts for my 2025 baseball experience season. Yesterday morning, I woke up (normal time, no alarm) to watch the 8th and 9th inning of the MLB Tokyo Series on Fox Sports, featuring the LA Dodgers vs. the Chicago Cubs. My first MLB game of the season, on TV or live…
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Saturday Afternoon Baseball At The Diamond Featuring VCU Rams vs. URI Rams
The title is not a misprint. If you are a fan of the Rams, whether it be the Los Angeles Rams or the Virginia Commonwealth Rams or the University of Rhode Island “Rhody” Rams, wow were you in luck these past few days. The URI baseball team traveled to Virginia again this past week (ending…
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SCABL Official Release – NECBL’s Newport Gulls Baseball
For over a decade covering baseball in Rhode Island, I attended Newport Gulls Baseball games at historic Cardines Field in beautiful Newport, RI. Despite the…
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SCABL Box Scores And Game Recaps – June 1, 2025
May signifies the start of many summer collegiate and amateur baseball leagues throughout the USA. June, well that brings the energy and intensity and action…
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SCABL Box Scores And Game Recaps – May 31, 2025
Here are some of the summer collegiate and amateur baseball league box scores and game recaps from Saturday, May 31st that caught my attention on…
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SCABL Box Scores And Recaps – May 30, 2025
Summer Collegiate, Amateur Baseball League (SCABL) Box Scores and Recaps for Friday, May 30, 2025: Rain outs and delays were part of the Coastal Plain…
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A Thursday Night Baseball Visit To University of Tampa, Plant Field
One recurring theme I had exploring baseball experiences in Tampa last week was they were all night time visits. My work commitments were from early morning to late afternoon, so sunlight just wasn’t going to factor into my baseball explorations in Tampa. Not to worry, I actually got really lucky with stadiums and ballparks being…
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INTRODUCING SLUGGBALL – A REIMAGINED VERSION OF BASEBALL REUNITES FORMER BALLPLAYERS AND REIGNITES THEIR LOVE OF HITTING
I received a press release today via email that really caught my attention. “A reimagined version of baseball” was the phrase that reeled me in, so good work PR department for Sluggball!!! I would like to share this press release with you now and encourage you to take a moment to read the information, check…
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A Preview Of The 2025 Norfolk State Spartans Baseball Season
Last summer (2023), I reached out to Norfolk State University’s Justin Journette about his involvement in the 2023 HBCU Swingman Classic. It was my first contact with the HBCU Player of the Year (by Black College Nines) and second team all conference NEC selection. I was so impressed by his answers and character and excitement…
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Peninsula Pilots Announce Baseball Card Promotion for 2025 Summer Collegiate Baseball Season
Here is a quick follow up to a story I posted a few weeks back about Hampton’s Peninsula Pilots. The Peninsula Pilots are a summer collegiate baseball league team who plays in the historic Coastal Plain League. I had a great meeting at Hampton’s War Memorial Stadium a few months back and at the time,…
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A Night Time Visit to Red McEwen Baseball Field, University of South Florida
Last week during my work trip to Tampa, Florida for ABF Freight, I had some personal time at night to baseball-explore. About 3 miles from my hotel, sat the University of South Florida and so I decided to take an evening ride over to the campus. In sunny Florida last week, the sun was setting…
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An Afternoon Trip To Billy Reed Field, Home of the Hillsborough High School, Big Red Baseball
A few weeks ago, I penned an article about Dwight Gooden. I believe he belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Cooperstown, NY is about 200 miles due north of Shea Stadium, where Gooden started for the NY Mets. Cooperstown is about 1300 miles from where I was standing last week,…
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