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Here you will find baseball stories about players, fields, coaches, history, the present, and the experience of baseball.
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Summer collegiate and amateur baseball leagues are rolling on as we approach the July 4th holiday week. Rain and high temperatures are a common scheduling issue for many leagues, especially here in Hampton Roads and the Carolinas. In between all the SCABL games and highlights and box scores, I took in a Norfolk Tides game…
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If you watch any high level baseball today, Collegiate to Minor Leagues to Major Leagues, you will notice that batters tend to wear a lot of protective gear. Let’s face it, getting hit by a baseball traveling at high speeds can potentially cause an injury. And depending on the speed of the baseball and the…
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So this week has produced some ridiculous temperatures, record setting in some areas. Here in Hampton Roads, it has averaged 90 plus degrees on the thermostat and the feel like temps are in the triple digits. Safety first has been the theme for many leagues, as games have been postponed to a later date to…
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A To Z Challenge 4 – The Cities and Towns I Have Visited
This A to Z Challenge rolls on tonight with a bit of a tangent. And it is partially inspired by the book I just finished about a baseball team that traveled the globe way back in the late 1800s. The first three A to Z Challenges have all been, big shocker here, baseball related. However,…
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Baseball Book Review – Spalding’s World Tour By Mark Lamster
I just finished reading a very interesting baseball book. The book’s characters are real, they played professional baseball circa late 1800s to early 1900s. The book’s title, “Spalding’s World Tour” references a real person, Albert Spalding, the former professional baseball player turned owner and sporting goods magnate. The book is a geography lesson, a history…
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A To Z Challenge 3 – Baseball Terminology You Might Hear At A Ballpark
Before you go there, take your head out of the sewer. This is a family blog and there will be no swearing or sexist comments or anything derogatory towards race, religion, creed, or person. This A to Z challenge is baseball terms you might here in the dugout at a local Little League park or…
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A to Z Challenge Number 2 – My Boston Red Sox
Tonight is Night #2 of my A to Z Challenge. For those of you who missed Challenge Number 1, you can read all of the cool ballparks I have visited, and I nearly named one for each letter of the alphabet. Heck, I have no idea how long idea of mine is going to last.…
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My Predictions For The 2025 Baseball Season
Good morning baseball fans. I apologize for the lateness of this blog. I typically make a fool out of myself, I mean predict the future of baseball well before the calendar strikes January 1st. Maybe my delay is (in part) due to my nearly 0 for 8 pathetic score from my prediction blog for 2024?…
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The Dwight Gooden Baseball Hall Of Fame Idea Is Gaining Momentum
A few months back, after the 2025 Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame inductees were announced, I began to ponder why Dwight Gooden was not a…
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Baseball Book Review – Baseball Like It Oughta Be by Tom Alesia
Have you ever driven by a small business in your town and wondered, “how did they make it in this town for so long?” If…
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Tuesday Morning Visit To Sullivan Field, University Of The Incarnate Word Baseball
Tuesday morning of my San Antonio trip (work-ABF Freight), I took a very short drive from hotel over to the University of the Incarnate Word.…
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Monday Morning Visit to UTSA And Roadrunner Baseball Field
I was in San Antonio, Texas last week for work (ABF Freight) and eager to check out some local TX baseball spots. One of these…
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A Sunday Trip Around California University Baseball Fields
First off, I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas holiday. I was unfortunately severely under the weather this year, thus I wasn’t as active as I would have liked. Nasty cold really struck me out, then punched me in the face, what a jerk this one was. I’m finally on the mend and part of…
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Baseball Book Review – Satchel, The Life and Times of an American Legend
Baseball fans love to debate over who is the greatest player who ever lived. It is a fascinating debate because of the many generations, many circumstances, many opportunities that baseball players have or have not had which makes them great. A player born in the 1900s had zero advantages like Tommy John surgery or nutritional…
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An Afternoon Visit To Franklin Field, Home Of The Milwaukee Milkmen
Last week, I found myself in the midwestern cold of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for work (ABF Freight). After a very satisfying morning of baseball experiences at American Family Field and nearby Helfaer Field, I decided to attempt the trifecta with another Milwaukee baseball experience. This one had my head spinning, as it combined baseball, skiing, and…
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A Visit To Helfaer Field, A Major League Experience Next To American Family Field
On a recent trip to Milwaukee’s American Family Field, I parked next to a beautiful baseball park with a major connection to Milwaukee baseball history. Helfaer Field, located literally walking distance from American Family Field, is a gorgeous baseball complex that looks almost as enticing as its big brother standing in its shadow. The field’s…
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Monday Afternoon Visit To American Family Field, Home Of The Milwaukee Brewers
Last week, I was assigned to travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for work (ABF Freight). As per my other trips nationwide, I checked out my hotel location and paired it with a search for baseball experiences in the area. I was thrilled to see that American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, was just a…
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Thursday Morning Visit To Banner Island Ballpark, Home Of The Stockton Ports
Last week, I was back on the West Coast for a business trip (ABF Freight) to Sacramento, CA. During the late mornings/early afternoons, I found some personal time to check out some baseball fields. Having already visited Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, I decided to head south to Stockton to check out Banner Island Ballpark, home…
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