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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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Last week, I was in San Antonio, Texas for work (ABF Freight) and had two non-work agendas on my plate – baseball experiences and reconnecting with an old friend from Texas. Before I write about baseball, I can happily say that I did get a chance to reconnect with my longtime friend, Anthony Perez, for…
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This past week, Rachel and I traveled due Northeast, back home to Rhode Island for a week of family visits. We try to get up north as often as we can to visit family members, friends, familiar places, and immerse ourselves back into the Rhode Island way of life. It was a successful trip on…
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Last January (2024), I was a fairly new resident of Hampton Roads and eager to explore the area’s baseball parks and experiences. One afternoon, I took a short drive from my house over to First Colonial High School and walked the grounds of the baseball field, Norbie Wilson Baseball Field. I loved the field, loved…
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The New Jersey Baseball Experience – The Boss, Ole Blue Eyes, A Baseball Match
This week, I am back in New Jersey for work (ABF Freight) and decided to check out some local NJ baseball experiences. As I typically do, I opened Google Maps and searched the area around my hotel to see what, if anything, looked baseball-interesting. Hoboken, West New York, and Paterson all had interesting places, so…
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Could A Summer Collegiate Baseball League Financially Lure A Star Player To Join Their League Over Another?
Good Sunday morning to you. I want to start this blog by stating that everything I am about to write is based on a hypothetical question, my personal opinion, and my personal speculation. I have no first hand knowledge of any such summer collegiate baseball league, player, coach, organization currently doing what I am suggesting…
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The Players I Follow – A New Page On Baseball Storyteller Website
During a rare moment when I was watching something other than baseball, I found myself watching the Kansas City Chiefs vs the Baltimore Ravens. But I was really just interested in watching QB extraordinaire Patrick Mahomes. I couldn’t help think of why I would just watch Patrick Mahomes, and not the game itself. I’m not…
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New Baseball Maps Page ON Baseball Storyteller Website Spotlights My Experiences
I wanted to share with you an exciting new page I am working on. It is a maps page of baseball experiences I have been on for the past decade and beyond. You can see places I have visited, attended games, witness baseball history, and so much more. You can view stadiums and Tee Ball…
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Murals of McCoy by Andrew Tuetken -Honoring The Pawtucket Red Sox Through Art and Personal Experience
I received a nice email recently from a true Pawtucket Red Sox fan. (To skip ahead for a moment to provide clarity, the Pawtucket Red Sox were the Boston Red Sox AAA Affiliate for 50 years, before relocating to Worcester, MA to become the Worcester Red Sox. It was a sad day for many Rhode…
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Join Me At The 757 Card Show This Weekend At The Virginia Beach Fieldhouse
This past week, I connected with 757 Card Shows Co-Promoter Russell Savage about his upcoming sports card and collectibles expo. The expo is scheduled to…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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It Is More Than 12 Miles That Separates Two MLB Teams at 19-24
As of 8:00EST, May 14th the Oakland A’s are 19-24. As of 8:00EST, May 14th the San Francisco Giants are 19-24. Geographically speaking and on a relatively perfect traffic day, the Oakland A’s play their home games about 12 miles from where the San Francisco Giants play their home games. The two MLB teams share…
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Monday Afternoon Visit To Trenton Stadium, Trenton Thunder Baseball
Last week, my work commitments with ABF Freight took me to the city of Philadelphia, PA via the city of Cherry Hill, NJ. The two cities are very close by and with the terminal in Philly, I stayed at a hotel in nearby Cherry Hill, just over the Betsy Ross Bridge. As I typically do,…
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Tuesday Night In Tacoma For AAA Baseball Featuring Rainiers vs Chihuahuas
I was back in Tacoma for ABF Freight last week. So, I took the opportunity after work Tuesday night to revisit Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers. The Rainiers are the AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, who play just a short ride north of Cheney Stadium. Tuesday night, the Rainiers would take on…
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Baseball Book Review – The Fireballer by Mark Stevens
The concept of the extraordinary character in a poem, short story, novel, or movie is one of the foundations of creative writing, in my opinion. A mild mannered man or woman with superhuman powers like night vision, incredible strength, and lighting fast speed – tucked away under their business attire. A misunderstood student, banished to…
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Sunday Afternoon Baseball At Mel Olsen Stadium, Home of The DubSea Fish Sticks
On my second business trip to Tacoma, Washington for ABF Freight, I had an afternoon opportunity to visit some local Seattle baseball fields. One field that caught my eye (via Google Maps) is the summer home of the DubSea Fish Sticks, Mel Olsen Stadium. Mel Olsen was about 15 minutes or so from SeaTac Airport,…
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Thursday Night Visit to Loggers Field, University of Puget Sound
On my recent business trip to Tacoma for ABF Freight, I had the good fortune to find Loggers Field on a Google map search. It was fairly close to my hotel, so I circled it as a possible baseball experience. Loggers Field is the home of the University of Puget Sound Baseball team, aka The…
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