I recently spent a wonderful afternoon in Kansas City, MO touring the historic Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. On the walls of the museum were photographs, Continue Reading
Baseball Short Stories
The Baseball Rookie – Community Day In Dogwood
Saturday afternoon, the community of Dogwood held its annual Dogwood Community Day. This popular event is a free public gathering to connect residents with local Continue Reading
The Baseball Rookie – Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Monday night was 2 for 1 hamburgers and hot dogs at Dogwood Stadium. So, Rookie, Nora and their two hungry neighborhood dog friends, Dozier and Continue Reading
Baseball Book Review – Jackie Robinson’s Real Gone, Baseball Poems of New York by Matthew Johnson
Before social media posts typed with love, humor, or even hatred filled rants existed, there was poetry. Before instant, direct, or electronic messaging existed, there Continue Reading
The Baseball Rookie – Dozier And The Cone Of Shame
Nora and Rookie arrived just before first pitch at the annual Dogwood Little League “Steppin’ Up” charity game. The game featured youth ballplayers teamed up Continue Reading
Did The Red Sox Get It Right In Trading Away These Players?
The 2026 Major League Baseball trade deadline has come and gone. The Boston Red Sox traded players from their minor league teams as well as Continue Reading
Baseball Book Review – Destitute Darlings by Mel Proctor
A few weeks ago, I received a fantastic email from an author with a ton of baseball stories to tell, and one in particular that Continue Reading
Dustin Pedroia Should Be In The National Baseball Hall Of Fame
Before a single pitch was thrown in the 2026 Major League Baseball season, when snow was covering most of the United States, just a month Continue Reading
The Baseball Rookie – A New Batboy To The Rescue
Thursday night, the neighborhood dog friends – Rookie, Nora, Dozier, and Scout – were back at the ballpark. Nora, after visiting her nurse friend from Continue Reading
My Dayton Baseball Experience – From Dragons To Marcos To Flyers To Clodbusters, Part II
I began my Dayton Baseball experience with a trip to Day Air Credit Union Ballpark, home of the Dayton Dragons. From a previous search of Continue Reading