For the past month or so, I have visited New York on various work assignments for ABF Freight, my place of employment. Working an early shift and having the afternoon and evenings off was awesome because I got to explore … Continue reading The Yankee Stadium Baseball Experience – How I Turned My Frown Upside
If you follow my blog, and if you do thank you, I wrote some time back about a potential historical event for Rhode Island baseball. A matchup of a former Rhode Island High School Pitcher vs a former Rhode Island … Continue reading Rhode Island Baseball History Made – King vs Peña in an MLB game
I went back to Rachel, who was sitting very patiently for me, figuring out the tip, and began to tell her the story of the baseball. We had other agendas so I was brief. I took my placemat and flipped … Continue reading The Riverwalk Home Run Baseball Journey – You Got The Wrong Guy
Last summer, Rachel and I made the 1 hour trek out to Worcester’s Polar Park for a guided tour. The City of Worcester took over the AAA franchise for the Boston Red Sox, once held for about 50 years by … Continue reading A Tale of Two Seats – An Afternoon Baseball Experience at Polar Park, Worcester
I have had so much fun compiling news articles about the Quonset Point Naval Air Station’s connection to baseball in the years prior to its decommissioning in 1974. Through the Providence College Archives and Special Collections group, I have found … Continue reading The Quonset Point Naval Air Station Baseball Experience – Flyers Flying High Over The Competition
For the past few weeks, I have been researching the baseball experiences of the Quonset Naval Air Station pre-1974. 1974 was the year the base was deactivated essentially ending operations there in terms of the United States Military. Through the … Continue reading The Quonset Point Naval Air Station Baseball Experience – Who They Played And How They Did
Ok, I just couldn’t resist. My intentions were to go to Cardines Field last night, sit there like all the other fans, take in the game, minimal photos, no notebook, no chicken scratch shorthand, no interviews pre or post game … Continue reading Pell Series Baseball Featuring Gulls vs. Waves, Cardines Field
I was recently down in Virginia Beach on vacation and stopped into a diner one morning for breakfast. It was a fairly typical diner in terms of décor – padded booths, nostalgic posters and photos on the walls (some of … Continue reading The Riverwalk Home Run Baseball Journey – A Plop In The Creek
After finishing college in 1994, an internship at the YMCA, and a brief introduction into working life in Boston, I decided to take a giant career detour and move to Virginia Beach. It wasn’t an overly popular move in my … Continue reading The Fields Of My Baseball Youth – Lakewood Park, Norfolk
Through two amazing connections recently, I have been able to travel back in time online to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station Baseball Experience. My two connections, Providence College Archives and Special Collections and the North Kingstown Town Library, have … Continue reading The Quonset Point Naval Air Station Baseball Experience – The Scout, The Players, The Airbees
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