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 … Continue reading A Thursday Night Baseball Visit To University of Tampa, Plant Field
Summer collegiate wooden bat league baseball, for my time and money, is the number one baseball experience on my baseball schedule every year. If I have a choice between several baseball experiences that fall on the same day, summer collegiate … Continue reading Getting To Know The Peninsula Pilots Director of On-Field Gameday Operations Perry Woods
Let me take you inside the mind of a baseball tangent extraordinaire – yours truly. So, I am working my way through Jane Leavy’s biography of Sandy Koufax, “A Lefty’s Legacy,” and loving every page of it. Also on my … Continue reading Dwight Gooden Should Be In The National Baseball Hall Of Fame
2024 was a year of wonderful baseball experiences I will never forget. I traveled as far was as Tacoma, Washington. Took in a Rainiers game with Mount Rainier in the background. I traveled to Phoenix, Arizona and just about every … Continue reading Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Night to my Baseball experiences in 2024
Major League Baseball has worked very hard over the past few decades to make the outcome of a baseball game more predictable and more accurate. Wins vs opponent, batting average vs Pitcher, defensive WAR (wins against replacement), baserunning, win percentage … Continue reading The Non-Predictable Forces That May Decide This Year’s World Series
The 2024 World Series matchup is set. The Los Angeles Dodgers will face the New York Yankees beginning this Friday night and will surely record historic moments for decades of fans to enjoy. With the World Series just days away, … Continue reading Baseball Book Review – Our Team, By Luke Epplin
On a recent business trip to Atlanta for ABF Freight, I set out north and west of the city to visit nearby Kennesaw State University. Having been to the Atlanta area a few times previously, I wanted to explore some … Continue reading Thursday Afternoon Trip To Kennesaw State University’s Soon To Be Mickey Dunn Stadium
During my recent work trip to Paterson, New Jersey for ABF Freight, I had some free time Wednesday morning to explore a very important baseball museum. An important baseball museum located next to a historic baseball and sports arena – … Continue reading Revisiting Baseball History through the Charles J Muth Museum at Hinchcliffe Stadium
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, … Continue reading The New Jersey Baseball Experience – The Boss, Ole Blue Eyes, A Baseball Match
This past week, I was in the Meadowlands region of New Jersey for work (ABF Freight). As always, upon checking into my hotel, I surveyed the nearby areas for any cool baseball games, places, events, and potential experiences. I found … Continue reading Monday Afternoon Tour of New Jersey Baseball Parks and Historic Stadiums
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