Whenever I visit a baseball park, meet a player, am introduced to a team, or learn something from a baseball resource, I try to make a connection at some point with that experience on social media. Not everyone uses social … Continue reading An Amazing Tribute, Night Of Awareness At Recent Batavia Muckdogs Game
In a recent blog post on my Batavia Baseball Experience, I mentioned a wall of fame near the concession stand. One of the more interesting plaques I read was about Gene Baker. Baker was a prolific shortstop with the Kansas City Monarchs, then a Chicago Cubs minor leaguer. Baker moved up to the big club and changed positions to accommodate another outstanding Cubs shortstop, Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. As great as Baker was on the field as a player, his historical place on the bench is what many credit him with. Baker became the first African American to … Continue reading Batavia Pirates, Player- Manager Gene Baker Make Baseball History
On the final day of my business trip to Buffalo (for ABF Freight), I decided to take a leisurely drive from my hotel in Amherst (NY) out to Batavia (NY). Batavia is like a Hollywood movie set filming “Main Street … Continue reading A Thursday Evening Baseball Trip To Dwyer Stadium For Muckdogs vs. Pilots
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