The first week of August, I received an baseball story email from Penguin Random House Publicity Agent, Julianna Meinz. In her email, she mentioned that New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski was coming to Newport, RI on a book … Continue reading Why I Love Reading Books – “Why We Love Baseball” by Joe Posnanski
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
True baseball fans don’t care what place their favorite team finishes, right? I mean last place, first place, third place – no matter what place your favorite team ends up, you still buy the hats, the sweatshirts, the pennants, and all the great souvenirs at local retail stores, right? Take me for example, my Boston Red Sox finished behind the 4th place Baltimore Orioles in 2022 and I wear my Red Sox winter hat and Red Sox winter gloves to work every single day. I eagerly await news of free agent signings headed to Fenway and the hopefully resigning news … Continue reading Red Sox Winter Weekend Back For 2023 In Springfield, MA
Sometime this Spring, at Portsmouth Abbey or Pepin Field or Cranston Stadium, my wife Rachel turned to me and said “Hey, let’s go to a Red Sox game this year.” With the hundreds of baseball game options here in Rhode … Continue reading A Fenway Park Tuesday Night Tribute To HOF David Ortiz Featuring Yaz, Rice, Epstein, Pedro, And A Pin
On June 23rd through June 26th, the Houston Astros will travel to New York to face the Yankees in a 4 game series at Yankee Stadium. The Houston Astros, barring injury, will most likely feature Classical High School’s Jeremy Peña … Continue reading June 23rd, 2022 Presents The Possibility of A Pretty Rare Rhode Island Baseball Occurrence
As I was photographing and cataloguing Rhode Island references in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, I could not help but stop at just about every single exhibit to read up on the then and now of baseball. The Baseball … Continue reading The RIBBE Takes A Road Trip To Cooperstown, NY – Part 5, The Then And Now Of Baseball
It is Tuesday, October 5th. 8:08 am start time for this blog. 12 hours, roughly, until the first pitch of the 2021 American League Wild Card game featuring the Boston Red Sox hosting the New York Yankees. I did a … Continue reading 12 Hours To Game Time – Red Sox vs Yankees Pre-Game Begins
The 2021 Run To Home Base Event was held at Boston’s Fenway Park yesterday. The event, which was held virtually last year due to Covid-19 restrictions, involves a runner or team raising funds for the Home Base Program and then … Continue reading My 2021 Run To Home Base Experience – The Training, The Fundraiser, The Race Day
View From Fenway Park, pre-race Run to Home Base Event, July 27, 2019 On September 25th, I will be running in my 2nd Red Sox Foundation Run to Home Base Event. This very special race takes place in and around … Continue reading Help Me Reach My Fundraising Goal for The Run To Home Base Event
As you may know from reading my baseball blogs, I am originally from and still live in North Kingstown. I attended North Kingstown High School and my sons have attended/are attending North Kingstown High School. I played for the NKHS … Continue reading North Kingstown High School’s Chris Hess Continues Baseball Journey As Instructor With Boston Red Sox
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