Summer has reemerged here in Hampton Roads the past few days. In summer, I mean 90 plus degree temperatures and what most would consider summer-like weather conditions. With the weather being so cooperative, I thought it would be a good … Continue reading Saturday Night Baseball At Harbor Park Featuring Norfolk Tides Vs. Nashville Sounds
This Friday afternoon, I had the opportunity to visit Hickory High School, which is located in Chesapeake, VA. One city over but a very different landscape from my new hometown in Virginia Beach. My ride south on Kempsville Rd to … Continue reading A Friday Afternoon Baseball Visit To Chesapeake’s Hickory High School
With the recent explosion of the uber-popular and multi-generational sport of Pickleball, I am curious if a reduced risk game of baseball might take flight. I am referring to the very basic form of baseball, taught at the elementary school … Continue reading Would An Adult T-Ball Baseball League Concept Work?
I circled the Norfolk Tides vs. Memphis Redbirds series on my calendar when the MILB schedule was released. Why you ask? The Memphis Redbirds have a Roby on their roster, Tekoah Roby to be exact. No relation, not that I … Continue reading Hot Summer July Night At Harbor Park Featuring Tidewater Tides Vs. Memphis Redbirds
Last January (2024), I was a fairly new resident of Hampton Roads and eager to explore the area’s baseball parks and experiences. One afternoon, I took a short drive from my house over to First Colonial High School and walked … Continue reading Battle Of Mill Dam Road, Norbie Wilson Game To End ALZ Set For Saturday, May 3rd
Here is a quick follow up to a story I posted a few weeks back about Hampton’s Peninsula Pilots. The Peninsula Pilots are a summer collegiate baseball league team who plays in the historic Coastal Plain League. I had a … Continue reading Peninsula Pilots Announce Baseball Card Promotion for 2025 Summer Collegiate Baseball Season
One of the huge advantages Hampton Roads athletes have is weather. In my opinion, the weather in Hampton Roads is mostly decent to awesome well over 75% of the year. Sure it gets warm and humid and muggy, but who’s … Continue reading Norfolk’s Coastal Sports Center Aims To Prepare You For Baseball, Softball, Life
I have a ton of respect for student-athletes. In order to be good at math, most people have to work at it. In order to be good at relationships, most people have to work at it. In order to hit … Continue reading How Club Baseball Extends The Baseball Life Of The College Student-Athlete
My new hometown team faced my former hometown’s newly relocated Boston Red Sox AAA affiliate last night at Harbor Park, Norfolk, VA. With a bit more clarity, my new hometown team (Norfolk Tides, I now live in Virginia Beach) played … Continue reading Cheering On The Visiting Red Sox And Hometown Tides At Harbor Park
Wednesday here in Virginia Beach turned out to be another scorcher. With temperatures climbing into the 90s and the humidity/dew point nearly matching it, it was just downright hot. Tropical, I think that’s what the WAVY TV10 weatherman coined it, … Continue reading Wednesday Night Baseball Fireworks Featuring Peninsula Pilots vs. Wilson Tobs
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