Dougie Walsh called his coach and pleaded with him to give him another shot on the mound. His last performance did not go so well and Dougie was dropped from the rotation. He invited his coach over to his accuracy … Continue reading The Boy Who Threw Strikes – An Unhittable Performance, With A Catch
Playing multiple sports, whether it is youth leagues or as a collegiate athlete, has been proven to be sound formula for athletic success. Working the same muscle groups over and over again, performing the same repetitive motion, and engaging in the same activity is not necessarily a bad thing. However, cross training your body by swimming, biking, playing basketball, playing soccer, playing baseball, playing hockey is an outstanding way to become a much better overall athlete – physically, strategically, mentally. And, you get to experience a new game, a new format, and maybe find a sport or discipline that fits … Continue reading The Multisport Athlete – An 8Unassisted Life Experience Cartoon Montage
Ever heard a baseball announcer or a fan standing next to you at a game or a fellow coach in the dugout utter the phrase, “Good morning, good afternoon, and good night?” Me too and it is just one of hundreds of baseball slangs, slogans, and sayings that make the game of baseball so timeless and precious to me. The phrase is uttered when a pitcher throws three consecutive strikes (most often without the batter moving a muscle at the plate) freezing him/her at the plate and recording a very impressive strikeout. Coincidentally, it is also the phrase I often … Continue reading The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swing – Good Morning, Good Afternoon, and Good Luck
As I wind down covering baseball here in Rhode Island this month, I can’t help posting and sharing exciting news from the Rhode Island Baseball Community. After all the posts, photos, videos, and shares – that has been the driving … Continue reading Big Announcement From Chariho Little League Regarding Joe Charette Memorial Tournament
Every Spring, Summer, and Fall here in Rhode Island baseball, a regular season of competition ends and a special season of competition begins. This special season is called tournament time and it can be experienced from Coach Pitch Divisions to … Continue reading The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – The Tournaments
Living in Rhode Island off and on for the past 50 years, I have been lucky enough to experience many things in life of Rhode Islander. Rhode Island has beautiful beaches, scenic drives in the woods, city life, eclectic dining … Continue reading The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – The Baseball Fields
First things first, Sacrifice Present #12, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Maria Belliard. Maria, along with close to 100 responders (some very enthusiastic ones as well) correctly identified the Hopkins Family as the Rhode Island Baseball Family. Congrats Maria. Huge thank you to the nearly 1,500 responses to this holiday Rhode Island Baseball trivia contest and Axis Bats giveaway over the past 12 days. The contest averaged about 100 responders a day, 99% correct answers, and the random winners were selected by an independent advisor, who would give me a number between 1 and 100 every night around 10pm … Continue reading The Sacrifice Present Giveaway Courtesy of Axis Bats Announces Final Winner, Recap of 12 Days of Giving
First things first, Sacrifice Present #11, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Danielle Davis. Danielle, along with close to 100 responders (and some with bonus answers!) correctly identified West Warwick’s McCarthy Field as the Rhode Island Baseball Field. Congrats Danielle. And now let’s giveaway one last Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this Rhode Island Baseball Family… Think you know the answer? Great, message me by filling out this contact form and check back here tomorrow to find out if you won a Sacrifice Present courtesy of Axis Bats. Find more about this giveaway at the … Continue reading Sacrifice Present #12 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Family
First things first, Sacrifice Present #10, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Chris Charette. Chris, along with close to 100 responders (popular guy!) correctly identified RIC’s Shaun Gamelin as the Rhode Island Baseball Player Congrats Chris. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this Rhode Island Baseball Field… Think you know the answer? Great, message me by filling out this contact form and check back here tomorrow to find out if you won a Sacrifice Present courtesy of Axis Bats. Find more about this giveaway at the bottom of this article. And … Continue reading Sacrifice Present #11 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Field
First things first, Sacrifice Present #9, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Ed McConnell. Ed, along with close to 100 responders (awesome volunteers!) correctly identified Cranston Western Little League as the Rhode Island Little League Organization. Congrats Ed. And now … Continue reading Sacrifice Present #10 – Name this Rhode Island Baseball Player
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