Have you ever stood just outside the main gate of any park, restaurant, graduation ceremony and just knew in your heart that just on the other side of that gate, that door, that entryway – something incredible was about to … Continue reading The RIBBE Takes A Road Trip To Cooperstown, NY – Part 4, The Rhode Island Connection
After a great hotel breakfast (the hotel had an automatic pancake machine!) and a large cup of coffee, I took a one mile stroll down Route 28 to the outside of the Cooperstown Dreams Park to catch a morning view … Continue reading The RIBBE Takes A Road Trip To Cooperstown, NY – Part 3, The Gate Was Open
Block Island has always been one of my favorite places to visit in any season. Most trips to the Block, I just take the ferry and rely on taxis, mopeds, or my own two feet for transportation. This past year, … Continue reading Baseball History On Display At Block Island Historical Society
The 4th Annual Cardines Classic, hosted by the U.S. Naval War College, took place last night at Newport’s historic Cardines Field. The event features students from the U.S. Naval War College dressed in World War I era baseball uniforms playing … Continue reading Friday Night Baseball Game In October – The Cardines Classic
Baseball statistical sites such as Baseball Reference (www.baseballreference.com) track the coolest baseball stats you can think of. Who won the MVP in 1967? How many errors did Ty Cobb make his rookie season? Batting titles, home run titles, World Series … Continue reading A Baseball Player from Woonsocket, RI Makes The Major Leagues
The challenge every biopic film has is mixing fact with Hollywood’s influence. A biopic film is based on actual events, recent or historical, which give depth to the story through interesting dialogue and sometimes sensationalism of these events. It is the filmmaker’s task to educate the audience, whether they were alive during the events or not, as well as entertain the audience. Otherwise, it feels more like a movie you watch in high school for your US or World History class. And if I can recall, those were certainly educational but not too entertaining. I have watched a number of … Continue reading Hidden Figures – A Must See Biopic on the American Dream
The Baseball Storyteller 