In researching an article on Virginia based Club Baseball teams, I connected with the team from Christopher Newport University in nearby Newport News, VA. To be published in an article soon, I learned a ton about the CNU Club Baseball … Continue reading A Thursday Afternoon Visit To Captains Baseball Park, Christopher Newport University
This past week, I was in the Meadowlands region of New Jersey for work (ABF Freight). As always, upon checking into my hotel, I surveyed the nearby areas for any cool baseball games, places, events, and potential experiences. I found … Continue reading Monday Afternoon Tour of New Jersey Baseball Parks and Historic Stadiums
If you have been to a thousand baseball games, played in several hundred, coached nearly a hundred, watched baseball on TV religiously since you were in diapers, and written about baseball for nearly 5 decades – would you consider yourself … Continue reading The Live Action, In Game Baseball Interview – A Fan’s Reaction
The concept of the extraordinary character in a poem, short story, novel, or movie is one of the foundations of creative writing, in my opinion. A mild mannered man or woman with superhuman powers like night vision, incredible strength, and … Continue reading Baseball Book Review – The Fireballer by Mark Stevens
After connecting with family and friends on Easter Sunday, Rachel and I decided to catch our first baseball game at Norfolk’s Harbor Park. Sunday’s game was the final game of the opening weekend for the hometown Norfolk Tides vs the … Continue reading An Easter Sunday Baseball Afternoon At Harbor Park Featuring Norfolk Tides vs Durham Bulls
Would you consider yourself an expert on a particular subject matter? How about a multi-subject expert capable of rattling off statistics, historical facts, and completely captivating an audience with your extensive knowledge of baseball or American history or movies or … Continue reading A Thorough Baseball, New York, American History Lesson From Kevin Baker’s “The New York Game”
As the calendar flips to February, the reality of live baseball games becomes larger and larger. Professional baseball’s Spring Training games are imminent, pitchers and catchers arrive early, collegiate teams moving from indoor facilities to their respective diamonds – the wheels … Continue reading A Saturday Visit To Great Neck, Cox High School Baseball Field
Happy Sunday to everyone. This morning, while doing some research on baseball on military bases in the 1940s – 1960s, I came across a very interesting article. The article, published in the August 9, 1961 Quonset Scout newspaper, tells the military and … Continue reading Question Of The Day – Should Major League Baseball Change The 5 Innings = Win Rule
If you watch sports on TV, your phone, your computer these days, you will most likely have seen the following. Former professional athletes joined at a desk or round table by one or two sports journalists, plus a few on TVs to the left and right of the screen at any given time. Their purpose – to predict the future and analyze the past and scrutinize the present and above all, entertain the sports fan on their sport of expertise. Could be football, could be basketball, could be a specific conference like the ACC or SEC, could be baseball. Whatever the sport, you can rest … Continue reading My Top 8 Professional Baseball Predictions for 2024
For the better part of 10 years now, I have been writing and blogging about baseball. Most of my coverage has been first hand accounts of games, tournaments, stadiums, events, and I have loved every minute of those experiences. Some … Continue reading 10th Annual Major League Baseball Rules Suggestions and Ideas
The Baseball Storyteller 