This past January, the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY announced that three new members will be inducted in the Summer of 2025. The three members (Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner) were voted into the Hall of … Continue reading Baseball Book Review – Sandy Koufax, A Lefty’s Legacy by Jane Leavy
This past week, I connected with 757 Card Shows Co-Promoter Russell Savage about his upcoming sports card and collectibles expo. The expo is scheduled to place all weekend, Saturday and Sunday (January 25th and 26th) at the Virginia Beach Fieldhouse. … Continue reading Join Me At The 757 Card Show This Weekend At The Virginia Beach Fieldhouse
One recurring theme I had exploring baseball experiences in Tampa last week was they were all night time visits. My work commitments were from early morning to late afternoon, so sunlight just wasn’t going to factor into my baseball explorations … Continue reading A Thursday Night Baseball Visit To University of Tampa, Plant Field
I received a press release today via email that really caught my attention. “A reimagined version of baseball” was the phrase that reeled me in, so good work PR department for Sluggball!!! I would like to share this press release … Continue reading INTRODUCING SLUGGBALL – A REIMAGINED VERSION OF BASEBALL REUNITES FORMER BALLPLAYERS AND REIGNITES THEIR LOVE OF HITTING
Last week during my work trip to Tampa, Florida for ABF Freight, I had some personal time at night to baseball-explore. About 3 miles from my hotel, sat the University of South Florida and so I decided to take an … Continue reading A Night Time Visit to Red McEwen Baseball Field, University of South Florida
A few weeks ago, I penned an article about Dwight Gooden. I believe he belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Cooperstown, NY is about 200 miles due north of Shea Stadium, where Gooden started for … Continue reading An Afternoon Trip To Billy Reed Field, Home of the Hillsborough High School, Big Red Baseball
Last week, I was in Tampa, Florida for work (ABF Freight). During my stay, I discovered that the Tampa area has an abundance of baseball experiences including but not limited to a Major League franchise (Tampa Bay Rays), a Minor … Continue reading A Tuesday Morning Trip To Tampa Tarpons, George Steinbrenner Field At NYY Complex
My Dad, Mark Sydney Roby, turned 80 years old this past week. January 9, 1945; born in Chattanooga, Tennessee; a self-described Army Brat; fanatic reader of science, space, and medicine; still cracking jokes at 80 years of age. My dad … Continue reading Happy 80th Birthday Dad, Thanks For The Baseball Lesson
Summer collegiate wooden bat league baseball, for my time and money, is the number one baseball experience on my baseball schedule every year. If I have a choice between several baseball experiences that fall on the same day, summer collegiate … Continue reading Getting To Know The Peninsula Pilots Director of On-Field Gameday Operations Perry Woods
My grandfather on my Dad’s side was a sport nut. He was into golf, tennis, squash, hiking the woods, and was by most family member’s recollections a very fit man until his death. He dabbled in football with the NY … Continue reading An Impressive 1964 Topps Collectible Baseball Coin Lineup Featuring Mays, Spahn, Bunning, and Zimmer
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