With the New York Yankees winning the 2024 American League Pennant and the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the 2024 National League Pennant, the 2024 World Series was supposed to be an epically historical baseball matchup. You have the two biggest … Continue reading I’m Sorry, Did The Much Hyped Dodgers vs. Yankees World Series End Already?
On my recent business trip to Buffalo for ABF Freight, I had some personal time to explore some of Western New York’s baseball experiences. I had the good fortune of finding not one but two incredible baseball complexes, each one … Continue reading The Baseball Spirits of Mel Ott and Lou Gehrig Alive in Western New York
Last week, my business travel for ABF Freight took me to the city of Buffalo, NY. Two relatively short flights (Norfolk to Philadelphia, Philly to Buffalo) got me to Buffalo just after noon time on Sunday, so I had some … Continue reading Sunday Visit To Buffalo’s Sahlen Field, Home of the Buffalo Bisons
On the first floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY there is a large room with hundreds of plaques mounted to the walls. On each plaque is a singular, outstanding individual whose contribution to the game … Continue reading The RIBBE Takes A Road Trip To Cooperstown, NY – Part 6, The Plaque Room
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
We arrived at Doubleday Field, Cooperstown just after 5:00pm to find the gates locked. From the main gate next to the bleachers behind home plate, I could see parts of the field and listened as water flowed under the first … Continue reading The RIBBE Takes A Road Trip To Cooperstown, NY – Part 2, The Night Life
As a preface to this blog and those upcoming, I just want to say what a thrill it was to visit one of the most incredible villages in the entire United States of America. To write just one story, to … Continue reading The RIBBE Takes A Road Trip To Cooperstown, NY – Part 1, The Detour
As the 2021 Collegiate Baseball season winds down, student athletes turn their attention towards summer baseball leagues. Here in New England, we have so many outstanding summer baseball league opportunities for players. And some of the most highly regarded leagues … Continue reading Summer League Destinations for Rhode Island Collegiate Baseball Players
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