Sunday afternoon, I had the entire day wide open to explore and visit some baseball experiences in nearby Austin, Texas. I took the roughly 80 mile trek northeast from San Antonio, where I was staying in advance of a business … Continue reading A Sunday Set Of Memorable Austin Baseball Experiences
Paul Skenes is a Starting Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After a stellar college career, which started off as a two way player at the Air Force Academy and culminating as a Player of the Year winner at LSU, Skenes … Continue reading Why Paul Skenes Is More Greg Maddux Than Nolan Ryan
Last week, on my business trip for ABF Freight to Houston, I had some time Wednesday morning to check out a new baseball stadium. Actually, let me rephrase that – it is a new name for a Houston professional baseball … Continue reading Wednesday Morning Visit To Houston’s Daikin Park, Home Of The Houston Astros
Last week, I was back in Dallas, Texas for work (ABF Freight) and decided to check out some more baseball experiences. According to a Google search of “baseball fields,” two Texas Rangers fields were listed – Globe Life Park and … Continue reading A Friday Afternoon Visit To Arlington’s Texas Rangers Baseball Fields Past and Present
This past Saturday, August 24th, Barry Bonds was elected into the Hall of Fame… of the Pittsburgh Pirates. During his first seven seasons, (in my opinion) should Bonds have only played those seasons, he would have garnered strong consideration for … Continue reading 1, 4, 8, 42 – The 411 On Retired Numbers At MLB Baseball Parks
I’m not sure what took me so long, but…I finally watched the documentary “Fastball” this evening. This nearly one and 1/2 hour baseball movie shines the spotlight on the old #1, the hammer, the heater, the pitch that many can throw … Continue reading “Fastball” Baseball Documentary Scientifically Answers The Question – Who Was The Fastest All-Time?
True story… I grew up idolizing Nolan Ryan, the Hall of Fame Pitcher. I had baseball cards of his, an autographed (stamped most likely) photo of him on my bedroom walls, and a souvenir newspaper clipping from a trip to Cooperstown when I was a teenager that read “Roby tops Ryan at 101 MPH.” I still have the baseball cards, that photo is still on the walls of my bedroom in my mother’s home, and the fake newspaper still hangs in my mother’s den. Another true story… After a Wickford Little League game, I asked my mother if (when I … Continue reading Hop Aboard The Ryan Express Online And Watch “Facing Nolan”
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