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Recognizing The 1972 International League Champion, Governor’s Cup Winner Tidewater Tides

Posted on August 8, 2025 by The Baseball Storyteller

On a recent trip to Harbor Park to watch my adopted hometown team, the Norfolk Tides, I was distracted by a beacon of light. On Continue Reading

Hot Summer July Night At Harbor Park Featuring Tidewater Tides Vs. Memphis Redbirds

Posted on July 30, 2025 by The Baseball Storyteller

I circled the Norfolk Tides vs. Memphis Redbirds series on my calendar when the MILB schedule was released. Why you ask? The Memphis Redbirds have Continue Reading

Wednesday Trip To Portsmouth’s Olde Towne For Truckers, Tides, and Virginia History

Posted on September 26, 2024 by The Baseball Storyteller

Wednesday afternoon, Rachel and I decided to take the short drive from our home in Virginia Beach over to Portsmouth, VA’s Olde Towne District. Olde Continue Reading

No Way in Hell They Wanna See Us
April 7, 2026
This is Dillon Brooks: “I was 100% born like this.”
Hey Lauren
April 5, 2026
As UCLA gears up for the national championship, Lauren Betts’ mom leaves her daughter a special message.
Raised by The Bay
April 1, 2026
There is no place like the Bay Area, and, for Gary Payton II, it’s home: “This place isn’t just somewhere I played. It’s part of how I grew up, how I move, how I see the world. It shaped me early.”
It Was Never Just Me
March 27, 2026
For everyone who is a part of Arsenal W.F.C. captain Kim Little’s journey, she wrote this for you: “When I do that now, what I see most clearly isn’t really a goal or a match or a trophy. It’s people.”
Dear Jays Fans
March 26, 2026
Ernie Clement has a few things to say before the Toronto Blue Jays season opener: “Baseball is my favorite thing in the world, man. And I’m so honored I get to play it with the Jays and in Toronto.”