2025 was another amazing year of baseball experiences. From Texas to Chicago, Worcester to Norfolk, and so many other cool places in between I stopped in at baseball spots to experience their place in baseball history. The most captured statue … Continue reading The Great Baseball Signs, Statues, Plaques, And Memorials I Experienced in 2025
2025 marked a reading resurgence for me personally. As a child, I visited my local library (Wickford, RI) and read books about as often as I played baseball. Books were an escape from reality and a resource for knowledge and … Continue reading The Baseball Books I Experienced In 2025 – Koufax, Williams, Apatow, and More
This week, I received a powerful email from Murray State University (Racers) Pitching Coach Steve Adkins about a coaching icon who had a profound effect on his baseball career. In Coach Adkins’ email, he described the incredible personal impact former … Continue reading Murray State Baseball Coach Posts Living Tribute to Siena’s Tony Rossi
Of all the baseball movies ever produced, I would rank “The Natural” as one of my favorites. Likely 1 or 2 if I had to really sit down and compare “The Natural” versus others like “The Sandlot,” “Field of Dreams,” … Continue reading Baseball Book Review – “The Natural” By Bernard Malamud
I have been involved with baseball in some capacity for nearly 50 years and running. I have played, coached, mentored, scouted, and written about baseball since I was roughly elementary school age. Over the decades, I have accumulated many, many … Continue reading The Baseball Storyteller Stories Come Alive In Show And Tell Event
I have been searching for a word or term that describes the following feeling – things were so much better back in 19XX than they are now. I found a word online, “presentism” that caught my eye but doesn’t really … Continue reading A Nostalgic Look At Sports Reporters On Sunday Mornings
Last week, I visited Bayside Library here in my hometown of Virginia Beach, VA. I was in the library for another purpose but decided to take advantage of the time to peruse through their Sports section for baseball books. In … Continue reading Baseball Book Review – “Baseball’s Great Expectations” by Patrick Montgomery
One of my wife’s favorite shows is NBC’s “The Voice.” “The Voice” has an interesting audition process, whereby a singer will face a row of judges with their chairs facing away from the stage. The premise, I suppose, is for … Continue reading A Blind Audition Featuring 27 Worthy Candidates Vying For One Incredible Prize
Picking up where I left off yesterday, I am continuing to highlight some of my recent baseball and cultural experiences on a recent trip to Harlingen, Texas. Quick side note, I had never heard of Harlingen before about 3 weeks … Continue reading My Baseball And Cultural Experiences In Harlingen, Texas – Part 2
On my recent trip out to the Chicago/NW Indiana area for business (ArcBest), I had some personal time Wednesday to check out some local baseball experiences. One spot that really caught my eye was in nearby Hammond, Indiana (I was … Continue reading A Wednesday Morning Visit To Purdue University Northwest, Laborers’ Local 41 Baseball Field
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