Don’t you just love tangents? You know, when you are on one path and suddenly another very interesting path opens up and you head down there full speed? Like for example, I was out the other day with Rachel and the Weims … Continue reading A Walk Down Memory Lane Introduces Me To The Kempsville Pony Baseball Story
The 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Season has been fun to watch, right? College football teams with most if not all of their 2023 roster either opting out for the NFL Draft or transfer portal-ing to another team. Blowouts, lopsided wins, exaggerated stats … Continue reading I Am Officially Opting In To Salute A Historic Non-Opt Outer
This past summer, I was introduced to an online archive of old newspapers and special photo collections through a connection at Providence College. These old photographs and stories were just amazing to read. I was predominantly searching articles about baseball … Continue reading Digitally Leafing Through The Sports Section of The Norfolk Public Library
The Major League Baseball Winter Meetings are set to begin today, December 3rd, in Nashville, TN. Trade rumors and free agent potential landing spots for coveted pitchers, fielders, home run hitters are being debated on social media sites, airport gate … Continue reading The Neighborhood Backyard Baseball Games We Played – First to 500
For the youth baseball family, at least those that I have covered over the past 10 years or so, there are places on the baseball map that just seem to be a little more special than the rest. Off the … Continue reading The Ripken Experience – Is This Baseball Utopia? No It’s Aberdeen
Tuesday afternoon, following my work assignment in Baltimore with ABF Freight, I hopped in my rental car to take a trip east to Aberdeen, MD. My visit had two purposes, one of which I will share with you now. The … Continue reading Tuesday Afternoon Trip To Visit The Aberdeen Iron Birds, Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
On my recent trip to Lawrenceville, Georgia for ABF Freight, I had some personal time after work to check out local baseball fields in and around the terminal. On a Google Map search of the area, I found Parkview High … Continue reading A Visit to Parkview High School Baseball Stadium, A Georgia Baseball Powerhouse
I recently wrote about Rhode Island Baseball history being made in the Bronx, with the New York Yankee’s Michael King (Bishop Hendricken High School) throwing a pitch to the Houston Astro’s Jeremy Peña (Classical High School) in a Major League … Continue reading Checking In On Rhode Island Players in Independent, Minor League Baseball
For the past few weeks, I have had work commitments in Brooklyn, NY. Luckily for me, my work assignments ran from early morning to early afternoon, so I had free time to roam the city and surrounding areas of my … Continue reading A Walking Tour Of Brooklyn Baseball Fields – Roberto Clemente, Juniper Valley, and Kickball Games
I have had so much fun compiling news articles about the Quonset Point Naval Air Station’s connection to baseball in the years prior to its decommissioning in 1974. Through the Providence College Archives and Special Collections group, I have found … Continue reading The Quonset Point Naval Air Station Baseball Experience – Flyers Flying High Over The Competition
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