Happy October Saturday Morning everyone. I wanted to pose a question to the Rhode Island Baseball Community this morning and start a dialogue about a topic I am very curious about. In today’s youth baseball world, can an above average baseball player, who plays only recreation (Little League, Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken) baseball make it…
The 2022 Major League Baseball Divisional Series got underway yesterday with 4 games on the schedule. The 8 teams remaining will play a best of 5 series for the opportunity to move on to the American or National League Championship Series. According to http://www.mlb.com, here are the brackets and matchups for the American and National…
Read more Rhode Island Baseball Has Strong Ties To 2022 Major League Baseball Division Series Teams
In a recent article on http://www.mlb.com, it was written that “a pitch timer, limits on defensive shifts and bigger bases are coming to Major League Baseball in 2023.” The article explains in full detail the discussions and decisions made by the Joint Competition Committee which are “aimed at improving pace of play, action and safety…
Read more My Top Five Innovative Ideas For MLB’s Next Rules Committee Meeting
Sometime in early August, I received an email from Jane Reilly, a senior publicist with Smith Publicity, Inc. introducing me to a soon to be published baseball book titled “Intentional Balk – Baseball’s Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating.” Reading Jane’s email, I nodded in agreement and thought about several instances almost immediately. In my…
A few mornings ago, I was throwing batting practice to an old baseball friend and current Mens Senior Baseball Circuit Free Agent, Jay Sutton. Jay and I meet regularly to play catch and I pitch gopher balls to Jay, who puts charge after charge into the baseball still to this day. It is a fun…
Read more Let’s Debate Who Is The Best Rhode Island High School Baseball Team Since 1972
On most nights during the week, I listen to the radio broadcast of Boston Red Sox Baseball at work or on the car ride home or sitting on my deck. Every game features a pre-game show which offers a variety of things – pitching matchups, injury reports, playoff trending reports, and so on. When the…
This Spring, I received an email from Mango Publishing about an upcoming book from the National Baseball Hall of Fame. “In this new title by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball Memories and Dreams celebrates the iconic moments, heroes, and trends that define baseball for its millions of fans.” The email stated. “Revel in…
Happy Father’s Day to everyone in the Rhode Island Baseball Community. If you attend as many games on as many levels as I have been lucky enough to attend, you tend to notice things like the “Umpire Dad” and the “Loud, Obnoxious, yet Hilarious Dad” and the “Nolan Ryan Level Pitching Expert Dad” and the…
Read more For The Love Of Family, Community, Baseball – A Father’s Day Tribute
On June 23rd through June 26th, the Houston Astros will travel to New York to face the Yankees in a 4 game series at Yankee Stadium. The Houston Astros, barring injury, will most likely feature Classical High School’s Jeremy Peña in the starting lineup, playing shortstop in the majority of the series. The New York…
Read more June 23rd, 2022 Presents The Possibility of A Pretty Rare Rhode Island Baseball Occurrence
Each day and night, from about December 2, 2021 to the end of the lockout on March 10, 2022 I watched and waited for news on the 2022 Major League Baseball Season. I am an active baseball social media fan and follow many of the top local and national sports writers and media outlets. I…
Read more For Immediate Release – The Jackie Robinson 75th Anniversary Symposium
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