Dougie Walsh had a knack for throwing strikes. As a youth baseball player, Dougie would spend countless hours during the cold New England Winters in his garage throwing baseballs at targets like empty milk cartons. Once the weather improved enough to go outside, Dougie drew a strike zone on his parent’s shed and pelted it…
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Today is March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. For many, the holiday of St. Patrick’s Day is extra incentive to go out and imbibe a nice whiskey or a tall frosty ale, whether it be 10am or 10pm. For the rest of us, it is a work day and we have to be mindful of responsibilities…
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Cougar and the Big Ole Truck left Maine's Grocery store lot to cheers Cougar, in his mind, knew they were cheers of joy, not derision He hopped on I-77 and rolled his windows down The highway was a great place to showcase his music A few miles up the road, Cougar spotted a busy park…
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Finding statues, memorial plaques, and historical landmarks has always been a priority when I travel. And I am talking about traveling to the next town over, a completely different state, or out of the country altogether. Statues and plaques help tell the story of a local hero tied to that area or sports town or…
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After spending their first night in Hertford, the Halls awoke with the task of installing their first mailbox. Fanny had asked one of the movers to carve out a wooden home plate base and install a threaded insert. Fanny then drilled a bolt into each end of a long wooden dowel he found laying in…
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This past week (February 5th through the 10th), I was lucky enough to attend a leadership conference at the corporate offices of ArcBest, the company I work for. ArcBest being the parent company, ABF Freight the division I work in, is based out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The conference focused on employee relations, leadership skills,…
Read more A Thursday Night Visit to Arvest Ballpark, Home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals
Ever heard a baseball announcer or a fan standing next to you at a game or a fellow coach in the dugout utter the phrase, “Good morning, good afternoon, and good night?” Me too and it is just one of hundreds of baseball slangs, slogans, and sayings that make the game of baseball so timeless…
Prior to attending North Kingstown High School in the school calendar year of 1986-87, I played 100% of my baseball outdoors. I waited patiently, like many of my baseball peers, for the snow to melt on our local fields and for Wickford Little League to start back up so I could head out to the…
Twas the 7th inning, when all through baseball land Not a player was stirring, not even the jittery third baseman The dugouts were filled with excitement and glee In the hopes that their team could claim victory. The pitcher had gotten the sign from his catcher The batter was confident a run he could manufacture…
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