A Baseball Writer From Rhode Island
I was thinking about the autobiography of Jackie Robinson, "I Never Had It Made," I recently finished. Especially today, when MLB celebrates that famous day when Jackie Robinson played in his first Major League Baseball game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Every MLB team participates, every MLB player wears 42, because "one day everyone will wear... Continue Reading →
On the first floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY there is a large room with hundreds of plaques mounted to the walls. On each plaque is a singular, outstanding individual whose contribution to the game of baseball was noteworthy enough to be voted, by at least a 75% margin or... Continue Reading →
As I was photographing and cataloguing Rhode Island references in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, I could not help but stop at just about every single exhibit to read up on the then and now of baseball. The Baseball Hall of Fame staff has done a masterful job of preserving baseball's history, telling the... Continue Reading →
Have you ever stood just outside the main gate of any park, restaurant, graduation ceremony and just knew in your heart that just on the other side of that gate, that door, that entryway - something incredible was about to happen. Or were you someone who pushed through the crowds, flew up doors, and just... Continue Reading →
After a great hotel breakfast (the hotel had an automatic pancake machine!) and a large cup of coffee, I took a one mile stroll down Route 28 to the outside of the Cooperstown Dreams Park to catch a morning view of the complex. One thing I will not waver on - sneaking into a locked... Continue Reading →
Block Island has always been one of my favorite places to visit in any season. Most trips to the Block, I just take the ferry and rely on taxis, mopeds, or my own two feet for transportation. This past year, I was able to see a baseball game featuring the Block Island Hurricanes (Block Island... Continue Reading →
The 4th Annual Cardines Classic, hosted by the U.S. Naval War College, took place last night at Newport's historic Cardines Field. The event features students from the U.S. Naval War College dressed in World War I era baseball uniforms playing a friendly game of baseball and playing as Army vs Navy. Postponed twice already due... Continue Reading →
Baseball statistical sites such as Baseball Reference (www.baseballreference.com) track the coolest baseball stats you can think of. Who won the MVP in 1967? How many errors did Ty Cobb make his rookie season? Batting titles, home run titles, World Series titles - every stat is right there for the baseball fan to read and enjoy... Continue Reading →
The challenge every biopic film has is mixing fact with Hollywood's influence. A biopic film is based on actual events, recent or historical, which give depth to the story through interesting dialogue and sometimes sensationalism of these events. It is the filmmaker's task to educate the audience, whether they were alive during the events or... Continue Reading →
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