A Baseball Writer From Rhode Island
February 10th, a day normally reserved for a long sleeve shirt underneath several layers including a sweatshirt and winter jacket. A winter hat, insulated gloves, and thermal socks were also part of my typical attire for a February 10th outdoor adventure. I would make a pot of coffee at 7am and another at 10am before venturing out... Continue Reading →
In my home state of Rhode Island, I could be "dropped" in any city or town or village or hamlet and drive out of the state in less than 30 minutes. Cranston, no problem, just hop over to Connecticut. Providence, come on, give me a challenge here, 5 minutes to Attleboro, MA. Little Compton, please, it is right... Continue Reading →
From time to time doing baseball research for one thing, I come across an even more interesting item to pivot to. If my radar is set on visiting a particular baseball field and another more non-descript field or statue happens to be on the way, I typically stop on the way there or on the way... Continue Reading →
As the calendar flips to February, the reality of live baseball games becomes larger and larger. Professional baseball's Spring Training games are imminent, pitchers and catchers arrive early, collegiate teams moving from indoor facilities to their respective diamonds - the wheels of baseball operations everywhere are slowly but surely set in motion. The same can be said,... Continue Reading →
I have found an incredible resource for archival baseball photos and knowledge of Hampton Roads in the Norfolk Public Library. Their online directory of photos, news, maps, history is really fascinating. You can type in searches for things like "baseball" or "Norfolk Tars" or "Bain Field" and see all sorts of amazing archival photos in their SMC... Continue Reading →
Saturday was another beautiful Winter day here in Virginia Beach. Temps in the mid to upper 50s, again not complaining whatsoever. It was a jeans and comfy jacket kind of day with a lot of sunshine and ideal conditions for exploring parks and baseball fields. First, Rachel and I took the Weims to Red Wing Park, just south... Continue Reading →
The temperature yesterday here in Virginia Beach was around 70 degrees. It's late January and I am having to choose which pair of shorts I am wearing out of the house? Definitely a good problem to have. With the weather being so nice outside, I took a look at my list of baseball fields to check out and... Continue Reading →
After taking several exploratory trips into and out of Norfolk via I-264 these past few months, I couldn't help notice the campus of Norfolk State University. You can see the campus clear as day from both sides of the highway, especially those bright greens! I have "circled" the campus and baseball field on my list of places... Continue Reading →
One of the great things about research is the discovery of interesting items not on your research list. I am dating myself but when I was a school aged lad, we had to go to the library and read books, encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases to gain information for research. Once inside those pieces of information, often times I... Continue Reading →
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 (Rookie and Nora) exploring the area I lived in when I first moved to Virginia... Continue Reading →
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