A Baseball Writer From Rhode Island
After connecting with family and friends on Easter Sunday, Rachel and I decided to catch our first baseball game at Norfolk's Harbor Park. Sunday's game was the final game of the opening weekend for the hometown Norfolk Tides vs the Durham Bulls. The Tides feature a bevy of top prospects armed and ready to support... Continue Reading →
Would you consider yourself an expert on a particular subject matter? How about a multi-subject expert capable of rattling off statistics, historical facts, and completely captivating an audience with your extensive knowledge of baseball or American history or movies or music? If you are an expert and are approached with a blog, a book, a... 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 →
Happy Sunday to everyone. This morning, while doing some research on baseball on military bases in the 1940s - 1960s, I came across a very interesting article. The article, published in the August 9, 1961 Quonset Scout newspaper, tells the military and baseball story of Navy Captain Larry French. Here is the article, snipped from the Quonset Scout... Continue Reading →
If you watch sports on TV, your phone, your computer these days, you will most likely have seen the following. Former professional athletes joined at a desk or round table by one or two sports journalists, plus a few on TVs to the left and right of the screen at any given time. Their purpose - to... Continue Reading →
For the better part of 10 years now, I have been writing and blogging about baseball. Most of my coverage has been first hand accounts of games, tournaments, stadiums, events, and I have loved every minute of those experiences. Some of my writing has focused on what baseball is doing well, what it can improve... Continue Reading →
For the past month or so, I have visited New York on various work assignments for ABF Freight, my place of employment. Working an early shift and having the afternoon and evenings off was awesome because I got to explore the baseball world of Brooklyn and Queens. I visited local parks, Citi Field in Queens,... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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