A Heartbreaking Anniversary Is Approaching. On Thursday, March 31, 2011, after the season-opening game in which the Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 2 to 1 in Los Angeles, Bryan Stow, a father, husband, paramedic and Giants fan wearing his orange and black colors, was viciously beaten by two men
The Rangers + Royals Play Ball
Surprise Stadium is the Spring Training home to the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers. Because they share the same stadium, they play each other frequently, so it makes sense that they should inaugurate their 2012 spring training season together. They promise to be interesting stories and it’s fun
My First Game Of 2012
I just had the pleasure of enjoying three hours on a warm, bright, breezy Saturday in Surprise, Arizona, watching the Oregon State Beavers defeat the Saint Louis Billikens by the score of 6 to 5. The engaging game was played before a modest gathering of roughly 350 people, most of
Honorary 1962 New York Mets – Lenny Randle
Although Lenny Randle played for the New York Mets, he has been selected to join this prestigious and hallowed fraternity because of his exploits with two other teams, the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners. I have a good recollection of the incident that hastened the end of his career
Spring Training For Managers
Spring Training is a time for all members of a baseball organization, not just players, to get ready for the long season ahead. This is particularly true for managers, who need this valuable time to brush up on many of their visible job functions. Over the years the various baseball
I Meet The New York Giants
My Dad was a New York Giants fan. He told me I was too, but I was only five years old when the team moved west and don’t quite remember back that far. As the years unfolded, Dad told me about many of their stalwarts, such as right-fielder Mel Ott, first baseman
Trading Baseball Cards With Another Baseball Blogger
The best part of being a Baseball Bloggers Alliance member is the chance it offers its members to connect with each other. Over the past several months I have been working my way through the 350+ member blogs, taking a long look at many of them. They all offer something
Our 2012 Topps Willie Mays Treasure
The other day, after donating a pint of blood at the Irwin Center, one of their volunteers took a picture of me holding the newest member of my pantheon of baseball card treasures. Shown in greater detail below, this 2012 Topps Willie Mays Retired Rings card was in one of
2012 Over – Same – Under Proposal
To My BBA Colleagues: This post is being sent out to the BBA Leadership, Chapter Presidents and the bloggers I have established relationships with. I’ve also placed the link on our BBA Facebook page. **************************************************************************************** Play Ball 2011. Last March I invited some of my baseball cronies to voice their
A Baseball Fan’s Super Bowl Sunday
I’m a baseball guy to the core, so the fact that today was Super Bowl XLVI held no real significance to me. But what to do on a day when everyone is inside watching football? Why, go out, of course. I hopped a cross-town bus and headed for the Marina
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