Dateline: August 4, 2018 Location: Pulaski, VA Pulaski: a town in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,086 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pulaski County I’ve lived in Northern Virginia since 1987. Until I started my blog, if you had asked me if I had heard of Pulaski, if…
Tag: MLB
Serving Up a 5 Course Meal With a 5 Star Team – The Spikes
You never forget your first time. – Anonymous Especially your first time to see the Spikes when it’s National Mac and Cheese Day! – Me Appetizers Well since I’ve already started talking about food, I’m going to break with my standard style of making you wait for food photos. It’s always good to mix things…
Diversions and Excursions: A Visit to See The Georgia Peach
A couple of weeks ago, I was driving dow I-85, heading to Birmingham, AL for a family event, and I saw a sign: Exit 177 – Royston. To most, it was just another exit. To me, it meant a much needed exit!! Royston, Georgia. It’s a small town. A VERY small town. Population of 2,582…
Warming the Baseball Soul On a Cold April Day
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a start of baseball season as cold as this season. Opening games postponed due to snow. Teams playing in frigid temperatures. Fans in parkas, three layers of clothing, gloves…. dressed more for the Iditarod than for MLB! The opening of the MiLB season, though, brought me hope. I had…
You Never Forget Your First Time
Most of my blog posts have centered around going to minor league ballparks that I’ve never been to, and trying to capture the joy that is minor league baseball. Last weekend, though, I had the chance to take my first trip to the promised land, the mecca known as Dodger Stadium. Dodger Stadium is now…
Vin’s Final Season – First Homestand
A couple of weeks ago I stated my goal this year was to watch every game and hear every call that Vin Scully broadcasts this season, his 67th behind the microphone for the Dodgers. Sadly, just two weeks into the season, I have to back off that goal a bit, and revise it to…
Vin Scully – Opening Day
My goal this season for this blog is to post on a more consistent basis. Sadly, I’m not off to a great start. My primary focus of this little blog has been attending minor league games and new stadiums, and try to capture the essence of “real baseball, real close.” I was very fortunate last…
In Memoriam – Joe Garagiola
Feeling very nostalgic this evening. Growing up I was not a great little leaguer. My batting average often flirted around the Mendoza line, even before there was such a thing. But the one thing I looked forward to every Saturday was NBC’s “Game of the Week” with Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek. I would scatter…
Revisting Old Friends
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. – Rogers Hornsby Yesterday marked the unofficial first day of baseball season. With the NFL season finally under wraps, we can start prying ourselves away from the hot…
2015 Superlatives
We all remember our senior year of high school when the superlatives were announced: Most likely to succeed (usually the valedictorian); Most popular (usually a cheerleader); most likely to crash on a bike and require surgery to repair a shattered wrist (usually…. oh wait, that’s me!) Looking very Darth Vadar-ish after my surgery Well, as…
A Lost Art
Let’s admit it, how many of us go to a ball game and pay attention to every pitch? There are so many distractions these days, between your kielbasa and beer, the extreme graphics on seemingly acre sized HD scoreboards, checking our email and Facebook, or even just hanging out with friends. Yours truly is included…
Rain delay and real men
My minor league team and stadium review took a detour this week as I went to Nationals Park in Washington, DC to see the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Washington Nationals. The Rays and Nats had a home and home 4 game series this week, splitting two games in St. Petersburg before moving to…
All Things Ed 