For my 93rd major league ballgame, I visited my 18th major league ballpark. Sunday afternoon, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Phillies vs. Expos. It was indeed a gorgeous day for a ballgame. Sunny, an impossible blue sky, about 70 degrees with…
There just wasn’t enough room to get all my favorite photos from All-Star Weekend into a single entry, so here is a handful of remaining images that I felt worthy of posting. In the eighth grade, one of our research…
All-Star Game Day, July 13, 2004, Houston Really, it could have been Christmas morning. That’s the kind of excitement Tuesday held. Laura played hooky from work and the three of us went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch. Joe Morgan…
All-Star Monday, July 12, 2004, Houston They called it “Workout Day” on the schedule, the day when the players take batting practice at the ballpark and their children run around in miniature replicas of their fathers’ jerseys. If I’d been…
All-Star Sunday, July 11, 2004, Houston I went to the ballpark before 1 p.m. to get my press pass and check out the stadium a bit before the Futures Game. For some reason, I wasn’t surprised when they couldn’t find…
All-Star Saturday, July 10, 2004, Houston For my first All-Star Game, I don’t think it could have gone much better than it did in Houston. From the outset, I was worried about the heat. I don’t do well in the…
I’m not doing a good job with the idea of posting timely updates here, that’s for sure. It’s Thursday, five days after a doubleheader I undertook involving four teams in three leagues in two ballparks in two boroughs in the…
I should be more diligent with posting here. It’s not for a lack of interest; there’s certainly plenty of baseball topics on which I’d love to pontificate, and many of them have nothing to do with my disdain for Barry…