12-year-old me was a huge fan. First player I knew of as a prospect and I collected every card I could (and still have 'em). Bought an alleged 1989 game-issued jersey on eBay, too, and I'm not afraid to wear it.
OMG, I'm a music writer now. www.mlb.com/news/jose-ig...
Jose Iglesias didn't start Friday's game for the Mets, but he started the postgame celebration and fireworks show. Shortly after the Mets beat the Astros, 7-2, Iglesias emerged from the dugout, took a...
One thing I always love about listening to Bob Kendrick tell stories is that you can HEAR him smiling as he tells them. #MLBatRickwood
The one time I was in the same room with Willie Mays: 2004 All-Star Game in Houston, with all of the living members of the 500 Home Run Club on hand. I got pictures of all of them, but Mays was the toughest retired player to get a shot of because of the crowd at his table. RIP to a legend.
Oh, yes - that was the crux of my presentation!
Only Hinchliffe. I would love to get to League Park for that game next month but the timing's not great, unfortunately.
With Negro Leagues stats now part of the MLB record books, so too are Negro Leagues ballparks. Rickwood Field and Hinchliffe Stadium are two of the six that still exist (in some form) that you can visit. www.mlb.com/news/former-...
When the Giants and the Cardinals play at Rickwood Field on Thursday, it won’t be the first Major League game at America’s oldest ballpark. That’s because the Birmingham Black Barons called Rickwood h...
A highlight of my day yesterday was ordering covers for two of our vintage patio chairs so we can keep them out all summer.
I love when umpires aggressively gesture to bases when calling a balk, especially when a runner's on third and they point to the plate like a parent disciplining a child. "COME HERE! ... Right NOW, mister! ... Don't give me that look!"