What Baseball Means to Me by Robb Buzzini

By: Robb Buzzini As I sit here during the Opening week of the 2016 Major League baseball season I realize that baseball means to me that there is always a tomorrow. There is always another pitch, another at bat, another chance in the field, another start, a new beginning, always a chance at redemption. I…

Adopting a Baseball Team

By: William Earl Robinson   As many people who are reading this page, many can probably empathize with me as I am getting ready to move again. Now, I’m no stranger to moving. This has been the fourth time that I have moved in my life, but this time is a bit different. This time…

9 Bold Predictions for the 2016 Season

By: Mike Carter I was asked to make nine bold predictions for the upcoming 2016 season. I’ve thought long and hard and hope to have you scratching your head or turning your eyes going, “what is this guy thinking? The Chicago winter rotted his brain!” So here goes nothing:   1.) The Cubs will not…

For the Love of Spring Training

By: Mike Carter Baseball. I don’t recall a time in my life without it. The beauty, the majesty, all of it. Pitchers and catchers report in less than a week. I barely noticed that today is a gray Monday; I’m too busy thinking about what outfielder the White Sox can get to lend some hope…

What Baseball Means to Me by Michael Shaffer

By: Michael Shaffer For some, baseball is simply just a game, a sport. But for me, it’s more than that. To me, it’s an experience, an experience I can share with others. Whether it’s family, friends, or even people I’ve never met before, baseball is something that brings us all together to celebrate what has…

The Case for Larry Walker

Guest post written by William Earl Robinson Jr.   Another opportunity is here for Hall of Fame voters to cast their ballot for the Hall of Fame and another year is going to go by where they ignore a candidate who I think should be an easy choice for the Hall of Fame. That candidate…

World Series Prediction by Guest Dennis Gronau

Guest post written by Dennis Gronau   Fall time is here so that means one thing. It’s World Series time. The Fall Classic of 2015 has the New York Mets vs the Kansas City Royals. At the beginning of the season who would have thought these would be the two teams fighting it out to…

Baseball’s Identity Crisis

Guest post written by William Earl Robinson Jr.   Baseball is in the midst of a great identity crisis. It wants to come across as this modern game that will enthrall and excite the masses. It wants to reach out to a new generation of Americans and to people across the world. However, in order to…

The New Shiny

Guest post written by William Earl Robinson Jr.   So have you ever had a moment when you were so enamored with something new that you just had to have it? Whether it was that new girl who just moved in down the street, or the new Iphone, or the newest version of madden; Then…

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Six Weeks In

Guest Post written by Dennis Gronau The first month of Baseball means it’s April and spring time, which is a win-win situation. Crack of the bat, the snap of the ball hitting the catcher’s glove in the bullpen during warm-ups and most importantly the shouting words of the umpire to yell “Play Ball”. The 2015…