Book Review: Indians on the Game
Ever wonder what people actually involved with the game say about the topics we, as fans, discuss on a daily basis. Author Wayne Stewart must have as he set out to write his book, Indians on the Game. Presented as, “An inside look at baseball in the words of Cleveland’s favorite players,” Stewart spends a […]
Handling The Loss
Winning and losing is bound to happen — it’s a part of sports. Throughout a baseball season, even at the youth level, it’s almost impossible for a team to win all of their games. Even the most seasoned professional athletes still have “off” days. However, how parents and coaches decide to handle these situations can greatly […]
An Umpire’s Perspective on a Batter’s Approach at the Plate
When I was younger I had a great eye for pitches thrown for balls & strikes. I almost never got called out on strikes, but over the last few seasons (not last year, but the prior four and over 20 years later) in my over 30 baseball league I have been called out on pitches thrown […]
Japan wins the 2013 Little League World Series
by Ismael Nunez Throughout most of the game both teams failed to connect with men on scoring position. Yet by the 5th Inning California lead 4-3. Yet failed to add more insurance runs on the top of the 5th inning despite having no outs! The big play was a sacrifice fly was hit and […]
JAPAN WINS 3-2
by ISMAEL NUNEZ They both started out slowly but surely. Japan scored first on the top of the inning with clutch single and added another run in the top of Third inning with another clutch single. Mexico struck back on the bottom of the Third Inning when Ramiro Mendoza hit a two run home to tie the […]
Dodgers Fans Show No Love For Their Team
I’m finally back from my trip to Los Angeles for a Muscular Dystrophy study. Sorry for the lag in articles, but no laptop and no home = no articles. But all was not lost, my friends. My trip to sunny California gave me a chance to compare Phillies fans and Dodgers fans. I […]
Bob Breitbard and the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park
I was very happy to know Mr. B. and was honored that he liked my baseball card pictures enough to want some of them to hang in his museum. We sat together and talked about the Padres pieces (he was friends with Tony Gwynn, too) and he loved talking about the Red Sox jersey that […]
RIP: Nick Adenhart (22) Angels Pitcher
Sad news out of Orange County, California today. Rookie Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Nick Adenhart, 22, was killed in an auto accident in Fullerton a little after midnight Thursday morning, just hours after his first start of the year. Two others also died in the accident. A man driving a maroon minivan ran […]
