To say my family and I were excited that I got accepted into the Spring Training immersion experience would be an understatement. As soon as I got accepted, my mom was already planning a trip to Florida because she wanted to go to Spring Training just as much as I …
Read More »A Tribute to “Happy Feet”
There’s an old saying that “there’s no crying in baseball,” which was said by Tom Hanks’ character, Jimmy Dugan, in the movie “A League of Their Own.” While this phrase may ring true for some, I think the baseball gods were perfectly ok with me and my mom shedding some …
Read More »Rating the 6 Ballparks I Visited of the Grapefruit League: Photo Gallery and More
In the past week, I drove a total of 1,166 miles across the Sunshine State as I explored 7 different Grapefruit League ballparks of Major League Baseball during the 2023 Spring Training season. I ranked each ballpark from Best to, well not so best. Here’s the criteria on what I …
Read More »One-on-One with Joey Wendle: Ready for a Resurgent 2023
Joey Wendle can do it all. From a .271 career batting average to playing nearly every position in the infield, he has become the Miami Marlins’ Swiss Army knife. After joining the Marlins in November 2021, Wendle immediately established himself as one of the team’s most dependable players. Despite this, …
Read More »A Tour of Tropicana Field in Spring Training Mode
Normally, Tropicana Field serves as the home of the Tampa Bay Rays during the regular season. However, Charlotte Sports Park, their normal spring training facility located in Port Charlotte, took extensive damage from Hurricane Ian last September. As a result, the Rays determined they could not hold their spring training …
Read More »An afternoon at JetBlue Park: Rays take on Red Sox
On Wednesday, March 15, the Tampa Bay Rays traveled to JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida to take on the Boston Red Sox in some Grapefruit League action. Here are some of my favorite shots from the Red Sox’s 9-1 victory over the Rays. Stadium Shots Warmups/Game …
Read More »Yankees Come-Back Effort Falls Short as Phillies Hold on to Win Thriller
After a 47-minute first inning, the Yankees found themselves on the wrong end of a 7-1 deficit. New York burned through three pitchers in the prolonged the inning. By the time the second inning began, nearly an hour had passed. Home fans in the stadium were not pleased and the …
Read More »Tigers’ Win 16-7: Meadows Bros’ Shine as Braves Bullpen Struggles
Despite a strong outing from Braves’ veteran RHP Charlie Morton and an early 5-0 lead, the Detroit Tigers roar back to win 16-7 on Sunday in North Port. Final From North Port🏝: @tigers 16 🐅/ @Braves 7🪓 Join me tomorrow as I follow the Braves to Bradenton as they face …
Read More »The Lowes are Sweet: Brandon and Josh Lowe help Rays tame Tigers
After only scoring one run in 24 innings of postseason baseball in 2022, the Tampa Bay Rays entered the offseason with a need to improve their offense. Mainly, they needed more left-handed bats in their lineup to spark an offense that struggled in the Wild Card round against the Cleveland Guardians. …
Read More »Trey Mancini Looks to Bring O’s More W’s
(SARASOTA, FL) – Trey Mancini has become a well-known name for Orioles fans and baseball fans alike. The right-field talent was drafted in 2013 and bounced around the minors before his major league debut in 2016 for the Orioles. Despite their playoff birth that year, the Orioles have been struggling …
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