Mail Day: Japanese & Korean Pocket Schedules
August 30, 2021I mentioned earlier that I’m focusing my pocket schedule collection (kinda) on Phillies, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Camden Riversharks, Cape Cod League & foreign baseball schedules. Which is much more focused than “Yeah, that one’s cool, I want it”, which was what the ‘focus’ was before. Today a big chunk of my recent acquisitions showed up today. The coolest additions are the Asian schedules. Two of the most popular teams in Asia are the Yomiuri Giants (NPB) and the Doosan Bears (KBO). The Giants’ schedule is notable, because it’s the 75th anniversary year of 2009.
Incoming Pocket Schedules: Focusing the Collection
I’m going to make a bold statement, fire off a red hot take, yeah, I’m gonna say it: 2020 was a dogshit year for pocket schedules, and pocket schedule collectors. With so many leagues and teams going dark for the…
TTM Success: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Who doesn’t love Hamilton? Seriously, I’ve watched it probably a half dozen times since it released to Disney+. I’ve been a fan of live theater for a long time. I was a light & sound techie back in the 90’s,…
IBWAA All-Star Teams Released
A couple weeks ago I published my picks for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game with our IBWAA vote. The final roster has been released by the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America, so let’s see who made it (versus who…
Book Preview: The Case for Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame by K.P. Wee
One of the benefits of being a member of the IBWAA is the opportunity to get preview copies of books written by members. This time around I was able to get in on the fun and today received a preview…
We’re Starting a Baseball Team (Seriously)
Jump in the wayback machine with me for a minute. Slide back about 6 years. I was living in Philadelphia and working out in West Chester, PA. I had been out of working in sports for a red hot second,…
New Stadium Visit: Campanelli Stadium, Brockton Rox (NECBL)
In 2019, Amanda the Librarian and I thought we were going to a Brockton Rox game at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton. The Rox’ team website had tickets available and a countdown to first pitch. We got two tickets, jumped in…
IBWAA All-Star Ballot (Pitching Edition)
Tired of me wanking on about my All-Star votes yet? No? Wow. Okay, here we go. We have 16 picks left. 6 starting pitchers and 2 relievers per league. Let’s jump right in starting again with the American League. Starting…
My IBWAA 2021 All-Star Ballot
I wanted to share my 2021 All-Star ballot that I’m submitting to the IBWAA. We’ll start with the American League.
Out of Storage: My Hall of Fame Bat With 29 Autographs
In the 80’s, as a kid, my family and I went to hundreds of baseball card shows. Our biggest project as a family was this bat. It’s a Rawlings 50th Anniversary of the Hall of Fame special edition. We took…
Stadium Visit (Wayback Machine Edition): Cardines Field, Newport Gulls (NECBL)
My first experience with New England’s collegiate baseball culture was in Newport, Rhode Island. Sat back off the water, blocks away from cultural landmarks like the Cliffwalk, the National Tennis Hall of Fame, and all the yacht racing any person…
Baseball cards and nonsense.
