IBWAA All-Star Teams Released
July 2, 2021A 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 I picked). American League Starters C – Salvador Perez (my pick: Mike Zunino) 1B – Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. (my pick: Vladdy Jr.) 2B – Marcus Semien (my pick: Semien) 3B – Rafael Devers (my pick: Yoan Moncada) SS – Xander Bogaerts (my pick: Tim Anderson) OF – Adolis Garcia, Aaron Judge, Cedric Mullins (my picks: Mike Trout, Mitch Haniger, Aaron…
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…
Stadium Visit (Wayback Machine Edition): McKeon Park, Hyannis Harbor Hawks (CCBL)
Amanda the Librarian, our dog Ollie and I visited McKeon Park in June 2019. I don’t know why I didn’t do a stadium visit post on the old Ashburn & Yawkey. But I didn’t. And with our new New England…
Stadium Visit: Frawley Stadium (Wilmington Blue Rocks)
Finally, The Rock has returned to Wilmington. It’s been a long, awful 15 months since our last stadium visit and 21 since our last baseball game (an August 2019 tilt at the now retired McCoy Stadium for the now moved…
Zen and the Art of Organizing Cards
I am perpetually disorganized when it comes to my card collection. I have the best of intentions with collecting, organizing and maintaining a neat and orderly baseball card collection. But it seems to be impossible for me. Today, for instance,…
Baseball cards and nonsense.
