“The love of base ball is wide spread. A little six year old was sitting upon the steps, with a base ball in his hand, gazing intently at the moon. ‘Pa, is there only one man in the moon?’ ...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2021/07/10/baseball-the-moon/
“You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.” ~ Cal Ripken, Jr. Seeing kids play baseball is like reliving your own life when you were a kid. You look at them out there...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2016/04/08/the-future-of-baseball/
Luke was at Camden Yards in Baltimore last night. He brought this sign. O Yeah! Luke & his Orioles Beast of the East sign. Between every inning and half-inning, Luke stood up and held up his sig...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2014/09/21/orioles-fan-of-the-game/
The Baltimore Orioles had a four-game win streak through Sunday. They lost today, 6-4, to the Minnesota Twins. A new win streak starts tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a kid eating cotton can...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2014/09/01/cotton-candy-the-win-streak-ends/
A few years ago, when I was quite small, my mom got me this … (And, by “a few years ago”, I mean, “some years ago” … maybe “a few of a few years past” … and, well … you … Co...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2014/08/17/dont-trust-children-with-anything/
“Never forget, there is a heartbeat in this game.” ~ Joe Torre, former player & manager (Baseball Hall of Fame, 2014) Here’s Grant. Yesterday, Grant turned four. And, all he wanted to do f...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2014/05/25/part-2-grant-turns-four/
For 17 hours this week, the Baltimore Orioles led the American League East. Ahead of the New York Yankees. Ahead of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It was a nice 17 hours, although, truthf...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2014/05/04/the-fortune-cookie-speaks/
“I like to play happy. Baseball is a fun game, and I love it.” ~ Willie Mays Willie Mays is my favorite SF Giant. Because … because, of course he is … I don’t have to explain that to ...
This video has been out in the ether all season. Still … one of my favorites. The triple play is a thing of beauty. But, the unassisted triple play is much, much more. It requires a goo...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2012/08/31/unassisted-triple-play/