This is a blog I wrote months ago about a trip I took last year. Mom died during the summer, so this one got shelved, …
California Thinkin’: my takeaways from a trip to the Golden State
A vacation to end the summer symbolizes the start of autumn, on the calendar if not the thermometer. It won’t start to feel autumnal in …
Pittsburgh baseball pilgrimage capped with visits to PNC Park
Of all the places I’ve traveled to in the past decade, no place has surprised me as much as Pittsburgh. I picked the Steel City …
Ichiro will go down as best baseball player of our generation (along with Jeter)
Although Ichiro didn’t call it a retirement today, let’s face some facts. Mr. Suzuki (who?) is 44 years old, and he was batting .205 in …
Baseball aspirations: Dodger Stadium and an NLDS sweep over Arizona
Long before I rooted for the Texas Rangers, I rooted for the New York Mets. Those were the 80s, and I was a teenager. Before …
Coors Field, Denver’s LoDo district demolish expectations
Earlier this year, my girlfriend and I decided on a quick weekend jaunt to Denver, another in a long list of stops in my quest …
Spring training trip to Phoenix starts with Brewers, Dodgers and a sweet Mustang
As it rains across central Oklahoma tonight, I hearken back to the start of March and sunnier days. This year, I took my second trip …