Archive for 'General Baseball'
Birmingham Barons game
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by Corey.
Started my day off with a great visit to Auburn University, but then struck out trying to attend a Montgomery Biscuits game. As the saying goes, three is a charm, so I started on another adventure. I raced out of the gift shop and headed back to my car. I cracked my second energy drink [...]
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Mother Nature and the Montgomery Biscuits
Posted on 12. Aug, 2011 by Corey.
After leaving my self guided tour of Auburn University, I continued South on I-85 towards Montgomery, Alabama. The goal was to see a Montgomery Biscuits game, AA Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. I had visited Riverwalk Stadium once before, but it was during the off season and always wanted to return for a game. [...]
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Self Guided Tour of Auburn…War Eagle !?!?
Posted on 10. Aug, 2011 by Corey.
Having off time from work I enjoy hitting the open road, driving to new places and checking out “things.” The other day I made the drive, about an hour and a half, to Auburn University, home to the Tigers. With some advice from my friend Kelly, who graduated from there, I took the rest upon [...]
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Simple drive becomes longgggggg….
Posted on 26. Jun, 2011 by Corey.
Only I can turn a nine hour drive into a 12 hour drive. Just ask my mom, who sat in the car screaming at me the entire time, it is not for the lack of speed that I drive. It is all due to the number of baseball stadiums that I stop to see along [...]
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Hi Corbett Field in Tuscon, Arizona..Found You!
Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 by Corey.
Some folks can sniff out gold from miles away. Some folks can sniff out trouble from around the corner. Me? I can sniff out a baseball stadium from thousands of feet away. While visiting my sister in Tuscon, Arizona where her and her husband moved a year ago, I knew that two former Major League [...]
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Catching up with Enerio Del Rosario
Posted on 20. May, 2011 by Corey.
It was almost a calendar year ago today that I proudly wrote an article about Enerio Del Rosario, the first player from any of my Dayton Dragons teams to make it to the Major Leagues. He appeared for the Cincinnati Reds before being designated for assignment and being traded to the Houston Astros late in [...]
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Jerry Sands, the Minor Leaguer
Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by Corey.
I always felt one of the coolest parts of my job with the Dayton Dragons during my three seasons was watching the future of Major League Baseball. Sure, a very small percentage will actually make it to the big leagues and get even a “cup of coffee,” but each team was filled with so called [...]
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Visit to the Rome Braves
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by Corey.
Last night I was able to fill one of my off days from working in baseball with one of my favorite passions, watching live baseball. Most people want to stay far away from their line of work when they get some off time, but I embrace it and seek it out. My buddy Lenny [...]
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Bobby, Freddie and Myself
Posted on 14. Apr, 2011 by Corey.
Before Opening Day at Turner Field, I got the chance to meet former Atlanta Braves Manager, and future Hall of Famer, Bobby Cox. He was on hand to throw out the first pitch before the game. Current manager Freddie Gonzalez caught the ball at home plate. I was standing in the dugout talking with the [...]
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My Cup of Coffee
Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by Corey.
For a guy that does not drink coffee, and cannot stand the taste of coffee flavored products, I have never wanted a cup so bad the last few years. Being a member of the baseball community, a “cup of coffee” does not mean what it sounds like. I know all you Seinfeld fans are thinking [...]
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