Wednesday was the most oddly memorable day I’ve had in a while. I was happy, a bit disheartened, relaxed, nervous, reminiscent and optimistic. Plus, there were cups set on fire. Although it may look like I caught Andre the Giant‘s chicken pox or decided to re-create the bubonic plague, my back actually feels better. I
Category: From Minor League Baseball to Major Fun
Nunie’s Pumped
In a Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon kind of way, the Worcester Tornadoes have something to celebrate. For the first time in 45 seasons, a Major League Baseball player has won the Triple Crown. Miguel Cabrera led the American League in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in this past baseball season. Miguel never
The Last Connection to a Passed Friend
One of my favorite ballparks to visit in the New York-Penn League is the one in Brooklyn, where the Cyclones play. To the right of the stadium is the Atlantic Ocean, the boardwalk is behind the outfield walls, and there’s a fantastic candy shop right down the street (plus the original Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
On Taking Jose Canseco’s Hotel Room
I’m sitting in a room in a Quebec hotel that’s supposed to belong to Jose Canseco this week. The Tornadoes are in Quebec City to take on the three-time defending champion Capitales, but their usual cleanup hitter is missing. Before I boarded the bus from the hotel, I was stuck on a cot in a
Jose Canseco’s First (Tornadoes) Bus Ride
It took until day one of the second road trip this season for Jose Canseco to step foot on the Worcester Tornadoes team bus. He’s getting along just fine with the players on the field and in the clubhouse, but he’s almost exclusively driven his car to and from road games himself. I didn’t include
The Best Nightmare Ever
You may have heard over the weekend that the Worcester Tornadoes have a new slugger at their disposal. Jose Canseco (yup, that Jose Canseco) is the newest former big leaguer to don a Tornadoes uniform. I’m pumped to have such a big name coming to the team I work for, and I hope everything goes
From Minor League Baseball to a Minor Disappointment
I thought that yesterday’s morning game for the Worcester Tornadoes would be another chance for me to catch a game at night. This time, I was preparing for a bit of a homecoming. The Hudson Valley Renegades had a 7:05pm game at Dutchess Stadium yesterday, which is less than an hour away from Suffern, NY,
From Minor League Baseball to a Major League Adventure
Yesterday, the Worcester Tornadoes played an 11:05am game in Newark against the Bears. It was hot. It was humid. It was tough. But it was tougher on the Bears’ pitching staff, which allowed 14 runs when all was said and done. (Although winning isn’t everything in Minor League Baseball, it certainly makes things easier.) I
From Minor League Baseball to Major Fun: Part 6
For the record: I made an executive decision and declared the second New Britain/Portland match-up as part 5 of this series on my blog. I hope you don’t mind. It may not have been a home-and-home trip, but I changed ballparks one day this past weekend. After Friday’s trip up to Maine, I spent Saturday
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