Five years ago today, a baseball game was played in Baltimore. There's nothing odd about that -- the Orioles have been playing baseball in Baltimore since 1954. The box score doesn't look out of place with any other game from that season. Chris Davis hit a mammoth home run in the first inning; Jeff Samardzija... Continue Reading →
Another Year, Another Ballpark Tour, Another…Country???
Life gets in the way sometimes. That's what Brett and I have to keep reminding ourselves as we think back to that unseasonably warm evening two years ago, at the corner bench in Just Another F***ing Brewery (no, literally, that's the name of the brewery), when Brett turned to me and, offhandedly, said we should... Continue Reading →
What the Rays New Stadium Proposal Means for Baseball
When you read this story, the first thing that comes to mind is the call of Bartolo Colon hitting his first major league home run. "The impossible has happened!" Well, that is how many baseball fans feel when they hear this news: The Tampa Bay Rays are actually close to getting a new stadium. Now,... Continue Reading →