Baseball. It’s been away, far too long. Spring has come, flowers are beginning to bloom, trees are starting to leaf, and on delicately maintaining fields of grass boys and men take up the ball, the bat, and play nine innings. Last night was my first baseball game of the year. The Reading Fightin’ Phils wereContinue reading “Springtime is for Baseball”
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Span and Uggla: Rehabbing in Harrisburg
Tonight I was in Harrisburg for the Senators game against the Portland Seadogs, the AA-affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Rehabbing with the Senators tonight where Denard Span and Dan Uggla. I decided late on Friday to attend this game. It was Steven Souza Jr. Bobblehead Night, and I mentioned last week that I wasContinue reading “Span and Uggla: Rehabbing in Harrisburg”
Two Days on the Island
The Washington Nationals’ Racing Presidents were coming to Harrisburg. Though my Harrisburg Senators ticket plan is for Sundays, earlier in the season I swapped out one of my tickets for the Saturday when the Racing Presidents would be on City Island. And, like last year, the appearance by the Presidents coincided with the annual PinkContinue reading “Two Days on the Island”
The Itch to Build
In my closet there’s an ammunition crate, painted red. It’s where I keep my LEGO bricks. There are LEGO bricks in that crate that are older than some of my coworkers. No, I’m not kidding. There are some LEGO boat pieces (that float on water) that I know date from the late 1970s, and IContinue reading “The Itch to Build”
Buying Harrisburg Senators Baseball Cards
Today I bought baseball cards. I was in Harrisburg today for the Senators game, and it was steamy — 90-plus degrees and 1500% humidity. I’m not exaggerating on the humidity. A sauna would have been less moist than City Island today. The Senators were playing the Trenton Thunder today. I noted on Twitter… The lastContinue reading “Buying Harrisburg Senators Baseball Cards”
The Bats Fall Silent: Baseball In Harrisburg, April 26
I was in Harrisburg today for the Senators game against the Reading Fightin’ Phils, the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. I knew I would be missing Anthony Rendon as today was a day off from his rehab assignment, but I knew that I would likely see Brian Goodwin, a center field prospect working hisContinue reading “The Bats Fall Silent: Baseball In Harrisburg, April 26”
Baseball Day in Harrisburg
Today was a beautiful day for baseball in central Pennsylvania. My first Harrisburg Senators baseball game was today. It was actually the second game on my 13-game plan, but I had deadlines at the office last week and was unable to attend on Opening Day. (Have no fear, that ticket is not going to waste;Continue reading “Baseball Day in Harrisburg”
Signs of Natitude in Harrisburg
About a month ago, one of Harrisburg’s radio stations, the River 97.3, posted a question on their Facebook page that went something like this — what’s your happiest place on Earth? I was characteristically specific with my answer — “Section 303 Row 8 at Metro Bank Park.” The next morning, I got my Beetle, pulledContinue reading “Signs of Natitude in Harrisburg”
Jury Duty and a Day in Harrisburg
In late February I received a jury summons for the Federal District Court in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. My first reaction to the envelope in my mailbox that cold evening was, “Oh my god, what have I done?” Finding out that it was jury service was, frankly, a relief. I let my supervisors know and, largely, pushedContinue reading “Jury Duty and a Day in Harrisburg”
Looking Ahead to Baseball in 2015
A few weeks ago, not long after I bought a ticket for Game 2 of the NLDS between the Nationals and the Giants (that eighteen inning affair that should go down in legend and be sung about in mead halls for centuries), I mused on Twitter that I was tempted to buy a 13-ticket planContinue reading “Looking Ahead to Baseball in 2015”