Category Archives: Baseball

In the photo, I’m standing in front of a large tree. I’m bent over, in the classic baseball-card shortstop stance, head up, mitt down. My uniform is a glistening white — I never did anything in that uniform that could … Continue reading →

I’ve always wanted to see a baseball game from a sky box, and now I have. I’d still like to see a Major League game from a sky box, but this was pretty cool. About 20 of us from work … Continue reading →

We went with a group from work to see the Cougars. About half an hour before the game began, I got a shot of a couple friends on the field. I decided, as long as I’d gone to the trouble … Continue reading →

Little Cubs Field is located in a Freeport city park. It’s really very impressive, in a silly sort of way. There is ivy on the outfield walls grown from Wrigley Field cuttings. The Cubs’ retired numbers fly from the flagpoles. … Continue reading →

The Cubs, who led the National League in wins,  just lost the first round of the playoffs, dropping three games in a row to the Dodgers. They were outscored in the series 20-6. My brother-in-law in Arkansas e-mailed me to … Continue reading →