Watching the Sun Bake

As a kid growing up in Northern Wisconsin I remember always looking forward to the days between May 1 and May 5 when, just like clockwork, B...

On June 21, 2010, I attended a Gulf Coast League (Rookie League) baseball game at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota (the local team lost). At abo...

Monday June 21 marked the beginning of Gulf Coast League (Rookie League) baseball in Sarasota. The "hometown" team is the Gulf ...

Yesterday, June 24, I had surgery on my right knee to repair my torn medial meniscus (as shown in the drawing above). Along with the torn m...

The Siesta Inn at 4787 North Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, Florida is a less than exciting hotel along the Trail just north of downtown. It lo...

Today, June 1, marks the start Hurricane Season - traditionally my most favorite and anticipated season of the year. Every June 1 I write ab...

I find it curious that we never see the bible-thumper crowd carrying this quote around with them. I guess the Family Research Council and th...

I sent the following email to the Florida State League this morning regarding the most horrible "Umpiring" I have ever seen in a b...

Just before leaving for tonight's Bradenton Marauder game vs the Daytona Cubs in Bradenton I received an email announcing the unpreceden...

The conservative biased media are having a field day spewing lies about how the Obama Administration is doing nothing to counteract the ho...

This past Saturday, May 8, 2010, was the day of the North American Migration Count , a survey designed to provide a snapshot of the advance ...

This last Saturday was spent in Glades County Florida where I participated in the North American Migration (birds) Count. That will be the ...

One of the nicer advantages of living in the South (other than bearable winter temperatures) is the yearly late spring / early summer erupti...

I prepared the following list of Minor League baseball teams primarily for my own use in tracking down teams to watch as I travel around the...