Let me enlighten you on my experiences with the nicest person I have encountered in professional sports over the past half-century. During the holiday season, in many cases, people reconnect with …
Wonderful things do happen during the Christmas season. Earlier this week, after a 51-year gap, I had the opportunity to speak with the football hero of my youth – Tom Blanchard. What an …
Jim Leyland, 78, is headed to Cooperstown this coming summer, and so is his pal, Rich Donnelly. For as long as Donnelly could remember, he and the newest National Baseball Hall of Fame member …
John Gibbons is looking forward to spring training in February. Since his last MLB managing gig at the start of the 2018 season, “Gibby”, as Gibbons is known throughout the game, …
You could hear the happiness in Chris Adams-Wall's voice when talking about work. And why not? Work, since last June 22, has been being an integral member of the Tampa Bay Rays radio team. …
Joe West is playing the waiting game. On December 3, at MLB’s winter meetings in Nashville, West will learn if he’s heading for baseball immortality. The National Baseball Hall of Fame …
Every winter, for one week, a Field of Dreams-like experience comes true for Pittsburgh Pirates fans in Bradenton. All the magic that takes place at Pirate City and LECOM Park, where fans ages …
Back in the day, Nancy Finley was working behind the scenes to ready the Oakland A’s for their World Series appearances. Less than one week ago, the Texas Rangers won the World Series. So …
Come December, Tampa resident Lou Piniella has a good shot at being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This past week the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY announced its Contemporary …
Andy Freed had a lot on his plate during the Tampa Bay Rays’ 2023 season. It’s been nearly three weeks since the Rays were eliminated from postseason play, a two-game sweep in …
Howard Johnson knows firsthand the euphoria of MLB postseason success. With the American and National Leagues Championship Series ongoing, four teams are vying for the final two spots, all with hopes …
Greg Brown is someone to envy. Few people remain at their employer for thirty continuous years handling the same responsibilities. A special someone must buy into the product being sold, and through …
BRADENTON – The Bradentucky Bombers return home to the Ellenton Ice & Sports Complex this Saturday when the roller derby team will host the River City Rat Pack, a team out of …
As the 2023 MLB regular season winds down today, there’s no shortage of highlights to look back on and off-season expectations to be excited about.
Everything you could ever want to know about arguably the most celebrated baseball film of all time is offered by Erin Carlson in her new book – No Crying In Baseball: The Inside Story of A …
The Tampa Bay Rays reached an agreement with the city of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County to build a $1.3 billion ballpark as part of the redevelopment of the site where …
I remember it as if it was yesterday. April 24, 1973. I’m 13 years old, and I’m spending the day in the Bronx – at Yankee Stadium. I know. I should be spending the day in …
Ron Cey got lucky in life. The travels and baseball triumphs experienced during his ultra-successful career (predominately with the Los Angeles Dodgers) as an MLB infielder are enough to make …
All good things must come to an end, as the saying goes, even another baseball season at LECOM Park. First, it was back at the tail end of February that the unmistakable sound of bat meeting …
BUDAPEST — At the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Saturday in Budapest, Hungary, Bradenton native and Manatee High grad Brandon Carnes became a world champion, as a member of Team USA's …