Tag: baseball
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Excerpt: The Lost Lineup
In my novel releasing on Kindle July 1 – The Lost Lineup – Charles Henry is tracking down some forgotten ballplayers of history, who want just one more opportunity to play ball. In this scene, Charles and his adventurous companions witness a snippet of history – the 1870 assassination of black voting rights leader and…
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PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA – From the top of the Rotunda
Here’s one of my favorite not Italian spots in the world – PNC Park. It has, of course, been lauded over and over as a modern baseball marvel. One of the truly outstanding features of this stadium is the navy steel rotunda which forms a spiral walkway to the very top of the ballpark. I’ve…
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Visuals are Overrated
Visuals are Overrated I grew up listening to baseball on the radio. I first discovered it as a nine year old in 1976 when I stumbled upon KDKA carrying the rhythmic, ritualistic broadcasts of the Pittsburgh Pirates. When I started playing baseball in the spring of 1977, I became completely hooked on the calls of…
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What Other Game? – Thoughts on Opening Day 2015
Opening day of baseball. It’s an important rite in my life and has been since I was young boy. It’s the quintessential American way to finally put winter to rest – regardless of the actual weather. I’ve loved baseball ever since, as a nine-year-old boy, I started listening to the Pirates broadcasts of Milo Hamilton…
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The Greatest Game Ever Invented in the Words of Ken Burns
In 1994, Ken Burns’ iconic nod to the nation’s pastime, the gargantuan 18 hour epic, “Baseball” aired on PBS for the first time. I had just arrived in Vietnam at the time and so I clearly missed it – the highest rated PBS show of all time. What is it about baseball that brings back…
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A Night at PNC Park
Being from the Pittsburgh area, we are blessed with the best baseball park in America – or the world for that matter! If you haven’t seen the park for yourself or heard the accolades, well, that’s too bad. Because it is simply awesome! I was fortunate enough to be able to attend three games this…
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Spring Training: I can now publish my bottle pictures.
As spring training starts, I realized now that it would be silly not to publish my bottle photos from last summer. After all, now it is safe. The curse has been broken. Take a look at this: And this:My precious Pittsburgh Pirates water bottle. I miss it greatly. OK, here’s the story. There’s no sport…
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The Great One: #21
I am taking a one-post break from my usual ramblings about writing, drama, history, or life to write about the other passion in my life: baseball. I hope you enjoy! The Great One: #21 I was a little over five years old when Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash. I don’t remember it. He…
Author Mark W Sasse 