How to snag a major league baseball
1 – Bring a hat that represents both teams. Players like to give balls to hometown fans. 2 – Learn how to ask for a ball in 27 languages. 3 – Go to batting practice. 4 – Watch the video.
View ArticleThe Honus Wagner baseball card and the price of character.
Even if you aren’t a fan of baseball, you’ve likely heard about the extremely rare Honus Wagner baseball cards. One recently sold for $2.35 million. – via SI.com. If I’ve learned anything from...
View ArticleLiving your dreams now
I read an interesting article this morning on KSL.com about a guy who fulfilled one of his dreams by going to Antarctica. (See Photos). The opening line is what guy me thinking . . . A lot of us hope...
View ArticleHank Aaron on Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron has said he won’t attend games where Barry Bonds might break the slugger’s career home run record. If your read my blog ever, you know I love to analyze people’s statements in the press, and...
View Article9,999 losses for the Philadelphia, Phillies
I just learned that the Philadelphia Phillies have 9,999 losses as a franchise. Lucky for them the all-star break is here. How ironic is it that though that Barry Bonds gets booed at every park he...
View Article7 reasons Barry Bonds deserves accolades
I’ve never been a huge critic of Barry Bonds. But, I think some people have already noticed. The thing is, he’s one of the best hitters in baseball history (home runs aside). 7 – Barry Bonds has walked...
View ArticleMets fan from Queens catches Barry Bonds 756th Home Run
This guy was wearing a Jose Reyes Mets jersey when he got Barry Bonds’ 756th home run ball. He’s from Queens and stopped in S.F. on his way to Australia. How funny is that? I have a couple of PR posts...
View ArticleBarry Bonds*
I’m sure all the Bonds haters out there will love this. It is quite ironic. If you go to MLB.com and look up the stats for the top players, you’ll notice that they put an * next to the names of the...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees: best seat in the house
This is where I sit when I’m working at the Bees games here in Salt Lake City. I feel like I’m in paradise when watching baseball and enjoying a cool breeze blowing in from centerfield. The ballpark...
View ArticleDerek Jeter flip play: a show of mental excellence
The above video gives a visual representation of some very, very smart baseball. Sure, Derek Jeter makes an athletic play, but many athletes would have never thought to position themselves as he did....
View ArticleThe secret of the Yankees future success.
What is the secret of the Yankees future success? Do the Yankees want to begin each season competing for a World Series championship and declaring the season a bust if they don’t reach it? Or do the...
View ArticleBabe Ruth the PR guy. How he described his “called shot”
This is a photo of the moment when Babe Ruth allegedly “called his shot” and then hit a home run. His longtime friend Ford Frick once tried to get the truth from Ruth. Frick asked him, “Did you really...
View ArticleCongress wasting time on steroids in baseball?
Let’s see, we have the subprime mess, the housing crisis, a possible recession, the war in Iraq, health care, Social Security, terrorism and this is what takes up our time – worrying about whether...
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