Last night on the MLB Network, over the span of nearly 3 hours, I watched one of my favorite baseball movies, “The Natural.” Robert Redford plays Roy Hobbs, a once can’t miss prospect who runs into a heap of trouble, falls off the planet only to return in glorious fashion later on in his life …
Chapter 1 One late summer afternoon, the Tortoise and the Hare were playing baseball against each other in the first game of a weekend tournament. The bleachers were filled with family and friends and the weather was perfect for baseball. The Hare was a standout 13 year old pitcher and overall All-Star caliber player for …
Baseball Reference (www.baseball-reference.com) is an awesome website if you love baseball statistics. You can look up player profiles, teams of your childhood, games that go down in history, and every statistic imaginable. I took a closer look at this year’s World Series matchup between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros via Baseball Reference and …
A few years back, in Al Southwick’s office, on the second floor of the North Kingstown Town Hall, I sat and listened to an amazing baseball story. Coach Al was so instrumental in my baseball career as a coach and mentor and I always loved talking baseball with him as an adult. I mentioned to …
The oddsmaker and sports have gone hand in hand for over a century. The odds for a prize fighter to retain his title against an up and coming, spirited nobody. The chance or percentage of chance for a major college basketball powerhouse to win the NCAA tournament. The statistical probability for a baseball team to …
In the first two games of 2017 Eastern Conference finals of the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers have completely dominated and downright humiliated the Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers took both games at the Boston Garden by 13 and 44 points, respectively, to take a commanding lead going back to Cleveland. To make matters seem even more …
The Boston Celtics lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers this past week 114-91. LeBron James played 38 minutes and score 36 points, grabbed nearly 10 rebounds and had 6 assists. Another great performance by one of this generation’s most outstanding players. I didn’t attend that game, nor will I pay to go see another NBA game …
Here at the North Kingstown Blog, we hesitate to put our name on any product unless we truly stand behind it. We have interviewed hundreds of local and RI businesses who offer a wide range of products and services. From health and beauty products to fitness equipment to hair and makeup, The North Kingstown Blog …
The challenge every biopic film has is mixing fact with Hollywood’s influence. A biopic film is based on actual events, recent or historical, which give depth to the story through interesting dialogue and sometimes sensationalism of these events. It is the filmmaker’s task to educate the audience, whether they were alive during the events or …
I was driving to work recently and thinking that I had a pretty full day ahead. It was a cold, frosty morning on Old Baptist Road and I had my coffee and breakfast with me in the car. I wasn’t speeding but my urgency to get to work was definitely heightened. After all, it is …