The Rhode Island Baseball Experience
Promoting Rhode Island Baseball Since 1972
I received an email yesterday from RI National's Adam Cote regarding their 11U team's upcoming 2022 Spring season. Adam and I have been in contact over the years regarding East Bay baseball teams and players and more recently the RI Nationals Baseball Club. He mentioned in his email that the RI Nationals are looking for... Continue Reading →
On the first floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY there is a large room with hundreds of plaques mounted to the walls. On each plaque is a singular, outstanding individual whose contribution to the game of baseball was noteworthy enough to be voted, by at least a 75% margin or... Continue Reading →
As I was photographing and cataloguing Rhode Island references in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, I could not help but stop at just about every single exhibit to read up on the then and now of baseball. The Baseball Hall of Fame staff has done a masterful job of preserving baseball's history, telling the... Continue Reading →
Have you ever stood just outside the main gate of any park, restaurant, graduation ceremony and just knew in your heart that just on the other side of that gate, that door, that entryway - something incredible was about to happen. Or were you someone who pushed through the crowds, flew up doors, and just... Continue Reading →
After a great hotel breakfast (the hotel had an automatic pancake machine!) and a large cup of coffee, I took a one mile stroll down Route 28 to the outside of the Cooperstown Dreams Park to catch a morning view of the complex. One thing I will not waver on - sneaking into a locked... Continue Reading →
We arrived at Doubleday Field, Cooperstown just after 5:00pm to find the gates locked. From the main gate next to the bleachers behind home plate, I could see parts of the field and listened as water flowed under the first base bleachers. I was sort of expecting the field to be closed, since it was... Continue Reading →
As a preface to this blog and those upcoming, I just want to say what a thrill it was to visit one of the most incredible villages in the entire United States of America. To write just one story, to post one article, to include one set of photos will just not satisfy my enthusiasm... Continue Reading →
Block Island has always been one of my favorite places to visit in any season. Most trips to the Block, I just take the ferry and rely on taxis, mopeds, or my own two feet for transportation. This past year, I was able to see a baseball game featuring the Block Island Hurricanes (Block Island... Continue Reading →
The Island Baseball League (IBL), a men's recreational baseball league based in and around Middletown, RI, began its playoff schedule yesterday afternoon. The IBL features 6 teams and has rosters of players 22 years of age and up. According to their official website, the IBL "is for all men who want to play baseball. Most... Continue Reading →
Saturday, Rachel and I had planned to visit Springfield, Massachusetts and the Big E, or the Eastern States Exposition. The Big E is a gigantic New England state fair packed with rides, food vendors, concerts, fair activities, and is one of the largest such events in the entire country. It runs for about 2 1/2... Continue Reading →