Here I am, it’s Saturday night, and I decided at the last minute to go watch a Tri-City ValleyCats game at Joe Bruno Stadium. The Cats were hosting the Staten Island Yankees, so I expected a good, solid, tight competition. And boy did I get it.
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Stay classy, Tenors!
Singing the National Anthem at a sporting event can be a harrowing experience. You’re up at the microphone, you’re already nervous, and you worry about hitting that one note during “And the rockets’ red glare” without your voice cracking. That’s the American national anthem. Now if you’re going to sing the Canadian national anthem –…
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That’s not a maple leaf, Toronto…
Sometimes baseball teams try to think outside the box, only to discover that there’s a REASON why there’s a box in the first place. Example? The Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays’ baseball cap features a stylized maple leaf as its logo. Got that? Good. Well, for St. Patrick’s Day, the Blue Jays have offered…
Read MoreBaseball’s little funny moments
Joe Garagiola once wrote a very famous book called Baseball Is a Funny Game, in which he recounted stories about the lighter side of the American pastime. With that in mind, I figured today I would share some funny moments – both on the field and in the announcing booth – that shows that baseball…
Read More125-year-old Troy record broken
Troy once shared a record that survived since 1882. Today, that record was broken. See, in 1882 the Troy Haymakers, a professional baseball team that later evolved into the San Francisco Giants, played their last game of the season on the road in Worcester, Mass. The total number of fans in attendance? Six. Not six…
Read MoreUpcoming Albany Institute of History and Art exhibition to feature baseball, local and national
Many years ago, when I was clearing out most of my accumulated collections in the wake of my divorce, I bundled up boxes of Albany-based scorecards and game programs and memorabilia, all for donation to the Albany Institute of History and Art for their records and archives. The other day, I heard from Tammis Groft,…
Read MoreThe Stitches: Cork Center
Clark Henry was an outfielder for the Albany Senators minor league baseball team. He played on the Senators squad from 1945 to 1951, and surpassed a .300 batting average in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. I have his signature on a team-signed 1949 Albany Senators Eastern League baseball. The ball has turned an orange-amber hue…
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Batter up!!
Experimental film at a baseball game in Binghamton. How did things turn out?
Read MoreDerek Jeter and my Nikon D70
Let me add my voice to the millions of baseball fans who appreciated what Derek Jeter has done for baseball these many years. He played the game with dignity and grace and fire, he brought pride and class to the Yankees uniform he wore, and if in 2020 there’s a writer who dares not vote…
Read More“Hey, Miles Kelly, can I get ‘yer autograph?”
The New York State Fair has a specific policy regarding their photographs. If there is anybody in the picture that can be recognized – i.e., if there’s a face in the picture and he doesn’t look like a Dick Tracy villain – the photographer must acquire a signed release from that person before that photograph can…
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