by admin | Aug 21, 2013 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth, The Big Picture, Uncategorized
Christopher Lane, a promising college baseball player, was murdered by a gunshot to the back the other day and the tragedy has prompted me to do some thinking. One of the teens arrested was reported to have said that he and his accomplices were “bored” and “decided to...
by admin | Jul 31, 2013 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth
My upcoming novel, Saving Babe Ruth, revolves around the idea that community baseball is worth saving. You can read more about it here. Sure, I like to watch baseball all the way from the youth level to the major league level. I like to coach it too. But my passion...
by admin | Jul 22, 2013 | Novel
I’m prepared to announce the title to my upcoming novel today. A few weeks ago, I reported on Facebook that my manuscript had been submitted to my editor for her review. She finished her reading a few days ago and I’ve been communicating with her over...
by admin | Oct 31, 2012 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth, Travel Baseball
The recent arrest of Robert Sanfilippo reveals a great deal about travel baseball. Going forward, I will occasionally draw upon on the Sanfilippo story to illustrate some points about youth sports and youth baseball. Today I’m going to comment on one aspect of...
