Game by Game... Between relatives visiting and staying up late following the baseball playoffs over the last few weeks, I haven’t had much sleep nor extra time to blog! Such is the life of a diehard Boston fan in enemy country. While not quite the blasphemous act of wearing an Evil Empire cap while walking...

Rox and Sox... Pumpkins and baseball: two of my favorite October pastimes. And if this is October, you’ll find me watching as many of the baseball playoff games as I can get away with. The pumpkin connection, for the moment, is sated by three cute little punkin’s huddling on my couch table that I got...

A Rare Treat... One of the downsides of my time up here in Findlay is an absence of Houston Astro news coverage, games on TV, or the holy grail, seeing them live at Minute Maid Park. True, within two hours of Findlay are the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Toledo Mud Hens, and within four hours the...

Big Bats... On a short day trip Saturday, I drove down to Louisville, Kentucky and toured the Louisville Slugger factory and museum. For a baseball fan, this is Mecca #2 (the first being Cooperstown Hall of Fame in upstate New York). As you can see, they make big bats in Louisville, big enough to ensure you...

Woo Hoo... I’ve lived in Texas since ‘71 and have rooted for the Astros (as well as other teams) since shortly after arriving here as a Midwestern immigrant. And I’ve suffered through their repeated post-season almosts: I was glued to the television for the heartbreak final inning of the...