Jim Riggleman, Still Light on His Feet

January 19, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 3 Comments

Baseball personalities rarely lead lives connected to their home communties, which is what makes Jim Riggleman’s tenure as manager of the Washington Nationals so unique. Â This morning Jim was introduced to a breakfast crowd by a local Bethesda, Maryland woman who said “Jimmy” was the first boy to ask her to dance, back when they […]

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The Beacon of Birmingham

November 18, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment

In the midst of a dark and all-too predictable world, Rickwood Field became a beacon. Birthed out of a conversation with Connie Mack, the ballpark started with a handful of rivals but outlasted each of them to stand peerless. Read Allen Barra’s “Rickwood Field: A Century in Americaâ€’s Oldest Ballpark“ because: 1. Similar to last […]

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Baseball and Reality TV: A “Natural” Fit

May 25, 2010 by Tony Lastoria · 1 Comment

The reality TV circuit has covered just about every genre of the entertainment industry imaginable. From singing and dance competitions, to former rock stars looking for love, to boxers looking to be contenders and so on, just about everything you can think of from an entertainment perspective has been covered. Everything that is except for […]

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