Meet the new Park Factors — Part III

May 9, 2010 by John Cappello · Leave a Comment

Taming the Wind “This will be one of the most beautiful baseball parks of all time.”â€”Vice President Richard Nixon, 1960, opening day at Candlestick Park So many were fooled. Players, sports writers, and even future presidents were in awe of the new home of the San Francisco Giants. Mesmerizing visitors with its lush green grass […]

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One More Opening Day

April 28, 2010 by Joe Shrode · 3 Comments

Joe Shrode is a father, and a 19-year youth baseball coach. He is the author of “Between the Lines: A Father, A Son, and America’s Pastime.” BTL goes beyond balls and strikes, hits and outs, and wins and losses. It’s about relationships. To see excerpts, visit www.btlfatherson.blogspot.com. One recent Saturday morning, I took the field […]

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Can’t Get No Satisfaction

March 26, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Five days in the Florida sun watching baseball without commuting on Metro, conference calls from hell, or stereo political rhetoric. Â How can the crowds be so small down here when the grass is so green?

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