Remembering Nick Adenhart

April 9, 2012 by Austin Gisriel · Leave a Comment

The following is an excerpt from Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley, which I wrote in 2009 about a college summer league team, the New Market Rebels. Preparations were well under way for the Rebel season when Nick Adenhart, who happened to be from my home of Williamsport, MD was killed three years […]

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Cardinals Continue To Roll

July 21, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

What’s been the most encouraging thing during this current Cardinal winning streak is that they keep winning in different ways. Â The first couple of games, they slugged. Â They’ve had good pitching performances. Â They’ve had comebacks. Â They’ve beaten pitchers that normally give them fits. Everything save the comebacksÂ came into play last night. Â OK, they didn’t really […]

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Tigers Brass Show Their Class

May 7, 2010 by Shelly Riley · 1 Comment

How could I not go? I told myself back in September when I attended the Ernie Harwell farewell/tribute game that this was going to be my formal goodbye to my childhood radio friend. It was a tearful and joyous day and I was at peace with myself and the fact that the voice of my […]

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