A Great Game Ruined
April 17, 2018 by Austin Gisriel · 2 Comments
This past Saturday (April 14, 2018) my family and I ventured to FNB Park in Harrisburg, PA for the contest between the home town Senators, the Nationals affiliate in the AA Eastern League, and the Bowie Baysox, an Orioles affiliate. As life-long Baltimore fans, we were eager to see the Baby Birds play, and the […]
The Catch of the Young Season
May 16, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Several years ago I went up to Harrisburg to interview Justin Maxwell, the promising young outfielder of the Harrisburg Senators at the time. He was a warm and sincere young man and I spoke to John Stearns about the Maryland native and came away impressed. Yet truthfully it was another player who caught my eye […]
Follow the River
September 7, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · Leave a Comment
Strasburg Was Here Installment Four Follow the River September 6, 2010: Harrisburg 6, Binghamton 5   “No, I shall never drink  my fill, for it is sweeter even than the water of the well that was muddied by the drops.” Lady Sarashina, As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams      There may be no victory […]
He Uses ‘The Only Sane Part of My Body’ to Throw Batting Practice
July 30, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
It often seems that when we dig deeper a story gets more interesting. That certainly has been the case this summer in the process of trying to find the best possible information for this Notebook.  So today we are going to veer largely away from the usual stories of pennant races and exceptional performances to […]
Stephen in Syracuse
May 8, 2010 by Justin Murphy · Leave a Comment
Beginning with a low rumble on draft day 2009, the Stephen Strasburg hype built gradually in the city of Syracuse, spiking after each successful start for the Double-A Harrisburg Senators and peaking gloriously Friday night, when The Phenom took the mound at Alliance Bank Stadium for his first Triple-A start.
Strasburg In Harrisburg: Altoona, April 11, 2010
April 18, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · Leave a Comment
Who is he? He’s a right-handed pitcher, picked first in the nation by the Washington Nationals in the 2009 draft. We know as much. He grew up in Santee, California, under his parents Jim and Kathleen Swett, and went to West Hills High School there. He then attended San Diego State University as a public […]
