Thanks to the fine gentlemen at GYS, I’ve acquired a new nickname: the Mysterious Baseball Hermit. It’s not as catchy as my other nicknames (Moose, Dreds, Hurricane, Boston Rob, or A-Bomb, among others) but I like it. And now that I’m making some kind of vaguely concerted effort to post more, it will […]

At some point this summer (most likely), Barry Bonds will hit the 756th homerun of his career, marking the official end of an era. When it happens, we will hear opinions from every corner on the new all-time home run record; most will take a fairly moralistic and doubting tone. I’m not entirely […]

Armed with my new digital camera, my newer huge memory card, and two (yes, two!) large books on 19th century US history, my father and I flew out early on the morning of April 1st to attend the first major league baseball game of 2007 (Mets at Cardinals) and the first Red Sox game of […]

Well, it’s been three months, so I guess it’s time to post again.

A couple days ago, my father and I returned from our second annual Opening Day trip. This time it took us first to St. Louis Sunday night for the Mets at Cardinals game, and then to Kansas City - 16 hours […]