Remember the old Nike ad with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Mark McGwire that put the phrase, “Chicks dig the long ball” into the public lexicon? The ad opens with McGwire crushing batting practice home runs into the stratosphere while a crowd fawns over every swing. Glavine is soft-tossing on [...]
From doing puzzles to playing Pokemon Go, watching the baseball playoffs to teaching your kid how to play ice hockey, these are the activities dads love doing with their kids. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/photos/a.434607921426.227352.299622516426/10155594345491427/?type=3 Tyler OnaMission Howell: Mine is nearly two, and LOVES anything involving wheels. Even the simple act of cutting up [...]
What happens when Tommy Riles, who has been a Mets fan since he was seven years old gets to talk to one of the heroes from the 1986 World Series Mets team? You will find out in the interview that Tommy and I had with former New York Mets [...]
We visit the Miracle League of Montgomery County, MD at their season closing game. Held at the Germantown Soccer Plex on an adaptive baseball field hosts baseball games for children of all abilities on Saturdays during the Spring. Funded and run by the Kiwanis Club of Bethesda, the Miracle League brings our [...]
The package finally arrived. After a few weeks of wondering if it would ever show up all my worries finally subsided. I unwrapped the white plastic bag to find a few clear bags inside. I instantly went to open the package that had a red hat. It was a St. [...]
It’s not every day that you get to speak with a professional athlete. Especially one that nearly pitched a no-hitter game against the New York Yankees in their prime! Today’s guest is Mike Maroth. Mike’s professional baseball career spans over 28 years with six of those being in the major [...]
Spring training is underway. Fans of the MLB can’t wait to travel to a warmer climate to catch an early glimpse of what their favorite team will look like this year. To celebrate the upcoming baseball season I am going to share with you some of the coolest kicks that [...]
The trophy is smaller than the memory it represents. Affixed to a low wooden block, the gold-painted figurine of a right-handed batter stands poised and ready to swing. Ready to play baseball. A tarnished plaque glued to the front of the wooden block commemorates a championship in the 1979 [...]
In February we celebrate Heart Awareness month. One of those weeks in that month we recognize and raise awareness for the disease known as Congenital Heart Defect (CHD). I didn’t know too much about the disease until my friend told me his daughter had CHD. Now I am trying to [...]
I look forward every spring to the start of baseball season. Excited for the first time I hear the crack of the bat, the first roar of the crowd, and the first 7th inning stretch where the crowd sings "Take Me Out to the Ball Game". The same way I [...]
