6/17/08 at Coors Field
This was it…the big day…my first of two games with an Associated Press writer named Pat Graham. Pat picked me up at my hotel at 2pm, took me out to lunch, and interviewed me extensively about my...
View Article6/18/08 at Coors Field
For the second day in a row, the Associated Press was waiting for me at the top of the stairs when Gate E opened at 5pm: The photographer (David Zalubowski…standing on the right) took pics as I bolted...
View Article6/19/08 at Coors Field
Let me start with a big THANKS to everyone who took photographs of me yesterday. I really appreciate it… Okay, so the Associated Press was done with me. They had followed me around for the past two...
View Article9/11/08 at Camden Yards
My nightmare nearly occurred in real life. I truly thought I was going to miss batting practice. My friend Leon (who you might remember from 7/21/08 at Camden Yards) made the trip with me, but he had...
View Article4/18/09 at Yankee Stadium
This was my first game at the new Yankee Stadium. I arrived more than five hours before game time, and I could tell right away why it cost $1.5 billion. In a word, the place is glorious. This was the...
View Article5/1/10 at Progressive Field
The last time I visited this stadium, it was called Jacobs Field, the Indians were in first place, and every seat was sold out for the season. That was 1998. Let’s just say that things have changed....
View Article5/2/10 at Progressive Field
Sunny days without batting practice are the worst. This is what I saw when I arrived at the stadium and peeked through the left field gate: I took my time walking over to Gate C (on the right field...
View Article5/3/10 at Progressive Field
On May 1st, I took lots of photos outside Progressive Field, and on May 2nd, I went nuts with my camera inside the stadium. May 3rd — my final game in Cleveland — was simply the day for me to snag an...
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