Author Archives: Mike

It’s great to see the two best teams in baseball facing off in the World Series. The Red Sox and Cardinals were both 97-65 during the regular season and both have a storied history. Boston swept St. Louis 4-0 in … Continue reading →

It’s hard to beat the sounds, sights and pageantry of post-season baseball, Oakland A’s style. For the playoffs, the Athletics have opened the upper deck of the Coliseum, where on Friday night they captured a crowd of more than 48,000 … Continue reading →

Have you seen the pictures? Dodgers Dive In Moments after the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to clinch a playoff berth, Yasiel Puig, Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp, Michael Young and other Dodgers plunged into the pool … Continue reading →

I’ve had the honor of meeting Rachel Robinson twice now. The first time was in 2007 at the California Museum in Sacramento, where her late husband Jackie was inducted into the California Hall of Fame. She was energetic and a … Continue reading →

He’s 22 years old and plays the game with unbridled enthusiasm. Until he gets benched for throwing a temper tantrum at the plate,  then walks like a slug instead of running to his position on the field. Such is the … Continue reading →

Sacramento’s baseball legends are very vocal about the suspensions of a dozen players by Major League Baseball. The 50-game ban includes Nelson Cruz, an outfielder for the Texas Rangers, Jhonny Peralta an infielder with the Detroit Tigers, Everth Cabrera, a … Continue reading →

My dad took me to my very first baseball game at Yankee Stadium, when I was about 5 years old. Since then, I’ve attended hundreds of games, always with my trusty mitt in hand. But despite having a glove, I’ve … Continue reading →

All-Star catcher Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins is literally the face of the franchise. I spotted these Joe Mauer paper mache’ cutouts in downtown Minneapolis on the way to Target Field a few years ago. Joe Mauer missed Wednesday’s … Continue reading →

Miguel Cabrera, the Detroit Tigers slugger, is the hottest hitter in baseball. Chris Davis, the powerful first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles is not far behind. Together, the two players dominate nearly every single offensive category in baseball. Here are … Continue reading →

On this Father’s Day weekend, I am grateful for being a dad and having the opportunity to travel to Nicaragua with my daughter Sarah to visit my son Matt. We spent six days together in a beautiful country that will … Continue reading →