In this world of social media where common interests often tie us together, it is rather common to connect with someone that would have been impossible in previous decades. It just so happens that is how I chanced upon Russ Gangler. I am not a sports aficionado, and it would be unusual for me to reach out to the sports […]

So, I’m not a baseball fan in any sense of the word, but even I have to admit this is an amazing catch.  On this date in 1954, Willie Mays made his famous over-the-shoulder catch in World Series Game One.  This is iconically referred to as “the Catch.”  This kept the Cleveland Indians from stepping into the lead, and the […]

Today’s feature is something I don’t remember hearing, but I don’t normally follow baseball or Little League news.  Danny Almonte was born in the Dominican Republic, and in 2000, he moved to the Bronx in New York.  He started playing on a Little League baseball team, and his father (who had been in New York for six years already) was […]