Before I left for Afghanistan in mid-March, I drove across Florida from my home in Tampa to my parents’ home in Melbourne. Along the way, on Florida State Road 520, just outside of Cocoa, Florida, I saw the remains of what was once the home of the Florida State League’s Cocoa Astros, the spring home of the Houston Astros, and for a season, the spring home of the then-Florida Marlins. Sadly, even at 55...
Even though I riffed on Spring Training in my last post, I’m still a baseball fan and can’t resist the allure of sitting in the stands and seeing the game I love. So I ventured from my place in Tampa to Dunedin, Florida for my second attempt to see the Blue Jays warm up for the season. (My first attempt did not go well. I drove 45 minutes just to be told the game...
2012 05 14 Scranton Wilks Barre/ Empire State Yankees vs Pawtucket Red Sox
