On a sunny and hot North Carolina summer, my lady and I ventured with our two dogs to the mountainside of the Appalachians. In between the Bilmore Estate, the hippie streets of downtown Asheville, and blue mountains of Appalachia is nestled the downhome McCormick Field. In late July, we visited my #19 ballpark, and it was everything minor league baseball should be.

WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE ASHEVILLE TOURISTS!…

Sometimes work has benefits outside of a steady paycheck, excellent co-workers, and a stellar mission. Sometimes work takes you places on just the right day so you can catch a ballgame at a ballpark that you have never been to before. And on May 3rd that happend for me! I was in Hickory North Carolina, on a warm…

My 2011 Minor League Baseball tour kicks off in Single-A fashion with the recently “newly” minted Winston-Salem Dash! This was an excellent afternoon game on a Sunday versus in-state rivals the Kinston Indians. …

Well after weeks of not having my camera cord, I have finally uploaded my blog post of my visit to Turner Field in Atlanta. 

My 2011 ballpark season kicks off in grand fashion! As a matter of fact it kicks off in a way that I have not been a part of in my young career – with Opening Weekend April 9th 2011! Can you tell that I was excited?

More after the jump!

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