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Spring Baseball in Billings
I got home to Billings just in time to see the Montana State University Billings baseball home opening weekend 10-11 April against Northwest Nazarene of Nampa Idaho. According to their very useful program, ($1), they have been playing since the middle of February at least on weekends, though some of those games look like they [… Read More]
Joker Marchant Is #1
Spent some time in Lakeland Florida, including a baseball game at Joker Marchant Stadium on this last day of March 2009. Of the half dozen or so baseball stadiums we attended during the last 10 days this one has to get our highest accolades. They have a large parking lot right next to the park; [… Read More]
How Many Guys Does It Take To Water An Infield?
Apparently twelve! is the answer, but they don’t all have to be facing in the same direction. I wonder how much the chief hoser gets paid? This was taken in Disneyland at the Atlanta Braves spring training facility. The good news is that this was a magnificent park with fairly comfortable seats, though the template [… Read More]
Baseball Will Return To Billings Soon, I’m Pretty Sure
I’m fairly sure about that because I have seen some of the players down here in Florida getting ready and stretching and so forth, before they will make the long trek to Montana in early June. Recent storms in the Rockies and Billings notwithstanding, the end is near. Of course, most of them will be [… Read More]
Dehler Park
One of the biggest stories in Billings the past few months has been the construction and opening of Dehler Park, our brand spanking new baseball park. The Gazette has a great section on their website which tells the story from the original planning up to opening day. So far I have heard mixed reviews on [… Read More]