Author Archives: Austin Gisriel

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About Austin Gisriel

You know the guy that records a baseball game from the West Coast in July and doesn't watch it until January just to see baseball in the winter? That's me. I'm a writer always in search of a good story, baseball or otherwise.

Corporate Pomposity

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I recently came across two interesting notices, one in an annual report and the other on a milk carton. Beginning with the latter, take a look at the photo below. On the front of its milk carton, Glenview Farms wants … Continue reading →

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Nothing can be “overcrowded.”

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I recently attended a meeting at which several candidates for our local school board here in Frederick County, VA spoke. All decried the “overcrowded conditions” in our schools. I decry the use of the term “overcrowded.” People use this term … Continue reading →

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Gold Glove, Golden Memories: So long, Brooks

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I have dreaded this day since I was old enough to truly appreciate the perspective that mortality brings. I just heard that Brooks Robinson has died. It must be true because something is gone inside of me. Maybe the last … Continue reading →

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Major League Baseball Needs a Salary FLOOR

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

Wow! I can’t believe that my last post was way back on July 20th! Part of that failure to post stems from the notion that if you have nothing to say, then you shouldn’t speak. Or write in this case. … Continue reading →

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Gullible goofs from the past . . . and present?

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

Here’s a little tidbit that appeared in the July 17th, 2023 edition of the Winchester Star’s “Out of the Past” column: July 12, 1923 HAYFIELD — There has been a noticeable deficiency of precipitation in the past two years, particularly … Continue reading →

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The creation of Swing Time III

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I am always interested in the back stories of songs, movies, people’s careers, and well, anything that may have a back story, and I thought my readers would be interested in the back story of Swing Time III: Blame it … Continue reading →

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The greatest play of the college baseball season happened after last night’s game

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

Last night LSU capped, what for me, was the greatest college baseball season ever as they defeated the Florida Gators 18-4 in the deciding game of the 2023 College World Series. So many great players, great games, and great plays … Continue reading →

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Swing Time III: Blame it on the Boogie Now Available

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

Looking for a quick (91 pages), entertaining, summer-time read? Look no further than Swing Time III Blame it on the Boogie, now available through Amazon. The Swing Time series follows two dance instructors, Chance Bryant and Faith Eisen, a couple … Continue reading →

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Vulcan stands watch over Birmingham. . . . And Moons Homewood

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I had no idea that a bare-butted, cast-iron statue of the Roman god, Vulcan, stood watch over the city of Birmingham, Alabama. But, he does. Standing at 56’ tall (not counting his pedestal) and weighing in at over 100,000 pounds, … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Negro Southern League Museum

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

Al and I discovered a real treasure in the form of the Negro Southern League Museum (NSLM) on our recent trip to Birmingham for the SEC Baseball Tournament. The museum not only houses the “largest collection of original Negro League … Continue reading →

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