Category Archives: Baseball in General

2014 Playoff Predictions

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

Baseball’s post-season is officially underway and now that the wild card winners have been decided, I can get down to some serious playoff predictions. Predicting the winners in a 162 game schedule is part science and part alchemy; predicting the … Continue reading →

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Game Biographies

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

While it has been some time since my last Five Minute Fiction For Free offering, I have been busy writing. You see, the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) has begun a massive project to collect a 2,000-4,000 biography of … Continue reading →

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Happy Baseball Season! My 2014 Predictions

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

Winter has been acting like quite an ass this year, but take heart! The greatest season of the year has begun: baseball season. Anything can happen during a baseball season, but the best way to assess teams at the beginning … Continue reading →

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A New Fan, Baseball in West Virginia, and Lefty Grove

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Austin Gisriel

A hearty Welcome to the World to the newest Baltimore Oriole/New Market Rebel fan, Jackson Thomas Smith. A September call-up, on the 6th to be precise, he will be managed by parents Ed and Laura Smith. No word yet on … Continue reading →

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Former Rebel George Carroll an All-Star of Sorts!

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Austin Gisriel

Former New Market Rebel George Carroll was one of several catchers hired by Major League Baseball to handle Home Run Derby and bullpen duties. Always an outgoing guy, George was gracious enough to do an interview with me which I … Continue reading →

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Familiar Faces in Florida

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Austin Gisriel

I have often said that baseball is a small world and this fact was illustrated again on our recent trip to Florida. We were seated in left field at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota enjoying the game, surrounded by a … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Redux

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Austin Gisriel

As many of you know, Al Smith and I ventured to Florida for two weeks last year to take in Spring Training. Al enjoyed Florida so much that he and his wife Margo bought a house at The Villages and … Continue reading →

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Memorial Stadium Love Affair

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

David Stinson, a friend, and author of the novel Deadball, recently took me on a trip to Baltimore to visit some interesting and little known baseball sites. We visited the spot where once stood Union Park, home of the National … Continue reading →

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Suns Hit a Gnome Run with Harper Promotion

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

Our 33rd wedding anniversary coincided with Bryce Harper Garden Gnome Night at the Hagerstown Suns’ game on August 4th. Since the 33rd anniversary is “horsehide” just as, for example, the 25th is “silver,” we went to the game. Please click … Continue reading →

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Former Pitcher Dave Boswell Remembered by Pete Kerzel

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

I remember former Minnesota Twin pitcher and Calvert Hall alumnus Dave Boswell and I did not realize that he had died until reading Pete Kerzel’s excellent piece on the MASN website this week. Dave Boswell made a lasting impression on … Continue reading →

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