In addition to my postings for boston.com, I will be contributing this week to the Author’s Blog at Powell’s Books. I write first about the Cactus League’s two beginnings, taken mostly from a talk I gave last week at Arizona State University. Read the posting here at Powell’s Books.
Caught between the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues
I got stranded in Florida yesterday because of a flight cancellation and spent the waiting time ruminating on the differences between spring training in Florida and Arizona. Read the posting here at boston.com.
Governor’s baseball dinner evokes St. Petersburg’s glorious spring training history
It was an evening of great optimism and celebration as Florida Gov. Charlie Crist marked the start of Grapefruit League games with the governor’s baseball dinner on Tuesday evening. It’s a tradition that dates back to the 1920s and it was fittingly held in St. Petersburg, the most historic of all spring training cities. Read the posting here at boston.com.
Dodgertown sits eerily quiet
Throughout spring training I will be writing a blog for boston.com, the website ofThe Boston Globe. My first posting is on the empty fields at Dodgertown. Read the article here.
