With the release of the movie ‘Concussion,’ I thought now would be a good time to revisit my own hellish experience with post-concussion symptoms. The story below was originally posted in March of 2013. I encourage you to visit the comments on the original post if you or a loved one are suffering from this. …
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Aug 05
Fun with anagrams and the Royals roster
Years ago, someone at Royals Review put together a hilarious list* of anagrams of the Royals’ 40-man roster, yielding such classics as “Lo, Danger Ox!” and “Crime Horse.”. (Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer, respectively.) The roster is so different now, so it’s time for some updated anagrams from Wordsmith.org. *which I can’t seem to find …
Jul 27
A couple thousand words on a surprise military homecoming
This is Stephanie. All the weepies. What a great moment at Werner Park __________________________________________________________________________________ Please consider supporting my writing and photography by doing your Amazon shopping through my affiliate link. (Explanation here.) .
Mar 20
One Concussion Too Many: My post-concussion story
Sometimes on Twitter I make reference to my brain injury, but it occurs to me that I’ve never told the whole story. And until everyone – EVERYONE – takes concussions more seriously, people like me need to be more vocal. So here’s the story of how concussions broke me, but also how I got to …
Dec 14
In which 2 MiLB insiders thoroughly dismantle my idea
Though lots of people had nice things to say about last night’s post, two Minor League Baseball employees brought up some really valid concerns and counterpoints. I recognize that while I made it out to sound so easy to overhaul nutrition throughout a minor league farm system, of course there would be logistical hurdles every …
Dec 13
Are healthy diets the next MLB market inefficiency?
Somewhere in Major League Baseball, there has to be a smart owner who will quit ignoring the next great, and cheap, competitive advantage. Compared to the price of one free agent, this thing would cost very little and would strengthen the chances that each minor leaguer can contribute more at the MLB level.The thing is …
Nov 15
A girl and her camera. Or a camera and its girl?
This post borders on navel-gazing with a pinch of #humblebrag and you’re more than welcome to skip it. In middle school, I caught the photography bug, sort of. All I had was a Kodak disposable camera at a high school basketball game, but I realized that I could capture a couple of dramatic basketball moments …
Sep 12
The team behind the team: Chasers strength & conditioning coach Joey Greany
The Storm Chasers are in Reno right now, continuing their quest to repeat as Pacific Coast League champions. By this point in the year, we’ve all learned a lot about each of the players on the roster. But someone who’s not on the roster is a pretty important part of the team – strength and …
Aug 19
Pictures from the Omaha division title celebration
The Omaha Storm Chasers spent one evening only as the OmaHogs, which was the runner-up in the fan vote for the new team name two years ago. It was “What If?” night, and the team’s magic number was just two. A win over 2nd-place Nashville would clinch Omaha’s 2nd consecutive division title. So in their …
Nov 08
Sandusky, Paterno and Poz
Joe Posnanski is in Happy Valley, and has been for a few months. He is there to write a book about Joe Paterno. Penn State football, as you have probably heard, is in the news for reasons other than their upcoming matchup against Nebraska. The Jerry Sandusky story is disgusting in innumerable ways. But as …