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Slow start. Spin again.
If baseball is like the game of LIFE, then the Shorebirds need to take another turn.
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Living on the edge
Kinston is one of those towns that just can't seem to keep a baseball team.
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Inflation and shrinkflation at the ballpark
The concession stands need their cut like everyone else, I suppose.
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Some Shorebird roster surprises
A few guys I weren't expecting to be here are on the "break camp" roster.
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No longer flooding the zone
A batch of improvements made several years ago at Perdue Stadium have paid dividends.
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Day baseballin'
The game as it was meant to be, under the biggest light of all.
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A Complex issue
A shift in the baseball calendar means interesting things for our local team.
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Fearless forecasts 2024
Continuing a look at what may transpire in 2024, but on the major league level.
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This is my baseball Substack page, with an emphasis on the beauty and history of the game. It's also going to be the new home of my Shorebird of the Week Tracker and Hall of Fame.
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