Almanac Travel: Travel Shorts NYC #11

Ian Wilson’s trip through New York continues, including a visit to Yankee Stadium

Almanac Baseball: Dodgers win World Series

Brian Lynch runs his eye over the MLB World Series. Only one side was ever going to win it!

Almanac Baseball: Ruminating on MLB and the ABL in 2021

As various footy codes start winding up, Brian the Ruminator turns his attention yet again to baseball, in particular the local competiton and the world’s biggest league.

Almanac (Baseball) Memoir: What’s in a name? You’d be surprised.

American correspondent Glenn Brownstein discovered his dad named him after a well known baseball player of the time. Read his terrific story about the origin of his name.

When The Mighty Fall/ Fail

The Ruminator asks us to think beyond the easy road of character assassinations and instead explore constructive, respectful and meaningful conversations with those with whom we may disagree strongly. A challenging and perceptive call to pause, think and then engage. A short treatise on humanity.

Vale Yogi Berra, 1925-2015

One of the all-time greats of Baseball – ‘Yogi’ Berra – passed away yesterday at the age of 90. He might not be a name that is familiar to many sports fans outside of baseball circles, but his story and the legacy he leaves to baseball is one that’s worth familiarising yourself with. Steve Baker shares a great tribute to a Hall of Famer from Bruce Weber of the New York Times.

Take me out to the ball park

Yvette Wroby travelled to Fenway Park as part of her USA adventure to watch the Red Sox and the Yankees.