When you make the trip up I-35 to Austin from San Antonio, you must prepare mentally. Prepare for guaranteed traffic congestion that creates claustrophobia, an accident (or two), construction delays, and the feeling that you are in a race (against whom or what, I do not know - it’s a palatable feeling). But if you can muster the courage, watching Baseball games at St. Edwards University is worth the trip.

I was lucky to catch St. Marys Baseball on the road last week vs. UT-Tyler at Irwin Field in Tyler, Texas. Texas is so damn big. It is so big that a national forest exists on the edge of Tyler in East Texas, only a five-hour drive up the road from San Antonio.

Roam: Take the Road Less Traveled A few years ago, we got stuck in a traffic stoppage on IH-10 right out of Flatonia, heading East to Houston on our way to Lake Charles, Louisiana, for, well, you guessed it, Baseball. All eastbound traffic was diverted to Highway 90-East on the outskirts of Flatonia, Texas. EVERYONE had to use the two-lane highway to continue East. It was backed up for miles and miles. It took us three hours to get through Flatonia to an entry point back on IH-10, which was backed up for miles and miles. That's when I stumbled upon Highway 90-East, a hidden gem waiting to be explored. On a whim, we stayed straight and used Highway 90-East...

What's not to like about Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams T-shirts? I discovered Moonshot while doing some backlink, keyword, and SEO analysis using Ahrefs – if you are interested in exploring a website's "guts," Ahrefs is a great tool.

On Sunday, April 6, Easton Parrish, the pride of La Vernia, Texas,  "Clobbered the Monster" by hitting a dead center field home run over the 60-foot Blue Monster at Dickson Stadium on the campus of St. Marys University.

Torpedomania! If you've been paying attention, all anyone can talk about regarding MLB is the Torpedo Bat (thanks, Yankees).

Happy Opening Day? My opening day was on January 31. To all those Major Leaguers getting started on Thursday, March 27, I say, "Welcome to the season, boys".

A thing happens before Baseball games in the Lone Star Conference. I noticed it a few years ago but didn't know it was a "thing." A competition is going on during the National Anthem before the game starts.

When George W. Bush was warming up in the tunnel underneath Yankee Stadium to throw out the first pitch before Game 3 of the World Series in 2001, his nerves were getting the best of him.

The catcher in Baseball is the second most important person on the field. The catcher, position number two on your scoring sheet, has the ball in his hand as much as the pitcher, number one on your scoring sheet.