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Update!

Posted by olabner on May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 in College, Missouri State, MVC, Photos

Hello again. Thanks for stopping by. I (Mary) took quite a bit of time off OA due to burnout and other mental health issues. I’ve followed baseball gleefully for 30 years, but when I felt like I had to write…

Drew Millas, Oakland A’s organization

Posted by olabner on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 in Interviews, Minors, Missouri State, MVC, Oakland A's, Photos

A year ago catcher Drew Millas was playing in his junior year at Missouri State. The team had a rare poor season, finishing 20-36,  winning just half as many games as they had in 2018. Still, he was drafted in…

Davis Schwab, Atlanta Braves organization

Posted by olabner on March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 in Atlanta Braves, College, Interviews, Minors, MVC

Davis Schwab, a left-handed pitcher, finished his career at Missouri State University in 2019 and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves that in the 37th round in June. Last summer he played rookie ball in the Gulf Coast League in North…

Baseball in the Age of Corona

Posted by olabner on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 in College, Ethics, Fan, Missouri State, MVC, Photos

Welcome back. I was supposed to be on a plane today but postponed my flight because I had a cold and didn’t want to fly to the PNW considering certain factors. Besides, American Airlines will call you back in a…

Bears lose, but with hopeful hearts look onward

Posted by olabner on May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 in College, Missouri State, MVC, Photos

I haven’t cried this much in a Starbucks since I had to work at one starting at 5 a.m. every day. It wasn’t so bad as long as the Seahawks won, and of course Howard Schultz visited. But here in…

Photos from a cold weekend at Hammons

Posted by olabner on March 29, 2018April 15, 2018 in Missouri State, MVC

Check out a collection of photographs from the Bears sweep of Cal State-Northridge during the weekend of March 23-25, 2018. Also – Albee Weiss over at CSUN. I believe that young man can hit pretty well. Just a guess.  …

Home Opener at Hammons

Posted by olabner on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 in College, Missouri State, MVC, Uncategorized

Stressed by my grad school workload, I measured my available hours for the Bears home opener and came up with … as much as I could stand. By the time I got there I didn’t want to leave. I’m feeling…

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