Since the 1970s, Ferguson, Mo. has gone from being 85 percent white to about 70 percent black and is a suburb which is considered inner-city today. Following the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, we witnessed an uprising of racial tension leading to violence between the whites and blacks. During …
Of all my blogs the last one on Mo’ne Davis has been the most popular. This got me to ask the following question: Where did the legend of Mo’ne begin? According to Steve Bandura, the coach of the Anderson Monarchs youth baseball traveling team, he was working on the baseball field when he spotted a …
Little League baseball was a big part of my early years. Before dying of Cancer, my father Paul Rothman got great enjoyment in seeing me play. When he was well enough, he came to my games held in Hackensack, New Jersey. I made the Hackensack All-Star team as a shortstop. But, unlike the Little League …
You probably have never heard of a young woman named Mo’Ne Davis. If you tune into the Little League World Series beginning Thursday, August 14, she will be a central figure. Mo’Ne is a 13-year-old from Philadelphia who pitches for the Taney Dragons of Philadelphia. Mo’Ne pitched a three-hitter on Sunday, August 10, to lead …