Ken Newquist's Blog at Lafayette College
I’ve got a soft spot for historical nautical fiction — the Age of Sail was a fascinating time period, in which the Earth was shrinking … but the distances were still so vast that men could be away from their families for years between trips home. I loved Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey novels, so it’s … Read more
Pedro Martinez is going to pitch for the IronPigs on Friday 7/31 at 7:05, according to the Morning Call. Which is cool, but it’d be even cooler if he was pitching tonight, since that’s the game I’ll be at.
Pedro Martinez threw a bullpen session at Coca-Cola Park earlier today as part of his rehab stint and possible return to major league baseball with the Phillies. There’s been a lot of speculation around the office (and the library) about Pedro possibly pitching for the IronPigs before going back to Philadelphia. Here’s to hoping we’ll … Read more
I spent the first week of July 2009 hanging out with my family at our friends’ cabin on Butler Island, on Lake Champlain (on the Vermont side of the lake). We had a blast; our friends have twin 3-year-old boys who love hanging out with our son, who’s also three, and our 6-year-old daughter was … Read more
Because the world needs more LEGOs, I present you with … A Lego A Day (For a Year) which offers a photo a day of a minifig (aka LEGO people). I’m coming in on the tail end of this, and I can only hope that the creator re-ups it for another year…
Looking for a steady stream of IronPigs baseball news? Then check out the IronPigPen, which is an unaffiliated blog about the team. They’ve got game results, commentary, news, statistics and much more. You can find them at lvironpigs.wordpress.com.
Jason Alley and I have been geeking out about baseball over the last few weeks, what with the IronPigs having their home opener, the Mets and Yankees having their opening days at the brand new Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, and my daughter starting softball. All that time we’ve also been talking about playing catch … Read more
And the season is underway! My 6-year-old daughter and I went to our first IronPigs game of the season on Saturday, April 11th. Unfortunately, the ‘Pigs lost to the Scranton Yankees, but we still had a blast despite temperatures that couldn’t have been much north of 33 degrees. The only downside to the game? Really, … Read more
… until baseball returns to the Lehigh Valley! Opening Day for the IronPigs is Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m. against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (the former Red Barons). Unfortunately I won’t be there, but I will be going to the Saturday, April 11th game. After a semester of working hard on Moodle, WordPress and a … Read more