Roger BoltonWho Got the Hit Off a Major League Pitcher?For the third year in a row, I had the great joy of a week in Arizona playing baseball with my three adult children at the Cincinnati Reds…Feb 3Feb 3
Roger BoltonCongratulations to TTUN*Please forgive me, but as a loyal Buckeye (a graduate of THE Ohio State University), I can’t say the name of *That Team Up North. But as an…Jan 9Jan 9
Roger BoltonA Final, Unexpected GiftWhen my dear, lifelong friend, Steve MacIntyre, died unexpectedly earlier this year, I shared in this post my deep feelings about him and…Aug 26, 2023Aug 26, 2023
Roger BoltonThank You and Goodbye, Steve MacWhen I was 16-years-old, living with my American family in Brussels, Belgium, my parents decided to send me to Villa St. Jean International…Feb 5, 20231Feb 5, 20231
Roger BoltonBaseball Heaven and the Dream of a LifetimeSince I last wrote about Baseball Heaven, I’ve been back to the Cincinnati Reds Fantasy Camp three more times, including two more trips to…Feb 4, 2023Feb 4, 2023
Roger BoltonUsing Her GiftMy mother is an artist. She never thought of herself that way, but she is. When we were kids, she found outlets for her creative energy in…Feb 11, 2019Feb 11, 2019
Roger BoltonFarewell to “Big John”The longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, Democrat John Dingell of Michigan, died yesterday, leaving behind a legacy of…Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Roger BoltonGoodbye to the “Proudest, Orneriest, Most Competitive Man in Baseball”My very first baseball memory was attending a game with my Dad at Crosley Field in Cincinnati in 1956. I was six years old. I have a vivid…Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Roger BoltonBaseball HeavenTwenty years ago, my wife, Lynne, gave me a gift that both thrilled and scared me — a trip to Cincinnati Reds Fantasy Camp (called…Jan 27, 2019Jan 27, 2019
Roger BoltoninThe New CCORegular Order is about InclusionThe central plea in Sen. John McCain’s dramatic floor speech was for a return to “regular order.” This seemingly arcane procedural…Aug 7, 2017Aug 7, 2017