by mikecouzens on May 23, 2013
In Richmond, Indiana, a town of about 35,000 people, you’ll find people who remember Morgan Burkhart. From 1995-1998, he took the Richmond Roosters, and the Frontier League by storm. In four seasons of independent baseball, he was a four-time All-Star selection, a triple-crown winner, and a three-time most valuable player. Today, the league’s MVP award is named after him.
“That’s nice that they would do that,” he says. He’s really not enthused when talking about the honor. That’s not because he doesn’t care, though. That’s just Morgan Burkhart for you—relaxed and ready for anything.
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by mikecouzens on April 15, 2013
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*Bzz*
After being irritated into a state of consciousness, I reach out of my bed to quiet my cell phone/alarm clock, rattling annoyingly on the wooden nightstand to my right.
“6:00 already?” I think to myself.
We have a noon game today in Comstock Park, Michigan, the home of the West Michigan Whitecaps. I’m up early to make sure I get downstairs in time to grab some continental breakfast, check my email, shower and write up a blog post before the team’s first bus heads to the ballpark at 8:30. I’ll be on the air for the first time that day about three hours from when the bus leaves the hotel.
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