🚨 STARTING LINEUP 🚨
Your Niagara Ironbacks are set for Opening Day! ⚾️🔥
Leading the charge tonight is right-hander Dorrington on the mound as the Ironbacks take on the Niagara Falls Americans.
The wait is over. The season begins tonight!
📍 George Taylor Field
🕡 First Pitch: 6:30 PM
Who's ready for Ironbacks baseball? Drop a 🔥 in the comments and let us know you'll be there!
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Viking Timeline Part 7: Karalea Morris was a 2-time All-NDCAC softball pitcher. She was Honorable Mention All-American in '06, NDCAC MV-Senior in '06. All-Region and Region 3 Tourney MVP in '06. She still holds 4 pitching records. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.
MLB note to Commissioner Manfred
Every team should play on Opening day, Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day and your national broadcast partners should be forced to air games throughout the day
How this isn't a thing I have no idea
There is still faith in humanity. ❤️
What a wonderful read on Memorial Day. Thank you for your service SSG Shaw and blessings to your family for their sacrifice.
Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.
What happened next honestly caught me off guard.
By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.
For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.
I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.
But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.
After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.
Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.
This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.
And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸
To this point, there's no indication that Cal Ripken seeks a significant role in the Orioles' organization. But if he ever wants an opportunity to make over a franchise in a way he wants, this would be the time for him to make his move. If ownership wants instant credibility with its fan base, handing Ripken the reins would be the fastest route.
Next week brings the end of 30 years in the classroom—wow. As I finish year 30, and 13 at Oak Grove, I have some exciting news to share. I’ve loved teaching Business (even as the one-person dep.) and working with so many incredible students, but next year brings a new adventure.