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OPENING DAY April 2nd, 2029 Bakersfield, CA “…and then, in dreaming, / The clouds methought would open and show riches / Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked / I cried to dream again.” –William Shakespeare, The Tempest, 3.2 135-38   The evening twilight of a scintillating Bakersfield painted the San Joaquin Valley in […]

Interlake Register, Issue No. 2: 2029 Preview

Issue No. 2: “Interlake Register 2029 Preview” Ned Whitman: Weekly Columnist   March 30th, 2029 With Spring Training coming to a close, it’s time for the Great Lakes to reflect on the offseason and look ahead toward the green promise of opening day. Weekly Columnist Ned Whitman provides a detailed special report, previewing and projecting […]

Silence, or Something Better, Part 2

First Witch: ‘When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning or in rain? Second Witch: When the hurlyburly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won. –Macbeth 1.1 1-4 In the cinematic world, the sound of a driver contacting a golf ball is subdued—like the whip of a willow stick—capped by a clean ‘pop.’ In reality, Ricky […]

Interlake Register, Issue No. 1

THE INTERLAKE REGISTER: YOUR SOURCE FOR PEBA NEWS IN THE GREAT LAKES January 27th, 2029 ClearView Broadcasting, in association with Goodman Enterprises, Inc., is pleased to announce the launch of The Interlake Register, your pinnacle source for news, rumors, drama, and analysis in PEBA’s Great Lakes Division. TIR’s focus will be on reporting and analysis, […]

Jestreams and Cold Smoke: Talking Baseball Under the Big Sky

  January 3rd, 2029 Bozeman, MT The PEBA offseason is a wondrous time for professional ballplayers, who take the blessed winter months to “rest the machine” and psychologically prepare for the next grueling march to the Rodriguez Cup.  Some book cruises with their families; others book excursions to Monaco, Dubai, and Seoul.  Some are contractually […]

Silence, or Something Better, Part 1

Ricky McCoy pulled at the edges of his blazer with a reflexive urgency, checking his leatherbound watch as the B Terminal at Asheville ushered in the wet cold of Carolina in wintertime. More out of habit than interest, Ricky looked to the faded screen of his phone—long overdue for a replacement—and raised a brow at […]