Showing posts with label Pam Carey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pam Carey. Show all posts
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Blogs of the Month - 2016
The Blog of the Month is a feature that was added to the Mitten State Sports Report back in February, 2016. Sites dedicated to news, and information about College Basketball, the NFL (National Football League), and the NBA (National Basketball Association) were all represented by the Blog of the Month. Local writers were also featured throughout the year. Scroll down to check out all 11 Blogs of the Month for 2016.
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Blogs of the Month 2016
February: Aaron's UK Basketball Blog: Aaron Kall kybasketball.blogspot.com
March: Lions Lowdown An Oakland Press Sports Blog: Paula Pasche: oplions.blogspot.com
April: Terry Foster's Blog: Terry Foster: terryfostersblog.com
May: The Big Lead: USA Today: thebiglead.com
June: The Vertical with Woj: Yahoo Sports: Adrian Wojnarowski: sports.yahoo.com/woj
July: Draft Express: www.draftexpress.com
August: Outkick The Coverage: Fox Sports: Clay Travis: www.outkickthecoverage.com
September: Pregame.com: RJ Bell: https://pregame.com
October: Minor League Mom: Pam Carey: http://www.minorleaguemom.blogspot.com
November: Remembering Rochester: rochesteravonhistory.blogspot.com
December: Monday Morning Quarterback with Peter King: Sports Illustrated: mmqb.si.com
Game Notes
- The University of Kentucky men's basketball team is currently ranked #1 in the latest AP Poll.
- Paula Pasche is the author of "Game of My Life Detroit Lions: Memorable Stories of Lions Football".
- Terry Foster wrote for the Grand Rapids Press back in 1981.
- Rochester was formerly known as Avon Township.
- Peter King is the author of "Greatest Quarterbacks".
- Peter King is the author of "Football: A History of the Professional Game".
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Blog of the Month - October
Blog of the Month
http://www.minorleaguemom.blogspot.com
Blog of the Month
Pam Carey is a writer, and the author of Minor League Mom: A Mother's Journey Through The Red Sox Farm Teams". Pam Carey is also the author of "Elderly Parents With All Their Marbles: A Survival Guide For The Kids". http://www.minorleaguemom.blogspot.com is the Blog of the Month for October. Click on the link below for more information about Pam Carey, and her books.
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Game Notes
- "Minor League Mom: A Mother's Journey Through The Red Sox Farm Teams" was published in 2009.
- "Parents With All Their Marbles: A Survival Guide For The Kids" was published in 2014.
- Two of Pam Carey's sons played in the Boston Red Sox farm system. Their names are Tim, and Todd.
- Pam Carey contributed (to the Mitten State Sports Report) a synopsis from "Minor League Mom: A Mother's Journey Through The Red Sox Farm Teams". It was posted on April 12, 2015.
- Pam Carey's books can be purchased from Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
For more info about the Blog of the Month click on http://www.minorleaguemom.blogspot.com
For info about Pam Carey's Minor League Mom click on www.minorleaguemom.net
For info about Elderly Parents With All Their Marbles click on http://www.parentswithmarbles.com
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Best of 2015
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| Photo provided by Frank Jiovani. |
The Mitten State Sports Report published 149 posts in 2015. Exclusive interviews, college baseball, and a Top 10 List were clicked on several times throughout the year. Scroll down to check out the Top 10 Most Viewed posts of 2015. You can always leave a comment, and you can email the Mitten State Sports Report at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com
Top 10 Most Viewed Posts of 2015
10. "College Hockey: UofM-D vs. DU" posted 2/3/2015
9. "College Baseball: EMU vs. WSU" posted 4/1/2015
8. "Michigan vs. Maryland" posted 4/3/2015
7. "Interview: Johnny Badwheels" posted 4/25/2015
6. "Henry Ford vs. Ancilla" posted 4/6/2015
5. "College Baseball: EMU vs. MSU" posted 4/4/2015
4. "Minor League Mom: Pam Carey" posted 4/12/2015
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3. "Ice Dogs vs. Monarchs" posted 3/9/2015
2. "Top 10 Reasons ESPN is Doomed" posted 9/14/2015
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1. "Interview: Frank Jiovani" posted 2/13/2015
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| Photo provided by Frank Jiovani. |
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
21-30 Most Viewed! 620th Post!
I'm publishing an updated version of the 21-30 most viewed posts on the Mitten State Sports Report. Be sure to scroll down and vote in the monthly Poll Question! You can always leave a comment, and you can email the Mitten State Sports Report directly at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com Click on past months to check out all of the Mitten State Sports Report's archived material.
21-30 Most Viewed Posts!
21. "Indoor Soccer in Taylor" posted 11/25/2013
22. "College Softball: Mott at HFCC" posted 4/13/2014
23. "College Baseball: ND 9 - UofM 1" posted 4/11/2014
24. "Madonna vs. Siena Heights" posted 4/6/2014
25. "Minor League Mom: Pam Carey" posted 4/12/2015
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26. "Whalers First Round Photo Album" posted 4/11/2012
27. "Flat Rock Speedway Photo Album" posted 5/16/2012
28. "Redford Car Show!" posted 8/15/2013
29. "Ring of Honor Photo Album!" posted 7/16/2013
30. "College Baseball: HFCC vs. GOCC" posted 4/27/2014
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Monday, June 15, 2015
Best of April + Poll
The month of April featured 11 posts that were highly viewed by people all over the World. Scroll down to check out the top 3 most viewed posts of April. You can always leave a comment, and you can email the Mitten State Sports Report directly at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com Scroll down to check out the Pic of the Month, and vote in the monthly Poll Question!
Best of April
1. "Minor League Mom: Pam Carey" posted 4/12/2015
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2. "Michigan vs. Maryland" posted 4/3/2015
3. "College Baseball: EMU vs. MSU" posted 4/4/2015
Best of the Rest!
"Interview: Johnny Badwheels" posted 4/25/2015
"Henry Ford vs. Ancilla" posted 4/6/2015
Pic of the Month!
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| Red Wings game! Photo provided by Jason Pertile |
Link of the Month!
Follow the Michigan Championship Wrestling Association all year long. Click on mcwaonline.com
April 2015 Poll Results
Should Ronda Rousey leave the UFC, and join the WWE?
Yes 100%
No 0%
But wait, there was another Poll Question...
Who would win if the 2014-2015 Kentucky Wildcats played the 2014-2015 New York Knicks?
Kentucky Wildcats 0%
New York Knicks 100%
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Minor League Mom: Pam Carey
Pam Carey is the author of "Minor League Mom: A Mother's Journey Through The Red Sox Farm Teams". The Mitten State Sports Report is truly honored to have Pam Carey's contribution to this website. Both of Pam Carey's sons played Minor League Baseball, and "Minor League Mom" highlights the good times, and the bad times of Pam Carey's journey. Scroll down to read a synopsis from "Minor League Mom: A Mother's Journey Through The Red Sox Farm Teams". Click on the links below for more information about Pam Carey, and her books!
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Minor League Mom: A Mother's Journey Through The Red Sox Farm Teams
by
Pam Carey
On June 1, 1992, the day of the amateur baseball draft, I was home alone. Having completed his junior year at Brown University, our younger son, Todd, had a temporary job there before leaving to play ball in the prestigious Cape Cod League. Our older son, Tim, was still at Dartmouth College in final exams.
By late afternoon, the only phone calls had been from anxious relatives inquiring whether Tim, or Todd had been drafted. Finally at 6 p.m., with my husband Charley still tied up in a meeting, Red Sox scout Bill Enos called to inform me that Todd had been drafted by the Red Sox in the ninth round. Since the Sox had traded away their right in the eighth round, Todd was, in fact, the eighth player from around the world that the Sox selected that June. Enos suggested that he would meet with Todd and Charlie to negotiate the details of the deal within the week.
The Sox were willing to pay Todd a bonus of $42,500 to sign in '92 - standard for his position as a ninth-round draftee. There would be standard incentives offered to all minor leaguers for achieving higher levels of pay. He would start on the rookie team and work his way up the five levels under the major league level.
Within a week, Tim graduated from Dartmouth College, and Bill Enos was on the phone again, asking Tim to sign as a free agent with the Red Sox. He and his wife again entered our home, this time with a contract for our older son. Tim signed for a straight salary of $850/month, the same as Todd's. The Sox gave him a $1,000 bonus as an undrafted free agent in '92. Asked for his reaction to signing with the Sox just days after his brother, Tim replied, "It's like a dream. I grew up watching them in Fenway."
Fast forward almost seven years to Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida. Todd, by then our only son still playing pro ball, was in spring training there for the Dodgers, his third team. He called to tell us, "There was a message light on my phone this afternoon, and when I went back into the office, the manager said they were letting me go. Some of the major leaguers decided to go to our team (AAA - the highest minor league level) instead of being released. I need to get out of here! Can you pick me up?"
With finality, by the side of a curb on a warm Florida day, my role as the ultimate cheerleader, and baseball fan ended. I'd consoled, prodded, theorized, and boosted egos, while two sons had ridden the wave of professional baseball through triumphs, and despair. We all knew that day at Dodgertown that a family dream had died there, too.
There was no place for mothers in the machine of pro ball. It was purely a business and players were property, to be bought or sold. Naive and awestruck, Charlie and I became "regulars" at the Sox minor league fields. We mingled with other parents and talked to coaches, former major leaguers, and park owners. Mostly, we listened and cheered. The dream had become an obsession.
My sons moved on to graduate schools, careers, and families. I moved on by writing my memoir. It was a catharsis.
For info about Pam Carey's Minor League Mom click on www.minorleaguemom.net
For more information about Pam Carey click on http://www.minorleaguemom.blogspot.com
For info about Pam Carey's other book click on http://www.parentswithmarbles.com
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