Ripken Baseball Inc. Sees Indianapolis as #1 Midwest Choice
A recent article in the IBJ discussed the potential of Ripken Baseball, Inc. looking to expand and having their sights set on Indianapolis as their #1 choice for a Midwest location.
“Because Indianapolis is centrally located and there are a lot of people within a day’s drive, we think we could extend the season to have more weekend tournaments during the spring and fall months,” Arnold said. “Indianapolis is definitely a market we want to be in if we can find the right partner. We’re going to have a Midwest facility, and Indianapolis is our No. 1 choice.”
My son’s favorite sport is baseball, so having a world-class organization open a quality facility like ones they already operate in Maryland and South Carolina would be terrific.
With all of the other sports that have strong support and involvement in the Indianapolis area, adding amateur baseball at the youth, high school and college level would be a great addition to the community.
What do you think? Where would you put it in the area?
The Town of Speedway Indiana
It’s May and when people in the Indianapolis area, and beyond, think of the month of May many of us think of the largest spectacle in racing, The Indianapolis 500
There’s more to May than just the 500 and there’s more to Speedway, Indiana than just a race every may.
What many people may not realize outside of the city is that there’s more to Speedway than just a racetrack. Of course the town is tied to the race, but it’s a great little city inside The Circle City for the other 11 months of the year as well.
Here’s a very nicely done video about the city of Speedway, Indiana and the history behind it and it’s neighbors.
Understanding How to Lose the “Butler Way”
I’ve been hearing quite a bit lately about the “Butler Way”. Initially it was regarding how Butler students handle themselves after a win or loss as compared to perhaps another university. I’m not sure we can accurately stereotype on either side of the coin, but then again, why should we even try.
I read a story today though about how the Butler University players handled themselves and their teammates in the locker room after the game. This article is the example of the “Butler Way” that I’m interested in hearing more about.
The story of Butler, the one that’s captured underdog hearts for two consecutive NCAA tournaments, was always about a group finding a way to be better than its individual parts. The Bulldogs were a family, they said. They were a brotherhood, they reminded. They believed they could reach back-to-back NCAA title games when there was no logical reason to think such a thing was possible.
This is what all kinds of teams say, of course. And it’s easy to be a family when the shots are falling and victories are piling up and you’re shocking the world night after night. It’s another when you take the grandest stage in college basketball and proceed to experience a failure of historic proportions.
How did you handle the loss? Did you just blame others for the loss? Did you take responsibility? Or did you put all that behind you and just be a teammate and a fan? That’s the “Butler way”. I’d encourage everyone to make it the “<your name here> Way”.
