Homestand: Baseball and the Fight for the Heart of America

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Recent article on family-friendly Steelers practice for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Will Bardenwerper

August 2022

My Visit to the Nats Chat Podcast
I discuss my book project beginning at minute 36 of this podcast… Thanks for reading Homestand: Baseball and the Fight for the Heart of America!
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Where Has the Summer Gone?
A Journey Back to Mid-Season at Dwyer Stadium
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July 2022

The Dog Days
The 4th of July Marks Midseason for the Muckdogs
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Bringing the Family to Batavia
A Shockingly Successful Summer Road Trip
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June 2022

Early Season Homestand (June 6-10)
The Rituals of Summer are Renewed
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Batavia Home Opener
Long-Awaited Return to Dwyer
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Opening Day
"Play Ball" After a Long Winter
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Memorial Day in Batavia
Sunshine and Baseball Poised to Return
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May 2022

On Being a Fan
The author in Iraq during the 2006 Mets-Cardinals playoff series
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Homestand
This is Homestand, a journal focused on small-town baseball and community. I will provide periodic dispatches from reporting trips as I write a book for…
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