Archive - Homestand: Baseball and the Fight for the Heart of America

Friday Night Lights

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

Aug 29, 2023 •

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…

Aug 31, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

Where Has the Summer Gone?

A Journey Back to Mid-Season at Dwyer Stadium

Aug 29, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

July 2022

The 4th of July Marks Midseason for the Muckdogs

Jul 20, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

Bringing the Family to Batavia

A Shockingly Successful Summer Road Trip

Jul 6, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

June 2022

Early Season Homestand (June 6-10)

The Rituals of Summer are Renewed

Jun 21, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

Batavia Home Opener

Long-Awaited Return to Dwyer

Jun 12, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

"Play Ball" After a Long Winter

Jun 6, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

Memorial Day in Batavia

Sunshine and Baseball Poised to Return

Jun 1, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

May 2022

The author in Iraq during the 2006 Mets-Cardinals playoff series Before I begin posting updates from the road, I thought it might be important to note…

May 19, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

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…

May 4, 2022 •

Will Bardenwerper

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