A baseball journey

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They say you need to be fit to play professional sports, but this one is just plain silly.

To find out the answer and consider what it would be like to play in this game, check out:

Sports Trivia

Thanks again to all of my new sponsors. You have made my trip to the US with the Australia Expos baseball team many steps closer.

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Playing in the US would be a great cultural learning experience as an Australian tries to get used to the way things happen in the US.

But what happens when the US tries to show how we eat and live.

In the US, there is a chain of restaurants called the “Outback Steakhouse”. The idea […]

Yesterday marked the end of the 2006/2007 summer baseball season in Brisbane with the grand finals played at the home ground of my brisbane club, Redcliffe Padres.

Great games of baseball showed off the talent in our junior teams.

Dad umpired two games and then left his mask at the grounds!

After the games, the Padres […]

Many thanks to my latest sponsors and the support of my community.
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Softball is an activity descended from baseball, using a ball eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30.5 centimeters) in circumference
To find the answer to the question, go to Sports Trivia for the answer.

I have collected all the articles I can find on google about me (head getting swollen!)

2006 Inaugural National Regional Youth Baseball Championships

media report for Lismore, NSW media

Brisbane Club competition

Redcliffe Padres Under 16 div 1 final

NZ trip December 2006

Baseball Confederation Oceania

USA trip

March 2007

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After 5 years and a whole lot of research and development money, an ex baseball player and the talent and dedication of an engineer have developed
“a batting […]

As you know, I am 14 years old and I am just starting out with this blog and with my life. My dad, Wayne Michel, has done most of the set up work for me, but I am keen to learn the ropes and go it alone as soon as possible.
To help me with this, […]

I got my Australian Expos baseball invitation in the mail today.
I am excited about this as it is now a reality not just a phone call to Dad seeing if it is OK.

It is hard enough to make a team in Major League Baseball, but to be the best of the best is harder still.
To find the answer to the question, go to Sports Trivia for the answer.
The MVP award is awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America each year to one player in each […]

Thanks for visiting. As I start writing this, I am 14 1/2 years old with a dream to play professional baseball in the US.
This dream will take a lot of hard work and a lot of money to achieve.
Future posts will include a summary of my playing career and achievements so far, with a quick […]