Well the trip to Nicaragua has been incredible. The people at the Embassy, including Ambassador Callahan, have been nothing but welcoming and over the top accommodating and friendly. What has made me happy has been the incredible media coverage. All three TV stations down here have covered our

Today was a very filled and rewarding day for us in Nicaragua. The day began with a clinic for about fifty youth coaches in Granada. They hung on every word from Cal and Dennis and were hungry for information on how to best coach young ballplayers. We presented each with a Ripken Baseball coaching

Well the day started with a 3am wake up call and was followed by a 6am flight to Miami where we had a four hour layover and then a nice two hour flight to Nicaragua. The Embassy staff is fantastic and I already love working with them. They are smart and calm…two of the greatest attributes one can

Well it is 6pm on Wednesday night and I am trying to get out of the office. I have to go home, have a drink and then pack. We have to meet at BWI airport at 4:15 am…that is not a typo! I am very excited about the trip to Nicaragua with Cal and Dennis Martinez. Cal was the perfect choice to serve

As a Republican I was sad to see how far the party has fallen in recent years, but I also view it as an opportunity for the GOP to rebrand itself … something it desperately needs to do. The party is now viewed as old, rigid, close-minded and exclusively white. These lovely attributes don’t translate

Well by now we all know how angry Phillies fans are about how the game was handled in the driving rain on Monday night. For those of you who are living in a cave, here it goes … The Phillies and Rays entered Game Five of the World Series with the Phillies up 3 games to 1 and on the verge of their