Sonny Fulks is a graduate of Ohio State University where he pitched four varsity seasons for the Buckeyes from 1971 through 1974. He furthered his baseball experience as a minor league umpire for seven seasons, working for the Florida State League (A), the Southern League (AA), and the American Association (AAA). He has written for numerous websites, and for the past fourteen years has served as columnist and photo editor for The Gettysburg Magazine, published by the University of Nebraska Press, in Lincoln Nebraska. His interests include history, support for amateur baseball, the outdoors, and he has a music degree from Ohio State University.
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Tuesday, 06 July 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Summer Of Discontent: Bucks’ Okuley Seeks The Fix

Playing Prospect League baseball in Springfield this summer, the Buckeyes' Mitchell Okuley is looking for a solution to a month-long slump that saw his Big Ten average, and his confidence, plummet.  But he's confident that time away and a return to routine is just the fix he needs. Read more in Wednesday's Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 06 July 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

The Realities Of Name, Image, And Likeness…And Caesar

The path may have been cleared for college athletes to benefit financially from their name and stardom, but the pitfalls and realities of how to do it limit those that will to a particular few.  Here's why.
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Sunday, 04 July 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Your 4th Of July In Music, 56 Years Ago….

It doesn't seem like that long ago, but 56 years ago, in 1966, the Beach Boys were at their peak on America's 4th of July, and this was the song that people were playing all over the world.
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Sunday, 04 July 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

When I Went To A Game And Had Nothing To Write…But This

There is a realization that comes with athletes and sports of all sorts...that sometimes we get ahead of ourselves - push the envelope - a sense that sometimes we'd be better to just wait, and let kids be kids a bit longer.
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Saturday, 03 July 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

The Unpopular, Forgotten Irony Of The 4th Of July

We celebrate your independence as Americans this weekend - all of us - but only a few actually appreciate (and remember) the cost of what it took to be what we are.  I would suggest that those who do not remember take time to figure it out...and soon.