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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Monday, 13 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

What MLB ‘HAS’ To Do…To Win People Back

Probably has to go...If baseball is going to survive a pandemic of germs, and one of turned-off fans, it's going to have to change leadership (Rob Manfred, below) and an attitude about what the baseball experience SHOULD offer those willing to come back. Read today's feature.
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Saturday, 11 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Season Of Indecision: The ‘Need’ To Flip Football….

As Covid numbers ebb and fall, desperation can be felt, and now heard, amid high school football coaches waiting for the word to come down from Mike DeWine.  If we can't play in August...let's shoot for April. Read today's Press Pros feature.
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Friday, 10 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

What’s Next For Anderson, St. Henry, Loramie, Piqua, Et. Al.?

Anderson High School took the lead last week, the latest to change a nickname perceived to be offensive.  The Washington Redskins (below) could be next. And then...what about other area schools with native American references, and what would they do for a new nickname and mascot?
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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Media At Issue With Joe West On A ‘Personal’ Call

If you don't think the freedom to think for yourself is at risk in the US, consider that it's open season on your personal opinions about anything, everything.  Just ask umpire Joe West. Commentary not on baseball, but the times in which we live...in today's Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 07 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Snodgrass Firing Puts OHSAA In An Even Tougher Spot

As if the picture of stability with the Ohio High School Athletic Association wasn't murky enough, it got worse on Monday with the firing of popular Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass.  And indicative of the times, no one's saying why. Read today's Press Pros feature.