Mike Walsh, one of the main characters in the Ballpark Mysteries books loves to write about baseball. That’s why I’ve given him this page on my website so he can write about the Ballpark Mysteries books and baseball. Here’s Mike:
- Baseball Mud - While Mr. David A. Kelly has helped me and Kate write the Ballpark Mysteries books, he also does some books on his own, including a really cool picture book called Read More
- It’s a Ballpark Mysteries World Series! - Wow! I hope you’ve all been watching this year’s World Series! In case you haven’t noticed, BOTH teams in the series are teams that Kate and I visited! We went Read More
- Stolen Turtles? - Why would anyone want to steal turtles? Kate and I never thought about stolen turtles until we took a trip to the Miami Marlin’s neat baseball stadium with huge fish Read More
- Babe Ruth book - Mr. David A. Kelly just sent me and Kate a copy of the first book he wrote — Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse. He wrote it in 2009, but Read More
- Video fan mail - Kate and I just received this great video from Luke, one of the Ballpark Mysteries biggest fans. He’s happy to be reading the Ballpark Mysteries and has a suggestion for Read More
- Fenway Foul-Up Missing Chapter - Ballpark Mysteries or Red Sox fans will want to check out the latest addition to the Ballpark Mysteries website. It’s a missing chapter from the first Ballpark Mysteries book, The Read More
- The Wrigley Riddle Wins the World Series! - Okay, well, maybe our book THE WRIGLEY RIDDLE about Kate and my visit to the Chicago Cubs didn’t really win the World Series (and neither did the Cubs!), but Amazon.com Read More
- The San Francisco Giants Mystery! - When Kate and I travel to different ballpark, we know that we’ll see a baseball game. But when we went to San Francisco last year, we never thought we’d go Read More
- The Chicago Cubs Mystery! - The Chicago Cubs are one of the oldest teams in baseball. They also have one of the old stadiums–Wrigley Field. It’s really famous for the green ivy that covers the Read More
- What Does Outer Space Smell Like? - I’d much rather be playing baseball or watching TV than cleaning up. I mean, why put your clothes away if you’re just going to wear them again? But sometimes, when Read More
- A Giant Win! - Wow! That was neat. Unless you’re a Detroit Tigers fan. The San Francisco Giants just won the World Series with a really exciting game. It even went into extra innings. Read More
- The All-Star Game and The All-Star Joker - You can bet that Kate and I will be watching tonight’s All-Star Game in Kansas City, since Ballpark Mysteries book 5 (The All-Star Joker) takes place there! We had an Read More
- Ballpark Mysteries Books - Usually Kate and I are busy with school and baseball (okay, well, Kate is usually reading, too). That’s why we take all the cool trips, and let Mr. Kelly actually Read More
- The Astro Outlaw - Wow. It’s hard to believe that Kate and I have been on four cool ballpark adventures so far. Last year we shared our trips to Boston, New York City, and Read More
- The Miami Marlins – All New for 2012! - When I was eating my breakfast cereal this morning, the TV caught my eye. My mom was watching a sports show and they were talking about news all around the Read More
- Bobby Cox - I was walking home from the barbershop with Kate. As usual, she was rattling off some baseball statistics. I was more focused on bouncing my tennis ball, than on her Read More
- Mike’s Pine Tar Experiment - Yesterday when I came home from school, there was a baseball game on TV. I sat down and watched for awhile. (I didn’t want to do my math homework.) Anyway, Read More
- Switch Hitting Hall of Famers - Yesterday, I was reading a book about baseball. It had cool stories, and awesome pictures. One story was about Mickey Mantle, one of the best hitters in baseball history. The Read More
- The Hit - Yesterday I was in English class and we were writing stories. My teacher told me to write about my favorite memory, and I knew just what to write about! It Read More
- The Houston Astros Take Off - Hey guys it’s Mike, with big news. The Houston Astros are moving from the National League (central) to the American League (west). This is the first league change since 1998 Read More
- Can You Believe Spitballs Were Legal? - WOW! Did you know that it was once legal to throw spitballs? (and yes, spitballs are what they sound like.) The spit makes the ball spin in all sorts of wacky ways! Read More
- Guess who’s a fan of Ballpark Mysteries? David Ortiz! - Wow! Kate and I went to see the Red Sox play in Ballpark Mysteries book 1, The Fenway Foul-Up. We had a blast. But we had an even bigger blast Read More
- Interview with David A. Kelly - Mr. Kelly, the author the Ballpark Mysteries, asked if I could post this link to an interview he did with CONVERSATIONS Magazine. I didn’t read it myself because Kate and Read More
- New Book – The L. A. Dodger - Our third Ballpark Mystery is officially on sale today! Yea! This is such a great book, because me and Kate got to go California to visit her father. He’s a Read More
- Cooperstown, New York - Man, it was a perfect day for the induction ceremony for the Hall of Fame. Kate and I had a great time. We spent a lot of the day selling Read More
- Ballpark Mysteries on Tour! - Wow, it sure has been hot around here lately. Hard to believe, it was even too hot to play baseball today. So I thought I’d stay inside and catch up Read More
- Random House Loves the Ballpark Mysteries - I guess Random House loves the Ballpark Mysteries! They hung a huge poster of the front cover of book two, The Pinstripe Ghost, in the front window of their New Read More
- First Pitch at Portland Sea Dogs Game - Mr. Kelly (the author of the Ballpark Mysteries) got invited to Portland, Maine to throw out the first pitch at last Saturday’s game. Here’s a picture of him doing it. Read More
- Boston Globe Features Ballpark Mysteries - Way cool!. Today’s Boston Globe newspaper has a great article about me and Kate! Well, okay, it also mentions David A. Kelly, the author, a little bit. And the Ballpark Read More
- Opening Day – 2011 - Wow! Today is finally opening day. The first real baseball games (that count) for 2011. Today, when it comes to baseball, anything is possible. Any team has just as much Read More
- Spring Training – 2011 - The author of our Ballpark Mysteries books, Mr. Kelly, just sent me some cool pictures from Spring Training. He got to go down to Florida to see a Red Sox Read More
- The Ballpark Mysteries Books Arrive! - Looks like Spring Training has started! Kate and I are excited because Random House is now selling the first two books about our adventures at the ballparks–THE BALLPARK MYSTERIES! I Read More
- Yankee Stadium Haunted? - A little while after Kate and I went to Boston to see the Red Sox, her mom took us down to New York City to see the Yankees! I thought Read More
- Green Monster - We were so excited to go to Boston to see the Red Sox! Kate’s mom had to drive out to report on a game for the AmericanSportz website. So she Read More
- What Mike’s Eating Today - Just went to Houston, Texas. I saw a Houston Astros game (cool!) and took a tour of Space Center USA. That’s where they do all the mission control work for Read More
- Rangers Ballpark - Hey guys, I’m still in Houston. I just saw a game in the Rangers Ballpark. It was amazing! Right next to the park is an office building. Imagine working there! Read More