Hokieone and the Valley League

My son had the opportunity and privilege of playing for Strasburg I think 2 summers ago. I agree with your assessment of the community and it is beautiful. Hokieone is in a class by himself as is his entire family.

 

I have not visited that part of the country in many moons, but will be next month and I'm looking forward to it.

 

Non-baseball question: Any favorite battlefield monuments around there?  I'm hoping to visit Gettysburg with my son as well but if we get a chance we might visit Manassas or....?

Spent three weeks in DC last summer. Son played A ball in Hagerstown, daughter lives in DC.Son moved three times back and forth in 2 weeks to New York, and back to Hagerstown so we saw the countryside. I loved DC. Got to almost all the museums and much more. Had wanted to go my entire life.

 

I want to go back and do the Civil war,a and Amish country, and some areas in Virginia.Love the East Coast.

 

The Battlefields

Is that the area of the country with no cell phones,internent ect.?

Well I can tell you my son does not have WiFi were he is staying. Quite trying for a young man.

I have been to Gettysburg as a young man with a friend of mine. We also went to Antietam and Hagerstown on that trip. 

I agree with Keewart, get a docent or a guide. We were interested in a particular day's and area's of the battle field, so he really helped focus us on the areas we had interest. It was quite a nice experience. 

 

Theres some kind of blackout in that area of the country that has to do with nsa or something.It taken so serious that the gov. has vans that drive around looking for illeagle signals.May not be the exact place but its in the general area and quite large.

LOL -- I knew when I posted that that more than likely there would be somebody with a whole library of Civil War info who would reply.  I have visited Gettysburg and it's an amazing experience.  I have also been to Manassas a couple times, but that was long ago.  I might revisit that with my boy, but first I'll look at your list and see what looks interesting and what of those might make more sense in terms of our itinerary.

 

Thanks!

Thanks!  Great list. 

 

I know it is not in that area, but if you tack on a trip to the DC (as fanofthegame mentioned) be sure to spend time at Arlington National.  Take your time to soak it all in, and be sure to see the Changing of the Guard. Very moving.

 

We just did that in May, the weekend of my daughter's graduation from Georgetown. (And, I had a chance to visit the site of my cousin's grave for the 1st time since her funeral many years ago.) Now that my daughter has moved to Arlington, I am sure we'll get there again.

 

  Great thread.

 

 

I grew up in Winchester and hosted a number of Winchester Royals. Lots of history around the area, and easy to find.  Then you can catch a Valley League game in the evening which is great stuff.  Make sure if your in Winchester to check out Handley High School and the Handley Library.  My favorite Royals memory was watching them hit 6 home runs in a row.  Number 7 grounded out but number 8 went yard as well. Close seconds were watching the kid that played all 9 positions in one game and watching Jimmy Key pitch

- great fun!

Just saw this thread and appreciate the kind words. We do have internet service, telephones, and even indoor toilets. For those in areas lacking internet service, the Virgin Mobile Hot Spot is excellent-buy it for around $80, then pay by the month but only for the months desired. For our press box, we use a hot spot and only pay for internet service during our season. It handles all of our computer internet usage-score-keeping, internet audio broadcasts, etc.  

 

The Valley League is a wonderful place to spend a summer and has been well-described above. Exposure to pro scouts happens but even if a player doesn't get to the MLB, the experience is wonderful. We appreciate our gorgeous surroundings more when players and their families come in and rave about the natural beauty that we see daily and probably take for granted...  

 

"Somebody"'s son, no HSBBW name mentioned, but the player's name is Mason Snyder, playing for Woodstock, absolutely drilled a home run against us last night, starting a rally that turned our comfortable 3-0 lead into a 7-3 loss.  Dale Jarrett's son Zach also plays for Woodstock and also had a couple hits as poppa Dale watched from the stands, looking and acting just like any other baseball dad...although the NASCAR fans are always abuzz when he visits.   It's nice to see that he gets to act like any other fan-my wife sat behind him the whole game but didn't know who he was until somebody told her in the 8th inning.

 

I am headed out next week. I plan on watching a lot of baseball.
I to have also thank Hokie for his help and advice. My son has had a great time this summer.