Our Love Affair with Baseball

“Our Love Affair with Baseball” Series

Baseball was back at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum today as the “Our Love Affair with Baseball” all-star luncheon series continued. Today’s speaker was Steve Smith, the winningest coach in the history of athletics at Baylor University in Texas. Smith spent five…

MLB’s Lawton Brothers Speak at Ohr-O’Keefe Museum

Stay humble, work hard and be determined: that’s advice from two former Major League Baseball stars native to the Coast. It was two speakers for the price of one during the “Our Love Affair with Baseball” luncheon exhibition series at…

Former MLB Player Barry Lyons on Set

It’s that time again. Each Wednesday, we welcome former MLB catcher Barry Lyons to the set. He’s here to tell us about who will be speaking this coming Friday at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum Exhibit “Our Love Affair with Baseball.” This…

Former MLB Player Barry Lyons on Set

Former MLB catcher Barry Lyons joins us on set with a preview of the guest speaker for the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art exhibit “Our Love Affair with Baseball” luncheon.  

Coach Farris Talks Baseball

Today’s guest speaker at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum’s “Our Love Affair with Baseball” luncheon was Coach Cooper Farris. Farris is originally from Corinth, Mississippi but moved to the Coast when his father took a coaching job with MGCCC. Farris played baseball…

Former MLB Player Barry Lyons on Set

Former MLB catcher Barry Lyons joins us on set with a preview of the guest speaker this coming Friday for the “Our Love Affair with Baseball” luncheon at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. [mappress mapid="3155"]

Tim Bennett Speaks at Baseball Luncheon

The co-owner of the Biloxi Shuckers say MGM Park is a dream come true but his journey in helping baseball come to the Coast wasn’t easy. President of Overtime Sports and co-owner of the Biloxi Shuckers Tim Bennett was this…

Former MLB Player Barry Lyons on Set

As we do every Wednesday, we welcome former MLB player Barry Lyons to tell us about who will be speaking this coming Friday at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum exhibit "Our Love Affair with Baseball."

Former MLB Player Barry Lyons on Set

Former MLB catcher Barry Lyons joins us on set with a preview of the guest speaker this coming Friday for the Ohr-O’Keefe Exhibit “Our Love Affair with Baseball.” The week four winner of the WXXV and Ohr-O’Keefe Exhibit contest is…

Ron Swoboda Visits Biloxi

Former Major League Baseball player and member of the “Miracle Mets” team Ron Swoboda stopped in Biloxi today. Swoboda was the guest speaker at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art’s “Our Love Affair with Baseball” all-star luncheon. Best known for a…

World Series Champ Speaks at Luncheon

The principles in life are more important than the game of baseball. This is one of the opening lines four-time World Series champ Darryl Strawberry used in his speech in Biloxi today. A sold-out crowd gathered for the “Our Love…

Former Giants Players Speaks at Ohr-O’Keefe Museum

We all have to start from somewhere. A former Major League Baseball player says his start was right here on the Coast. Jim Howarth, who played for the San Francisco Giants, was today’s guest speaker for the “Our Love Affair…

Our Love Affair with Baseball Luncheon

It’s not everyday Biloxi gets a chance to celebrate a former Major League Baseball star’s birthday right here in his hometown. Guests filled the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art for the “Our Love Affair with Baseball” luncheon series. This week’s baseball…

Gary Sarnoff Speaks at Baseball Luncheon

Where Major League Baseball players stayed in Biloxi, what they did for fun and how they like their seafood where all talked about today at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum. Baseball historian and author Gary Sarnoff shared stories from the days when…

Rick Cleveland Speaks at Baseball Luncheon

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s Rick Cleveland says the new baseball exhibit luncheon is something the entire Coast can get excited about. The sports historian was speaking at the “Our Love Affair with Baseball” exhibition speaker series today in Biloxi.…

Barry Lyons Speaking at Kickoff Lunch

Former Major League Baseball player Barry Lyons was the first speaker in a series on the new baseball exhibit in Biloxi. “Our Love Affair with Baseball” will open Tuesday at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. WXXV is a proud sponsor…