By GLENN NELSON June 12, 1988 Publication: THE SEATTLE TIMES Page: C1 Word Count: 2252 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - It is the bottom of the first in Spirit Land, a.k.a. Fiscalini Field, home of the Class A San Bernardino Spirit. Outfielder Jose Tartabull, younger brother of former Seattle Mariner Danny, is dancing off first base …
Author: Glenn Nelson
Based in Seattle, Wash., within three hours of three national parks, Glenn Nelson is the founder and publisher of The Trail Posse, which documents and encourages diversity and inclusion in the outdoors. He has won several national awards for his writing, photography and Web publishing. A graduate of Seattle University and Columbia University, he was born in Japan and started his career at The Seattle Times. He later founded HoopGurlz.com (now at ESPN), which covered girl’s basketball and college prospects nationally, and helped found Scout.com, a network of college and pro sports websites. Nelson is the primary author of a teen book about the NBA, has been published in numerous magazines and book collections, had a photo in a Smithsonian exhibit, and has been profiled by NPR.
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