Okay, let me walk you through how I put together that Castleton Baseball Schedule page last night. Wanted something simple but useful for folks.
Getting The Raw Schedule First
Started by texting Coach Miller straight up around 9 PM. Told him I needed the 2025 season dates fast for a blog post. Dude took like an hour to reply – was probably washing team jerseys or something. Finally got this messy PDF attachment around 10:15 with like 56 games listed. Excel spreadsheet would’ve been nicer but whatever.
Picking Those Key Matchups
Scrolled through all the dates drinking root beer, circling anything that looked spicy. Made three piles in my head:
- Rival Games – Obvious ones like Middlebury & Norwich dates jumped out immediately
- Home Showoffs – Weekend home games when parents actually come watch
- Playoff Teasers – Last regular season games deciding tournament spots
Almost added too many – realized if everything’s “key” then nothing is. Cut it down to just seven must-see dates.
Building The Actual Page
Past midnight already but powered through typing all fifty-six game details in WordPress. Had coffee spilled on my keyboard halfway through – thank god for backups. Bolded the hell out of those seven key matchups with tags so they pop right out. Triple-checked every date against Coach’s PDF while yawning. Nearly forgot the damn closing parenthesis in the title – caught it last second.
What People See Now
Final thing looks clean: just simple bullet points for all games with those seven big ones standing out bold. Purposely didn’t clutter it with fancy tables cause phone users hate that. Left the PDF link with Coach in case folks want official paper copies – my job’s just spotlighting what matters.
Thing went live 2 AM. Woke up to three emails already – two typos corrections (fixed) and one mom asking if hot dogs are cheaper during rivalry games. Mission accomplished I guess.