The tears started during the 7th inning stretch, and by the 9th, I was praying for extra innings. It wasn’t the one game, it was the culmination of roughly 14 years of ball crashing to the field all at once, like a barreling collision at homeplate. I didn’t know it was possible to feel so much joy and happiness, and sadness at the same time.
Tag: Baseball
MLB Spring Training – Ranking The Cactus League Parks!
Spring Training hits different. It’s a promise of a new season, and an escape from reality, for even just a few days.
Road Tripping In The COVID-Age As Thanos ‘Snaps’ 2020
The biggest thing that jumped out through all of this was just how empty the city was. It was almost as if we’re living in a post ‘Thanos snap’ world. Traveling in age of COVID.
3rd Times A Charm, Or 3 Strikes You’re Out?
Putting on that uniform and taking the field, win or lose, is pure Viagra wrapped in cowhide and stitched in red. Goddamn, I missed it. But would this year be 3rd times a charm, or 3 strikes and you’re out?
In Game Ads, Pitcher Limits, and the DH! “Fixing” Major League Baseball
The are 3 primary things hurting baseball right now, and all 3 can be fixed and improve the game at the same time!
Metallica, the World Series, and the Future of the Baseball Hall of Fame
What do you do when your planned Metallica tour just ‘happens’ to line up with the World Series? You do both!
Blocking The Plate 