Ben is still playing, and likely starting, though I haven’t seen a game of fall ball yet to confirm. Who knows what will happen by the time the season begins this spring? Good things. Perhaps new things. Or nothing but…
Category: College
Well. Nate the Great. No words needed; only his warmup song. The greatest, and way better than Jake Burger’s. by
Missouri State pitcher, ca. 2018. I’ve checked, and he hasn’t transferred. Thank God. Don’t let this guy walk off the mound and into someone else’s dugout. He’s only a junior, so he will be here for a bit longer. by
God bless John Privitera. He’s such a good hitter. He still wears those silver shoes I first saw during the Super Regionals against TCU in 2017. He is listed on the Bears roster as 5-8, which means I also gained…
There’s something about the clods of dirt spinning in the air, and the bottom of shoes, and the clacking sound you hear when players jog up and down the dugout steps. In preseason, they run up and down the concrete…
Downtown Brown, a perennial fan favorite now playing in Chicago. The most polite of all the players I’ve spoken with. by
Ah, Skip – the nicest and most charismatic player I never got to interview! I suppose it was scheduling conflicts, but now he’s done with baseball. Skip also got himself a good girl to spend his days with. Hurrah! by
Drew! What a guy. He got to play in the Cape Cod League, which has about the prettiest collection of fields this side of Iowa. Hoping his hip has healed and he keeps leading the team onward, powered, as always,…
Dylan, owner of the world’s worst haircut, was drafted as a junior by the San Diego Padres. by
This guy – the best player from Warsaw since my cousin, Jerry Lumpe – or maybe Jeremy’s brother – was drafted in the second round by the Oakland A’s. (Jerry played for the Kansas City A’s at one point.) Can’t…