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…
Tag: baseball
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
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,…
Hunter got drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round and shipped off to Bluefield, then Vancouver(!). He gave up a year of eligibility to sign, but with his speed and strength I think it’s wise. by
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…
Got to take photos of Adam Wainwright in Springfield during a rehab assignment with the AA Cardinals. I’m still trying to figure out how to write about his presence. Photos, for now. Pictured with, as Wainwright called him, future superstar…