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
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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…
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…
Just a few more games left with these Bears, then I’m off to Alaska to hang out with a different sort of bear for the summer. I’ll be rooting MSU on to Omaha from Gates of the Arctic National Park,…
Due to polite request from certain infielders, and their parents by proxy, I present a few baseball Bears. They were winning the second game of a doubleheader, about to complete a 3-game sweep, and due to weather they would have…