Killing Them Softly: The Mark Eichhorn Story
If I told you that one of the greatest relief seasons in baseball history was pitched by a 26 year old right-hander who couldn’t have...
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Baseball was, is, and always will be the best game in the world to me.
Babe Ruth
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June 2004 marked the most important inflection point in my life. I attended my first Blue Jays game. They lost but I fell in love for the first time. I threw myself into reading and knowing everything about the game, knowing everything about the game. This blog is a step on what I hope will be a journey towards leaving a lasting impact on the game I love. Whilst at it, I hope to also share interesting inisghts on other sports like hockey or soccer. Here's to hoping that you will join me on the journey.
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Vindicated? The Houston Astros Are World Series Champions
It is about the least surprising World Series championship in quite some time. The Houston Astros seemed ordained to lift the trophy from...
All-Time Greatest Sportswriters: Shirley Povich
Preamble: This series will serve to highlight the individuals who inspired me to take up sportswriting as a hobby. (and perhaps...
Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani For MVP?
There is one question right now that is stirring America's passions like no other. It is not Republican or Democrat, active foreign...
The Auction: A Baseball Card Themed Short Story
Preamble The Auction is a short story I wrote before the pandemic but had not brought myself to ever share in any format until now. It...
Why I Collect Baseball Cards
This will be an article of a more personal kind that I had hoped to write for quite some time now. I have been collecting baseball cards...
The Blue Jays Who We Barely Knew
We picked up Daniel Vogelbach after the Mariners had DFA'd him. He pinch hit, started a game, and then he was gone. DFA'd by the Blue...
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