In honor of the 26th anniversary of Derek Jeter being drafted to the Yankees, I am repurposing this post I wrote the night he retired from baseball, including up to date commentary! When Derek Jeter was first introduced to baseball fans, I was a newly turned 7-year-old living just outside of New York City in a Jersey suburb. My dad grew up a Yankee fan, … Continue reading My Love Letter to Derek Jeter
A Scherzer-Kershaw matchup kicks off a full weekend of baseball. The Mets are doing well (thoughts and prayers go out to Yankee fans in this time of gloating), Mookie Betts and the Sox are KILLING (again, #thoughtsandprayers to Yanks fans) and the Marlins and Reds are kinda just going rogue. But don’t worry, the Bronx has Sir Didi. Maybe this is the weekend that the … Continue reading Weekend Vibes
It’s been less than a week and already the 2018 season has been WILD. Last night alone, 136 runs were scored throughout the league. 136! There have been multiple inside-the-park homers, players with multi-HR games, unwritten rules, and 15-inning games. As much as I hate giving into the “phenom” thing, Shohei Ohtani has been pretty fun to watch. I’ve always loved a good cold shoulder … Continue reading Week One Almost Done
Baseball is back! Officially, like not spring training which I know I should follow more closely but honestly it’s like a steamed broccoli appetizer to the savory main dish. I’m not going to lay out a long, boring, professionally written recap of all the main headlines. That’s not my style and it’ll be better on Bleacher Report anyway. BUT what I can offer is a … Continue reading Opening Weekend Recap
The reason the Nationals are NL East champs is because they are in a terrible division and are just not a team to be afraid of. Sorry, Bryce. The Yankees are lucky they made it to the postseason a year early. Clayton Kershaw doesn’t have great postseason numbers and probably can’t take the Dodgers all the way to the World Series. The Astros are … Continue reading One Sentence Postseason Roundup: 10/6/17
babes off the bench 