As we continue to go through this cold winter period where we must rely on minor transactions, pitch clock talks and rumors to survive, I want to talk about a dream I have. A dream I think will never happen, but which still must be held out for, because it’d be so awesome:
A summer of endless baseball, traveling around the country to everything baseball-related you could go to from late February to the end of the World Series. Major League games, Minor League games, Indy-league games, Spring Training, museums, amateur games, important sites in baseball history… all summer long. Probably in some kick-ass RV with solar panels, satellite dishes, GPS and an ejector seat.
Well, maybe not the ejector seat. That seems a bit over the top.
I mean, just imagine how cool that would be, roaming America (and Canada, and maybe Mexico, and maybe elsewhere if you somehow were able to make your vehicle fly) simply watching baseball the whole time.
I mean, it would probably cost a countless amount of money, but, man, it’d be awesome. I mean, just imagine the games you’d see, the people you’d meet, the food you’d eat, and the adventures you’d have!
I mean, at the very least it would have been better then just waiting for Max Scherzer or James Shields to finally sign somewhere, right?
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LINKS!
John Hirschbeck, one of the most respected umpires in the league, has lost two sons to a rare genetic disease, he’s fought cancer twice and suffered “ordinary” injuries like broken kneecaps as well, but he still will keep umpiring and is the subject of this excellent article by Anthony Castrovince.
Wendy Thurm’s first article at Deadspin, which is about MLB, the Giants, the A’s, and the whole mess that surrounds them.
Doug Glanville on what Hall of Famers taught him.
Traditional wisdom says that MLB shouldn’t and won’t expand any more, at least not anytime soon. But Jeff Zimmerman at Hardball Times argues the opposite is true.
SELF-PROMOTION OF THE WEEK: The “Baseball Continuum” now has a Podcast, the “Continuucast”. The first edition can be found here and the second edition can be found here. It’s RSS feed can be found here and it will be on iTunes in the near future.
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So, Wrigley Field’s bleachers won’t be open until May this year due to construction delays. “Back To The Future” didn’t predict this. Here’s hoping that if any home runs land in the construction area the workers have strong enough arms to throw the baseballs back in. Because otherwise, it just isn’t Wrigley, right? Maybe they can set up some sort of catapult over there, just in case none of the construction guys have a good enough arm.
Seriously, Shields. Sign somewhere. Please.
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