Less than 25 days until the 2017 baseball season begins, and I think it is safe to say we are all beyond excited! I sure know I am! After a wild and long off-season, it is almost time for baseball games that count (that is, if you don't count the pride that comes from representing your country in the WBC). It is almost time to step back in between the chalk baselines, where the last thing we saw was a curse being broken and an entire city, if not the baseball world, jump for joy. Yes, indeed it is time to warm up in the bullpen, stretch, take your cuts in the batting cage.
And it's time to fire up the ol' blog again!
Admittedly, I did not intend to take the off-season off, but as they say, life happens. But as we approach the dawn of the new season, I have a renewed and energized focus. A lot of that is simply the fire that burns deep within the baseball fan's soul. Yes, it may be dormant during the winter, but it never truly dies. And when the first warm days of spring, it bursts forth again, roaring with new life, more blazing than an Aroldis Chapman fastball, more powerful than a Giancarlo Stanton home run, and more exhilarating than a walk-off bomb. Guys, I'm pumped to experience the 2017 baseball season with you!
The schedule will be a little different this year. Instead of one blog post each day, the plan is to post twice a day. The first post every day will be an around-the-league update with information, news, scores, and highlights. The second post each day will be a feature article. NOTE: Sunday will not have a feature article, only the around-the-league update.
HERE IS THE FEATURE ARTICLE STARTING LINEUP:
MONDAYS- Stat Sheet (an inside look at the numbers for a player or team)
TUESDAYS- History Lesson
WEDNESDAYS- Prospect Spotlight
THURSDAYS- Out in Left Field (musings on whatever baseball related topic I'm thinking of)
FRIDAYS- Card Connections
SATURDAY- Mailbag
We are less than a month away from Opening Day. And with that being said, we will take some time to preview each team in the league before the season begins. The Feature Articles will begin Monday, April 3. Tomorrow, we will begin our season preview with the American League East, and the Baltimore Orioles.
I can smell those peanuts and Cracker Jacks, I hear the sounds of the crowd, and I'm going to root, root, root for my Yankees this year. But no matter what happens, every baseball fan wins. Because the world's greatest game is back from it's wintry vacation. Sing with me, everybody: "FOR IT'S ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES YOU'RE OUT AT THE OOOOOOLLDD BAAAAAAALLLL GAAAAAAAAAME!!!!"
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