Lucas Update

I’ve told y’all that Lucas grew like a motherfucker over the summer, right? He was 5’7” and barely 135 when I first met him. Now, 11 months later, he’s 5’10” and 165 and fuckin ripped. He came into the store for a whole new wardrobe at the start of the school year: nothing he had … Continue reading Lucas Update →

The Catcher Comes Out (last part)

So in honor of National Coming Out Day (that’s October 11, I learned this year), I was telling y’all about our catcher in high school, who came out at the start of baseball season our junior year. He gave everyone a lot to think about, and I went to Meemaw to see what she had … Continue reading The Catcher Comes Out (last part) →

Maryville 2016 (part 1)

Since I’ve started telling y’all about some of the less great periods in my life, I thought I could write something about another of those times that seriously sucked for me. I’m talking about from between my last game in Hickory and when I moved to California, September 2016 to right after New Year’s 2017. … Continue reading Maryville 2016 (part 1) →

Back to Playing Baseball

Remember Chuy, the dude who owns the car wash/batting cage me and Lucas practice at? He plays on a team in a serious amateur league, and I got a call from him last Friday night asking (actually more like begging) me to fill in for their shortstop the next day. It was a playoff game, … Continue reading Back to Playing Baseball →

Lucas Update

I’ve got a couple updates about Lucas and my baseball tutoring gig. He had a pretty good season off the bench. He did some pinch hitting and got some playing time at 2nd and center (that gave him a chance to show off that arm I had nothing to do with lol.) He batted .260, … Continue reading Lucas Update →

Lucas Makes the Team (last part)

Lucas – who I’ve been “tutoring” in baseball since before Christmas – made the team at his fancyass Pasadena school. Y’all can’t imagine how happy and excited he was. We drove down to give the good news to the family that owns the car wash/batting cage where me and Lucas go to work on his … Continue reading Lucas Makes the Team (last part) →

Lucas Makes the Team (part 1)

So Lucas’ school has finished its baseball tryouts. I’ve been helping Lucas with his baseball skills since his parents hired me to “tutor” him back in December. Although he ran like a girl (I fixed that), he had some decent basic skills, and we worked hard on making those better. Especially his swing, which we … Continue reading Lucas Makes the Team (part 1) →

THuG (last part)

So now that I've introduced my best friends growing up I can tell y'all about THuG. What’s THuG? It’s a baseball stat that evaluates a player’s overall offensive contribution. Invented by three smartass teenagers who thought they were smarter than all the other dudes inventing metrics and advanced stats. Me and my two best buddies … Continue reading THuG (last part) →

THuG (part 1)

Dodgers pitchers and catchers have to report to Spring training a week from yesterday. Since the season is almost ready to start, I thought this would be a good time to tell y'all about the statistic me and my buddies invented back high school. I have to admit I haven’t used it in a while, … Continue reading THuG (part 1) →

A Trip to the Batting Cage (part 1)

Obviously the most important thing for my baseball pupil Lucas to work on is his hitting. Fielding was always one of my favorite things, and I'm looking forward to playing catch with Lucas so we can both dive for balls, but the thing that’s going to count most at team tryouts is hitting. Unless his … Continue reading A Trip to the Batting Cage (part 1) →