I know it may not look like you have to be a great athlete to play ball – we stand around a lot while soccer players never stop running around until their weirdass clock counts all the way up – but baseball takes a lot of athleticism. We have to be able to do four … Continue reading My Baseball Pupil (last part)
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My Baseball Pupil (part 1)
I’ve spent so much time telling y’all about my pretty cool holidays that I haven’t told you the next part about my being hired as a “baseball tutor” to a kid in Pasadena who wants to make the team at his high school. His parents, who know me through their older son Carter, who hangs … Continue reading My Baseball Pupil (part 1)
An Opportunity (last part)
So the parents of this dude I met at the bar where Keaton works called me over to their home in Pasadena to see if I was interested in being their younger son’s “baseball tutor” – from what I could make out, the kid was desperate to make the team at his school and they … Continue reading An Opportunity (last part)
An Opportunity (part 1)
Ok, so y’all remember Carter? He’s the dude that Keaton saved from a fight a while ago, and who talked to me at the Volcano the night of that crazy 18 inning game in the World Series. When I met him that second time, he was all interested in how I’d been a ball player. … Continue reading An Opportunity (part 1)
World Series Games 3 & 4
So I met this dude from Cal Tech at Rocco’s on Friday, and, yeah, I was right: Einstein did say that insanity was repeating the same experiment and expecting a different result. Remember what I said about how insane Dave Roberts’ managing’s gotten in the World Series? Putting Ryan Madson into Game 2 after he … Continue reading World Series Games 3 & 4
The Dodgers: Last Week of the Season
What’s gonna happen to the Dodgers? I’m glad that the season didn’t turn into the huge disaster it looked like it was going to be back when it started, but us Dodger fans are in for a nervous four days. The magic number for winning the division and getting into the post-season is 5. Still. … Continue reading The Dodgers: Last Week of the Season
Apartment 643 (part 2)
During my year playing ball in Hickory, one of my two roommates was a kid who’d been drafted out of high school. Name: Slater Hughes. Position: 1st base. His mother controlled his entire life so he never had one. She not only came with him to Hickory, but she stayed in our apartment for a … Continue reading Apartment 643 (part 2)
Apartment 643 (part 1)
I'm sure y'all know by now that in 2016 I played a year of A-ball for the Hickory Crawdads in North Carolina. When I was in Hickory, I was sharing an apartment with two other guys on the team. It wasn’t anything fancy, but it wasn’t a slum. Since the team helped us find it, … Continue reading Apartment 643 (part 1)
Joyce Takes Me to a Dodger Game (part 1)
Last week, Joyce gave me a super expensive Apple Watch, and told her I couldn’t accept it. I didn’t want to seem ungrateful to someone who’s been extremely generous to me, but I also didn’t want an Apple watch. I reckon that, if someone is going to spend that much money on me, it might … Continue reading Joyce Takes Me to a Dodger Game (part 1)
Home Run Derby
I’m not a big fan of the All Star game (who is?). If you ask me, the best part of last night’s game was having Mike Trout miked up when he was supposed to be fielding. I guess it’s an honor to be picked for an All Star game, but I always wonder how many … Continue reading Home Run Derby
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