November Rent

Although most things are going pretty well for Hashtag Baseball Boy here, I’ve got one very big problem: the rent. Y’all know that in September someone – I still don’t know who – paid it for me. That meant that I had money left over from September to help pay for October’s rent. This month … Continue reading November Rent →

Matteo’s Diet: Weeks 1 & 2

With all the excitement over the Dodgers, I didn’t get to write anything about the aftermath of last week’s episode of At Home with Maya…and now there’s been another show on, too. Last week’s show had the footage of me and Jacob playing Marco Polo in the pool, so that meant that I appeared with … Continue reading Matteo’s Diet: Weeks 1 & 2 →

Matteo’s Weight Loss Program Goes on TV

So y’all may be wondering what’s been happening to Hashtag Baseball Boy while I’ve been busy writing about the World Series. Last Wednesday, the same night as that gosh awful game 2 that the Dodgers lost, the next episode of At Home with Maya with me in it aired. That was the episode where they … Continue reading Matteo’s Weight Loss Program Goes on TV →

The Painting Sells

Meanwhile, Sabrina’s show opened in the gallery on the 20th (that’s the same night as the first game of the World Series, just to put it into context.) Sabrina joked to me that they would have set the price of “Portrait of a Baseball Player” higher if they’d known that the model was going to … Continue reading The Painting Sells →

#baseballboy is Born (last part)

My day after I blew up Maya Bedrossian’s Facebook page because of how I looked on TV in boardshorts was starting to feel endless when, after I’d finished with Jacob and Matteo, I headed back into the pool house to change. I looked at the time: it was 4:45 and the 4th game of the … Continue reading #baseballboy is Born (last part) →

#baseballboy is Born (part 3)

Following my meeting with Sandy and Maya Bedrossian the afternoon after I got famous on Facebook, I went outside, where Jacob was already waiting for me. So were Ethan and the crew…although I didn’t know why they were filming on Thursdays when they usually did that earlier in the week. “We’ll get some coverage of … Continue reading #baseballboy is Born (part 3) →

#baseballboy is Born (part 2)

The afternoon after my appearing shirtless on At Home with Maya blew up my boss’ Facebook page, I was early for the meeting Sandy called me in for that morning. Belen opened the side door to let me into the house, and, I’m probably imagining it, but I think she gave me a look like … Continue reading #baseballboy is Born (part 2) →

#baseballboy is Born (part 1)

Wednesdays are when I usually see Cody and Noah, but they both cancelled because of the NLCS. It only happens once a year…and I gotta admit that I wanted to see the game too. I’m glad I did. It made up in a big way for the way the team played in the first two … Continue reading #baseballboy is Born (part 1) →

A Talk with Matteo

“Ok, dude…what’s the deal?,” I said to Matteo after they’d finished filming a segment for At Home with Maya that featured me and Jacob swimming. “I told you. Nobody wants to see the fat kid in the pool. It’ll make much better TV if it’s just you and Jacob having a good time.” I really … Continue reading A Talk with Matteo →

I Get Filmed…in my Boardshorts

So, Monday was the big day with the camera by the pool filming the “reveal” (that’s another of Sandy’s words) of what I look like without my mask. I felt pretty silly and gayass picking out boardshorts to wear on TV, but I just kept reminding myself work is work. When I got to the … Continue reading I Get Filmed…in my Boardshorts →