If you told me that the world would go to hell two weeks ago, I would have said you were crazy. I know that it has been a little while since I have posted, but my god has it been a crazy two weeks. If you didn’t know, I am a high school teacher who... Continue Reading →
Memorable Careers: Jake Westbrook
It’s time to revive my favorite series for Standing Room Only: Memorable Careers. In this series, Scott and I pick some of our all time favorite players. The only rule we have here is that the players we pick to profile cannot be major franchise icons. They have to be players that may fly under... Continue Reading →
My Airing of Grievances: The Astros, Manfred, and the State of Major League Baseball
Baseball is in a weird place. It has been one of the strangest offseasons I can ever remember as a fan. While big money was spent on free agents (finally), we saw almost a third of franchises change managers, a cheating scandal grab the attention of the sporting world, and a commissioner fail to truly... Continue Reading →
PNC Park: Why SRO Loves Riverfront Ballparks
I am a little behind on my blogging over the summer. Between my overseas vacation, working on my house, starting school, and planning a wedding it seems as if there are never enough hours in the day to talk about baseball. So here is my attempt over this holiday weekend to get caught up on... Continue Reading →
London Series Hype: How MLB Marketed the Game to Europe
When Scott and I decided to take the leap and buy tickets for the London Series, we both had no idea how MLB was going to promote this event. In a country where football (soccer for us American idiots) and cricket are king, there was no telling how the game was going to be received... Continue Reading →
Are We Marching Towards a Strike in Baseball?
It hasn't happened since 1994: a total stoppage of work in Major League Baseball that crippled the league and made fans turn away from the game. The 1994 strike devastated the season for several franchises on the rise such as the young Indians squad that featured Kenny Lofton, Jim Thome, and Manny Ramirez. It killed... Continue Reading →