Game’s Eve

For the first time, tomorrow, I'm going to a Red Sox game. I'm excited. Really excited. I fell like this is what I've been preparing for all this time. This experience. I've read about the history of baseball. I've watched documentaries and news clips and autobiographies and biographies and articles. I've watched it live and … Continue reading Game’s Eve →

The Hellion

There are players where it's almost impossible to see them as anything but legendary: Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig. Even in their flaws, they're almost more than human; Babe Ruth's love of excess and Ted Williams' temper. There is one player who goes beyond legend though, in every way. Ty Cobb set almost 120 … Continue reading The Hellion →

The Hat

As part of my baseball learnin', I wanted to buy something that would mark me as a fan of the Red Sox. You can't really call yourself a fan until you wander around with a clear label identifying yourself as such. That way, if you see someone wearing a, say, Yankees cap, you can loudly … Continue reading The Hat →

The Ball

I bought a baseball the other day. The lengths I went to get it were more than one might expect, seeing as how Baseball is out of season. I finally managed to find one right near Fenway Park, an obvious place to buy a ball really. There's something intrinsically and inexplicably soothing about holding it. … Continue reading The Ball →

Preparations

As I may have mentioned, I'm getting prepared to watch baseball from season's beginning to season's end. The only problem is, I'm not entirely sure what I should do to prepare for this. I'm trying to get caught up to speed on the subject, but I'm not sure where I should go, what I should … Continue reading Preparations →