This is a couple of days late, but congratulations to Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones on their election to the Hall of Fame! The two will join Jeff Kent, who is also being inducted, on July 26th in Cooperstown.
I came across this video showing how professional baseballs are made. It is quite the fascinating process. As I watch this, I do wonder about the workers in that factory and hope they are getting paid a fair wage.
Unless they are playing in the World Baseball Classic. Those players will be reporting for spring training a bit sooner!
Wishing everyone a wonderful and peaceful holiday season!
Congratulations to Jeff Kent on his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame! Kent will be inducted on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
I once wrote about baseball being played on ice during the 1860s for a brief spell. If you’d like to see what that might look like today, this team of ice skaters put on a brief demonstration of “biceball” in the modern world:
Free agent Tom Glavine signed a three-year deal with the New York Mets on December 5, 2002 worth $35 million, with an option for an additional year that could increase the value of the contract to $42.5 million. The southpaw hurler would log his 300th career win with the team in 2007.
To all my American readers, I hope you all have a restful holiday surrounded by people you love.
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers on their second consecutive World Series championship! Regardless of how you might feel about the Dodgers, this Series was undeniably an exciting one, full of drama and emotional roller coasters. And congratulations to Yoshinobu Yamamoto on being named World Series MVP!
I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday, whether you are Trick-or-Treating or watching Game 6 of the World Series!
