“MLB Begins,” by Robert Heemstra
Posted: March 15, 2019 Filed under: 21st Century, Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, poetry, Robert Heemstra, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentThis piece is a few years old, but I came across it this morning, and I would say the timing is still appropriate. The weather might still be iffy in spots, but only five days remain until spring officially arrives!
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Preseason Baseball
two-thousand-sixteen
is now underway
oh what fun it is
watching baseball played
the grapefruit league
the cactus league
in Florida
Arizona
who’ll make team
and who won’t
get in shape
April
for real
play
This day in baseball: Dodger car accident
Posted: March 5, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Don Zimmer, Duke Snider, Jim Gilliam, Johnny Podres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, MLB, Roy Campanella, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentAttempting to beat a 12:30 a.m. curfew on March 5, 1958, the Dodgers’ Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer sustained minor injuries in a car accident in Vero Beach, Florida. This automobile mishap was the third involving the Dodgers within the last two months, with prior crashes involving Roy Campanella and Jim Gilliam.
Back to baseball
Posted: February 12, 2019 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentToday, pitchers and catchers for most teams around the league will be reporting for Spring Training! Welcome back, baseball. We missed you.
Drew Litton
One week until pitchers and catchers report
Posted: February 5, 2019 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentAlmost there!
Two weeks!
Posted: January 29, 2019 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentPitchers and catchers report two weeks from today!
18 days
Posted: January 25, 2019 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentHang in there… Only 18 days left until pitchers and catchers report!
23 days
Posted: January 20, 2019 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Spring Training 1 CommentAs winter storms continue to hit all over the country, we can find warmth in remembering that only 23 days remain until pitchers and catchers report!
