BAseball season is just two days away, and my team the New York Yankees open up the season. I am excited and nervous at the same time. Excited, because I love baseball, it means summer is right around the corner. Im nervous because the Yankees might not be as good as they need to be to win a world series. Now, a team with a 200 million payroll should always have a shot. And the Yankees are always a team thats in the World Series hunt.
But all offseason, the talk was the Phillies and their stacked rotation, and the Red Sux and their stacked lineup, leading many to believe that it is gonna be a Red Sox/Phillies World Series. I call BS on that! LAst year, everyone said Yankees/PHillies WS again. WRONG! It was Giants/Rangers, as wrong as you could get.
The Yankees need the pitching staff to hold up. AJ Burnett is the key. He HAS to pitch like a number 2. Phil Hughes has to have another good season.
The lineup also has to produce, especially with the shaky lineup.
Either way its Spring time, baseball is back! And I am excited!!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Is baseball a fading sport?
I was listening to ESPN NEw York 1050 the other day, and I overheard the hosts talking about how baseball isn't Americas sport anymore. One host then wondered if the NBA was overtaking MLB as being more popular, especially in the NY area now that Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire are bringing excitement back to the Garden.
I am a huge Yankees fan, and have been since growing up during the dynasty years. Jeter, Knoblauch, Tino, Paul O'Neill, Brosius and others are some of my favorite athletes of all time, and they really helped me love the sport of baseball.
Now, people thinks kids growing up don't care for baseball, as it is too slow and boring. I feel that many people do feel that way. I have many sports loving friends who dislike baseball because it is too slow. For me, Baseball is a thrill. It makes my summer so much better, and some games are so dramatic, it is a sport that keeps you on edge and biting your nails when the game is so close. That one game winning hit or strikeout is thrilling. I love baseball, and I really like basketball. But to say that the MLB is dying, especially in the NY area, is absurd. The Yankees are sports, one of the most recognizable franchises out there. The Mets are a joke, but hey one day they will be good.
NY is a basketball loving town yes. There are courts on every street, hoops in many driveways. It is easy to get a group of friends and just play. However, baseball is what has defined New York, in my opinion. The Yankees gave the city some of its greatest moments, its biggest triumphs.
Baseball is here to stay, and stay it will.
I am a huge Yankees fan, and have been since growing up during the dynasty years. Jeter, Knoblauch, Tino, Paul O'Neill, Brosius and others are some of my favorite athletes of all time, and they really helped me love the sport of baseball.
Now, people thinks kids growing up don't care for baseball, as it is too slow and boring. I feel that many people do feel that way. I have many sports loving friends who dislike baseball because it is too slow. For me, Baseball is a thrill. It makes my summer so much better, and some games are so dramatic, it is a sport that keeps you on edge and biting your nails when the game is so close. That one game winning hit or strikeout is thrilling. I love baseball, and I really like basketball. But to say that the MLB is dying, especially in the NY area, is absurd. The Yankees are sports, one of the most recognizable franchises out there. The Mets are a joke, but hey one day they will be good.
NY is a basketball loving town yes. There are courts on every street, hoops in many driveways. It is easy to get a group of friends and just play. However, baseball is what has defined New York, in my opinion. The Yankees gave the city some of its greatest moments, its biggest triumphs.
Baseball is here to stay, and stay it will.
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