Baseball – An Orthodox Priest Abroad

Getting on the Ball

It seems impossible that it has been nearly two years since I have written anything about baseball, so since we’re at the beginning of the annual baseball reawakening, I think I will begin to reengage this page with a reflection of my favorite sport. Not only is Major League Baseball Spring Training now underway, butContinue reading “Getting on the Ball”

Well, That’s Too Bad

And just like that, I have lost all emotional interest in the World Series. The worst part about it isn’t even that I haven’t got a team to root for. As a rule, I cheer for three specific teams: the Chicago Cubs, and whoever is playing the Dodgers and the Yankees. Now that the latterContinue reading “Well, That’s Too Bad”

Every Head a Billboard

Living overseas I tend to be out of the loop when it comes to U.S. professional sports news, sports opinion in particular, which may be why I haven’t heard about the latest MLB money grab: selling ad space on their players’ heads. Uniforms have already caused a lot of controversy this season, and it wasContinue reading “Every Head a Billboard”

How the Babe Broke Baseball

New York Yankee Aaron Judge now holds the American League record for home runs hit in a single season with 62. (Some might also say that he is the only legitimate holder of the MLB record, given the other records’ holders being tainted by steroids, but we’ll leave that for another time.) Without dispute heContinue reading “How the Babe Broke Baseball”

Contact is Inevitable

Most of my childhood baseball career was spent behind the plate. I loved playing catcher, mostly because my hero—Hall of Famer Johnny Bench—was a catcher, one of the all-time greatest. Not only did I get to see him play, but Bench taught me how to play baseball every Saturday morning on The Baseball Bunch. IContinue reading “Contact is Inevitable”

New Rules, Old Approach

Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training, my MLB.TV subscription has renewed, and I can’t wait for baseball to begin a new season. No matter how the MLBPA and MLB try to ruin it for me, I cannot help but be positive in anticipation of each Major League season. This also seems to meContinue reading “New Rules, Old Approach”