March 17, 2021: The First Time

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Next up in my review of the Baseball Seasons episodes is 1983. Ah yes, I remember the year well. That summer was the first time I played organized baseball at Harrison Park. That year also brought me my first ever … Continued

March 11, 2021: Record Keepers

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The 1982 season was highlighted by some great individual accomplishments. I love baseball stats. I used to comb through the sports section of the newspaper (yeah, remember those?) every morning during breakfast looking at the league leaders in each category. … Continued

March 5, 2021: Hello 80s

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Moving right along, watching the 1980 Baseball Seasons episode. They started off featuring the best third baseman in the game: Mike Schmidt & George Brett. 3B was the position I wanted to play, other than pitcher, when I began to … Continued

March 4, 2021: Family

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We Are Family was the name of the 1979 episode of Baseball Seasons, referring to the popular song that the Pirates took as their own on their way to a World Series title; at least it wasn’t the Yankees and … Continued

March 2, 2021: East vs West

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Long before Biggie and Tupac, there was east vs west coast battles. The Celtics and Lakers did battle many times in the Finals, with Boston holding the upper hand for a long time. They were 8-0 vs the Lakers in … Continued

February 21, 2021: Underrated

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It’s been a while since you could say this, but I think heading into the 2021 MLB season the Cubs are actually underrated. Coming off the World Series win in 2016, maybe the Cubs were a bit overrated. The team … Continued