I didn’t have the privilege of getting into baseball like most young boys did through their fathers.That doesn’t mean baseball wasn’t a large part of my life growing up because it was. I remember playing in little league and eventually going on to the select teams in my area. I remember being robbed of my first and only home run by the umpires trusting a player on the opposite  team saying the ball bounced over. I remember the blistering summer of 98 where I (blissfully) watched Slammin Sammy Sosa & Big Mac go at it for Roger Maris 61* home runs.

I’m younger than your average baseball fan but don’t let that fool you. I’m in love more with the games past than the present. I have a better chance of telling you who threw for no hitters in 1931 than in 2001. This blog will serve its purpose for me to tell the story of baseball in my life and how it as enriched my life and others around me. I will continue to post my opinion on all the hot topics from the past (Ruth’s home run records) and present (steriod era players entering the hall) as well as looking forward to the future for what may come.

I look foward to building a community here so that we can all converse through out the up coming season which already has so many new storylines such as the New Yankee Stadium, My beloved Cubbies starting a new century, and the hot stove that is the world of baseball. I look forward to reading your posts and comments.

Regards,
NorthPaw