When It Was A Game
February 21, 2014 by Tom Maurino · 1 Comment
I suppose I sound like an old man in saying that I miss the game I grew up with as a boy. Where I once loved the game of baseball unconditionally, I have now developed a love/hate relationship with it. I realize I haven’t been as active on this blog as I’d first intended, but […]
A New Season
February 14, 2012 by Tom Maurino · 2 Comments
The 2012 baseball season will soon commence with the start of spring training, and though I look forward to it just as the millions of fans across the country do, I find myself waxing nostalgic for the days I played the game myself. I work a nine-to-five now, follow the game, play fantasy baseball, and […]
Small Market Blues and Other Gripes
April 20, 2011 by Tom Maurino · 1 Comment
Small market teams have always existed in baseball. As MLB expanded through the years, they have proliferated, and I have finally resigned myself to the fact that baseball today has what amounts to a minor league system within the greater scheme of the American and National Leagues. I suppose I’m only stating the obvious, but […]