March 23, 2014

2014 Season Goals

Just like that, out of nowhere, the season is just one more week away. Amid the snow, ice, and record setting subzero temperatures at our homes, the perpetual baseball cycle has once again began down South.

As Opening Day swiftly approaches, the games I'll be attending are doing the same. Each moment that passes gets me that much closer to the all in, pedal to the metal, three month sprint I'll be doing before I start work in early June. With this new schedule format and the different opportunities it gives me, I needed to think about what would be important to me this upcoming year. Which areas of my game should I improve the most? What things might I add to my normal routine? What should be my top priority, above all else? What do I want to see, do, and experience? But most of all, how can I make 2014 memorable?

March 5, 2014

MLB Stadium Rankings - Part 2

Here's where the real fun starts. Well, for me at least.

In the first half of this series, I had to justify my choices based purely on personal preference and subjective features present at each park. This second installment is going to be turned completely upside-down. Rather than age of the park, what looks nice, and the atmosphere, I can rank all 30 stadiums based on physical elements that can help or hurt Ballhawks. Last time, I wanted to remain neutral, so I forgot everything I knew about each park. Now, I'm allowing myself to use my own experiences and everything else I've heard or read on other blogs to put them in order.

This one is going to be a lot more relevant to myself specifically, because I can use what I know to the full capacity in every way possible. In reality, I'm most likely going to go early and catch balls at any new park I visit, so this is much more realistic when deciding on which parks I would truly like to visit.