White Sox

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

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

Coming off a year in 2020 where we almost had a summer without baseball, we know first hand how that feels; it’s unnatural. Baseball and summer go hand in hand. Thankfully the season finally began in July. Back in 1981, … Continued

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

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

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

Of course they skip 1976 in the Baseball Seasons series, my year. Maybe because it was more of the same as the Reds won the second of back to back World Series. 1977 was up next. That year brought the … Continued

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