I haven’t written here for months. Bloging hasn’t seemed fitting with my wiritng life. I’m writing two books and continually reading about writing and generally figuring out how to be a quality writer. Bloging about baseball, knowing I have no readers, is difficult to justify.
However I miss baseball. The World Series ended this week and as it always does, closed the door on another season. I suffer a degree of baseball withdrawal every offseason. The daily humming of the game is silenced and creates a void.
Two days after the last Phillies victory, there were two notes of interest in the StarTribune: a trade, and a Nick Punto alert. The Marlins traded Mike Jacobs to the Royals for Leo Nunez. Punto, one of my favorite Twins, is a free agent and I’ve assumed a lock to be back next season. Not so fast, according to newspaper pundits. The indication is the Twinks want to upgrade at shortstop and it’s questionable if Punto wants to revert to being a utility player.
November 1: we Minnesotans are not so anxiously waiting for snow, and I’m excited about two tid-bits of baseball scuttlebutt. Give me more! Give me more!
I now figure baseball blogging will be good for my mental health, which continually requires nurturing. I’ll find some apparently insignificant news and make into a mountain of information, or simply reflect on a baseball thought or two.
No harm can be done, right? No one is reading anyway.
