Hi. My name is John Strubel. I am a storyteller. I love to write. My writing is predominantly related to my greatest passion in life: baseball. Thank you for visiting my website.
Somewhere Bob Gibson is smiling. It’s only January 20 and the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are already sniping each other. The war of words started during the annual, usually light-hearted winter team fan fests (the Cubs Convention and Cardinals Caravan). In tongue-and-cheek style former Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster asked Kris Bryant about potentially playing in St. Louis...
The New York Yankees signed reliever Adam Ottavino last week, but the story within this story is not a New York born pitcher coming home or why MLB continues to invest heavily in relief pitching. No, the story is about what Ottavino said about Babe Ruth last month. Yes, that statement. Well, you can imagine the reaction. It was funny. It was irreverent. It was angry. Depending on which social...
If Harper signs with the @Phillies will @GMBVW still consider the @Mets the “favorites” in the National League East? — @johnstrubel January 2, 2019
Q. There’s always been a lot of talk about you guys acquiring a free agent or trade in a catcher. As you look at the ways to improve this team, how much do you think catching needed an upgrade from last season? MICKEY CALLAWAY: I think after last season we need to get better at the catcher position. We’re taking a lot of steps with the guys we have in our organization currently...
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Hi. My name is John Strubel. I am a storyteller. I love to write. My writing is predominantly related to my greatest passion in life: baseball. Thanks for visiting my website.