I don't think there's a name for my current position with the team. Yes, I'm listed and paid as a reliever. There's no confusion when it comes to the people signing the checks. But it's always an argument that anyone in any position that they actually care about and intend to keep should be assessing … Continue reading Pasttime – 58

Justin was on the fast track to the majors, but spent a spell in the minors so the Big Club could hold onto his contract a little longer. That meant he experienced the same bus rides and late-night charter flights on contraptions that looked like it could be lifted higher by the team working together … Continue reading Pasttime – 57

LIke I said before, I envy stories from pitchers throwing heat because I can’t. I can’t intimidate a batter with a pinpoint fastball on the inside corner as effectively as a 99-mile per hour fastball does just leaving the hand. I don’t think any less of my abilities, of my many ways to get batters … Continue reading Pasttime – 56