Dear Ryan Braun...

I defended you. When the accusations poured in, I said I would wait for the courts to decide. When they decided in your favour and believed your story, I thought things would be alright. Unfortunately, I was wrong.

You lied to them, your fans, your critics, the Milwaukee Brewers, the baseball world, and to me. Your sentence should begin at the start of the 2014 season, when the punishment will be a chorus of boos that follow you wherever you go.

May God have mercy on your soul.

A former follower,
Phil Wood

Losing Hits Like A Ton Of Bricks

Take that feeling, and multiply it by ONE MILLION.
That's how I feel.

I'm sitting in front of the computer soaking wet, knee torched, and without answers for the simplest of questions.

I don't know what to do.

Every so often, you have one of those weeks when you can't hit or field or play in the right spot. Well, my week was this week.

I had a period when everything clicked, which was the first two weeks, actually. I hit with power, had a home run in my first at-bat, triples, doubles, singles stretched into doubles, infield singles, RBIs, easy catches, diving catches, you name it. This was going to be my best season...EVER.

Then...

I don't know what to do. I don't know where it went.

It's a saying he acquired from his football days at Harvard University, but actor Tommy Lee Jones said, "It takes eleven players to make one mistake". When you have the game on your bat, or in your glove, you must deliver, and if you can't do it, then what are you doing?

Side note: I just remembered I didn't shower yet o_O Post-game tradition, win or lose.

The disappointment of defeat should, because it SHOULD, last one day and a half. Any longer, and nothing will stop it before it destroys you. I saw it happen too many times in my life, and while I don't want to trivialize it to sound as though I'm an expert, it almost happened to me. You have too many people depending on you to say or do something to bring them back up. Keep your chin up, because the will to win and exceed your limits is within you. It's a brand new ball game, and you are at the plate.

As you can tell, the past couple of weeks playing in three leagues is beginning to take its toll. I play in four games next week, all on consecutive days: Sunday night, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I don't know how that works, but it works. o_O Hopefully, I can figure something out by then, and build off of that. I just need something to read or write in case I feel this way again. Thanks for reading ^_^

Are You Serious?

Brewers infielder Jean Segura (left) makes a stolen base attempt
against the Cubs.

Help me out...

What is worse: The Chicago Cubs fielding or the Milwaukee Brewers coaching?

Brewers speedster Jean Segura stole second base against the Cubs during his Brewers' regular season tilt on April 19th. After Ryan Braun drew a walk, you would think that was the end of it. Alas, no... I wasn't a big supporter of Brewers manager Ron Roenicke to begin with, but with Milwaukee languishing in last place in the National League Central Division, baserunning and managing errors like these will have Wisconsin baseball fans second guessing the man in charge.

It's Good To Be Back

Well, that took a while! o_O

MAJOR LEAGUE GOOFBALL ready for another year of thrills and spills this baseball season. Already the Houston Astros began their American League campaign with an 8-2 against state and AL West division rivals Texas Rangers. Rick Ankiel got into the swing of things; check this out! ^_^