Return of the Baseball Blog

For some reason, I decided not to blog about baseball this season and I've regretted it. As all educators know, the act of writing changes how one sees, experiences and understands. Not writing about the games has had an impact on how I view baseball and I miss my previous mindset. Given that I started writing about the game after the All Star break last year, I'm going to dust off my baseball blog again.
Last year, I wrote a lot about Curtis and I'm still a huge fan. This year, I upgraded my Granderson t-shirt to a Granderson home jersey. He's had a tremendous year and he's been such a thrill to watch. Two very interesting stories have popped up around Curtis this week. One, was that he was named the AL player of the week: "It was his first weekly award of his career. Granderson hit .500 (8-for-16) with two doubles, a triple, a home run and a stolen base in a four-game series at Seattle to open the second half." I'm so thrilled for him!
The other is that this weekend he's speaking at a forum celebrating the 60th anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Quothe Curtis,""Who it is, we're talking about Jackie Robinson, and the breaking of the color barrier in baseball. He allowed not only African-Americans play baseball, but Dominican players, Puerto Rican players, Japanese players, Mexican players ... to get a chance to play," Granderson said. "[This event is meant] to go ahead and acknowledge and give thanks for opening that door." I'm excited about returning to my more dilligent studies of baseball. Stay tuned! And, hurrah Curtis!