Rooting for the home team
As I die-hard Yankee fan, I was bummed when my Bombers lost to the Red Sox early in this year's MLB playoffs, but I was happy to turn my attention to Ian Anderson and the Atlanta Braves. But last night, I'll be honest with you, I was actually rooting against the Braves. Kinda crazy,...
Any baseball expert in the world would qualify 5 scoreless, and hitless, World Series innings as a major contribution to a team's championship. However, the Capital Region doesn't need any experts to tell them how special Ian Anderson is and neither do the Braves. Now, the player who grew up in Rexford and pitched for the Shenendehowa High School Plainsmen gets to flash some pretty incredible bling around town.
Back in October 2016 I was the emcee at a fundraiser for JP Honsinger in Latham. It was a wonderful event for a young man battling childhood alzheimer's and because of JP's love for all things sports, the theme of the fundraiser, appropriately enough, was Wide World of Sports. At this event, I was introduced to a young man named Ian Anderson. He was 18-years-old, fresh out-of-high school, and j
My beloved Atlanta Braves have secured a spot for the National League Wild Card game. Last year I cried as the Braves choked down the stretch. Not this year though, they have been playing great baseball and their pitching is doing awesome.
Our own Jake Thomas has mentioned many times that he is a die hard Atlanta Braves fan. Sometimes the saying goes "A win is a win", but I don't know how you can be proud to win a game on a botched call. I have seen alot of bad calls in the past but nothing like this one that occured last night between the Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates.
All of you New York Yankee fans raise your hands! "Holy Cow" to quote Phil Rizzuto, the longtime voice of Yankee Baseball. That's a lot of hands. All of you Atlanta Braves fans raise your hands!