An Introduction - Who Am I & Why Am I Here?

January 2, 2015

Who Am I?

Hi! My name is Alan and I've been a huge Major League Baseball fan for over 50 years. I grew up in St. Louis, so, you guessed it ... I'm a Cardinals fan. But, I'll do my very best to not let that interfere with my posts because I'm a baseball fan first.

What Do I Hope To Accomplish With This Blog?

Almost everything written about Major League Baseball is written by people or organizations that fall into one of several groups:

1.  Sports/Baseball Reporting Sites, such as Fox Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports, MLB, etc.

2.  Statistical Site, such as Stats, Elias, etc.

3.  MLB Teams own websites.

There are others but I think the three groups mentioned above constitute the majority of sites writing about Major League Baseball. So, who writes the articles on these sites? For the most part, it's compensated professional sports journalists. They tend to look at things analytically and have inside information that most of us fans are not privy to.

How many sites give the fans' perspective of MLB? I can' think of one! My goal is to provide the ordinary fan's take on the various aspects of MLB. We don't have inside information, we didn't play professional baseball, we don't have connections. All we have is our love and knowledge of the game. I think that gets overlooked for the most part. I hope to be a voice for the everyday fan ... the guy that works his butt of 9-5 everyday and sits down with the family to catch a baseball game when he can. The guy who roots for his team in good times and bad A voice for the real fan ... people like you and me.

I'll be publishing my first report next week  ... See you then!