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[this-day-in-baseball]

April 30, 2019

Tomorrow marks the sixth anniversary of this-day-in-baseball. Unfortunately, it will also mark its final post. This was definitely not an easy decision for me. I have agonized over this every day for several months now. Even as I write this, I’m regretting my decision, but it just feels like it’s time. I’m a guy on the downhill side of middle-age, working too many hours and stressing way too much at a job I can no longer stand while looking for another job that’s a better fit for my situation, a job that, sadly, doesn’t seem to exist around here. This while raising two sons and taking care of two elderly parents, one of whom is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. I just can’t dedicate the time this blog deserves anymore. It kills me to say that. This blog has been my only constant for six years. Losing this touch point feels like losing a part of myself.

But I want to thank all of you for going on this journey with me. Whether you’ve been with me from the beginning or you’re a new follower, I’m sorry to have let you down like this. I always told myself I would have maintained this blog without even a single follower, but you all have made this trip better than I ever expected. Thank you so much for your time and your feedback. It has meant the world to me to know so many people care about this blog. I hope you enjoyed it even a fraction as much as I did. And though I won’t be posting on here daily anymore, the blog will stay up as long as tumblr exists.

Many of you have sent me asks over the years. Who’s your favorite team? What was your favorite baseball moment? What was your biggest baseball disappointment? Please know I wasn’t ignoring you. I have always been reluctant to answer these questions because I never wanted this blog to be about me. Everyone who loves baseball does so because of their personal relationship with the game, with the memories it brings back. That’s how it is for me, and that’s how I wanted it to remain for all of you. That’s why I always tried so hard to keep my personal opinions to myself. I never wanted to force my relationship with baseball on any of you. I should have explained that long ago.

Having said that, I would like to take this opportunity to answer a few of the most asked questions I’ve gotten over the years. So, here are my answers in no particular order:

Yes George Brett I don’t know how to answer that. Monday Night Baseball, Yankees at Red Sox Ichiro retiring in Japan as a Mariner Rickey Henderson I want to say five years old, but memories that old aren’t reliable anymore. No Sports reporter and columnist. It seems like a lifetime ago. Dave Winfield The Physics of Baseball Thomas Boswell, by far March 30, 1993 Definitely Pete Rose 1989 World Series Game 3 earthquake Ozzie Smith Thanks you. Ken Griffey, Jr. Casey At The Bat Bo Jackson A brick from Comiskey Park Hank Aaron The Royals mascot hitting someone in the eye with a hotdog Kirby Puckett and Rod Carew Willie Mays Boston Red Sox Andre Dawson Butterflies Aren’t Bullets Late-80s/early-90s Oakland A’s Carlton Fisk and Ivan Rodriguez Ring Lardner Cal Ripken Jr.’s streak The Curse of the Bambino No, they’re not. Yes, third base. 2004 ALCS and World Series When it’s all said and done, 3,659.

And there you have it. I hope I didn’t miss any. I’ll be back tomorrow for one more post to wrap this up. Take care of yourselves, and be good to each other.