Tales of Tenth Grade

Every year this time of the year in the sports world there isn't a lot of action. Football has ended with the Kansas City Chiefs beating the San Francisco 49ers to take home the Lombardi Trophy. The NBA is in the middle of their season and takes a two week break during February for allstar weekend which featured many stars and events, and March Madness doesn't start for another month. But for baseball it is very exciting with pitchers and catchers reporting to training camp the second week of february and spring training games starting shortly after. For anyone who is not a sports enthusiast, Spring Training in baseball is when the players report to their designated camp, (Florida or Arizona depending on facility location) practice and play "scrimmages" as these games they play don't matter in the actual season. Even though these games don't technically matter it is a good time for players to get back in the swing of things and get ready for the long season ...

Today is October 2, two days before the New York Yankees begin their postseason matchups, and look to eventually punch their ticket into the 2019 World Series. The Yankees ended the season with a record of 103-59, the third-best in the Majors behind only the Dodgers and the Astros, and they are the second seed in the American League bracket. On Friday, October 4th, the Yanks will face off with the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of the American League Divisional series. The Twins will walk into the Bronx with a pep in their step, ending the season with a record of 101-61 and a Major League record 307 home runs. The best of 5 set should be a good one, seeing as these two teams are very similar in how they play -- they both rely on the home run ball. While the twins hit 307 homers this year, the Yankees were only one behind that at 306, and with Yankee stadium being a home run hitters dream (right field is only 314 feet, which is not a lot), there should be a lot of balls flying out of the par...