We’re back to baseball games meaning something. Which means I get to write blogs about baseball games that matter. Which means I don’t have to write about Ben Simmons trolling the Atlanta Hawks. This is good news for you.
More good news for you: on the first pitch that mattered in the first game that mattered of the new baseball season, former Harwich Mariner legend Ian Happ did this –>
Let’s settle in and enjoy the first pitch of the 2018 @MLB seaso– pic.twitter.com/VdNov3BeTx
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 29, 2018
For those of you Statcasters, it looked like this –>
I think Ian Happ got all that one @Cubs pic.twitter.com/Wb5UOFAFmk
— Daren Willman (@darenw) March 29, 2018
Now I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure those in the industry call this “pissed on”. Again, total speculation on my part.
Ian Happ’s first at bat was very Ian Happ like. Then he followed that at bat up with another very Ian Happ like at bat.
Long live Ian Happ. Long live the juiced baseballs. And long live strikeouts. Baseball is so back.
Also, this guy. He should really learn to never bet against baseball. You always lose.
If Ian Happ leads off today’s game with a home run, I will jump in Lake Michigan later today.
— Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) March 29, 2018
At least he actually did it.
Promises are promises. #ThanksIan #LetsGoCubs #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/IqB66kzoJE
— Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) March 29, 2018
On second thought, this looks nice and toasty.
Now if I was as crazy as this guy, I’d say that if Mookie Betts led off the season with a homerun for the Red Sox, I’d jump into the Atlantic Ocean. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
-Brian Borders (@bborders12)