West Coast Ballparks

America’s pastime is something I’ve only come to appreciate more and more. 30 cities across the US with the potential to rally around a team, we just never know when their time will be. Oakland is planning reverse boycotts where fans do crazy things like attend the game. New York still belongs to the Yankees no matter how much money the Mets are willing to spend. Pittsburg has the most beautiful ballpark but rarely any hope. Something special is going on in Cincinnati as the legend of Elly De La Cruz continues to build in front of our eyes. The nightly stories have always been right here I just wasn’t paying attention. Baseball is a sport that consists of nine innings of equal importance, and the more games you watch, the more that statement will ring true.

I was a basketball fan, but a casual basketball fan. I knew I needed to take another step if I was going to “do this” as a career. This meant coming into every game with expectations and engaging in a constant feedback loop that sharpens my sword to be able to attack the daily board. Going to war every night built a relationship between myself and every player and team, where I developed opinions and expectations for them. The journey is the reward, there is no final product. Two words come to mind. Purist and Savant. That is what we work for, to know the most and be the best. I feel like I’m playing every night, I feel like I’m the GM of every team, and hopefully one day I’ll get the shot… because I live this. To have your own beliefs that you ride or die with. To understand you will never control the narrative and to sit back and laugh at everyone not living your truth, which is hopefully the truth. Take me over the scout getting paid, I’ve gone to war with these kids.

Baseball is extremely intimidating to the outsider. Nine innings of equal importance. Even if you have the best pitcher in the league throwing for you, it’s almost a guarantee that he’s not going nine innings, so you will be relying on the bullpen if you choose a full game bet. Let’s say these pitchers put together a great performance, that team may still have zero runs. Pitching may be slightly more important, but it’s only half the battle. If you are throwing money around, the main key is to not let anything surprise you. Know the capabilities of everyone, and react when players/teams get away from that norm. Know when people are acting a little different. The best example of this is the Lonnie Walker playoff game (Lakers/Warriors). I wasn’t surprised by what he did, I was surprised he got the opportunity. The talking heads on TV are busy, they have to do TV all day!! They have families to take care of, stakeholders to please, other things they care about in life. With these West Coast Blogs I’m making, this is what I have, this is my main priority, because it’s going to make my dreams come true. That’s a promise.

I’ve worked to understand the game flow for every team. To know who I want in the game, to know who the fans are wanting in and out of the lineups. Breaking down the walls and at least creating a path to knowing everything even if my brain can’t hold it all. Continue to build on your resources. I’m just here to share my experiences so that we can all make money together and have important conversations to continue working towards defining these teams. I don’t have to make daily content, I’m not pressured by a boss, I would never get away from that purist/savant mentality . My promise is baseball truth, and you can believe me because I live in constant pursuit of it, and I’m going to war every night for my life with these players and teams.

So here’s a good way for you to visualize the goals of this site:

The Cubs section has all of the best resources that we’ve found for following Cubs baseball, there’s an edge/advantage for you. There is a way to access this space of Cubs fandom/knowledge even as a complete outsider…it took time to build this network. See something different than what other people see. Throughout the season there will be different times where I feel like I have a firm grasp on how the Cubs are performing, that’s when an article will likely be posted. Comments are very important because another true goal is to build a community. If we are doing a good job handicapping these games, it doesn’t really matter how many people are on the site, and in fact if we are making money, we wouldn’t want everyone to know what we are talking about. It’s certainly quality over quantity with the people engaging and I hope to create a community that’s focused without all the bullshit comments on Twitter. I hope to build a war room for every team where we have expectations and then discussions when they are not met or exceeded.