But while watching the Yankee game tonight with the Yanks demolishing the Red Sox (yes, I know it’s only spring training and scores don’t count – but I’ll take any victory over the Sox), I started to get excited about the game again. Seeing the players on the field, even if it wasn’t the new or the old stadium, brought that good feeling back. It’s nice to see the names that I recognize playing again. I love watching players like Brett Gardner fighting for a spot in the big leagues. And seeing future all star Austin Jackson blasting a grand slam really put it all back in focus.

I can’t wait for the season to start!

Sorry, that I haven’t been around much this week. Been super busy with the day job and not to mention the whole A-Rod story has really soured me.

I should be back in full force soon, however until then check out Stilleto Sports. It’s a girls guide to sports, but I’ll admt that I’ve had some good laughs over there. It’s definitely a very unique and cool look at sports.

Hot Stove. It’s a term that I’ve been hearing a lot, but wasn’t exactly sure what it meant. Turns out the answer was pretty much in front me this entire winter and I just didn’t know it. It’s just a cool way of saying the off season and all of the trades, signings and rumors because apparently back in the day men, would stand around hot stoves and discuss baseball during the colder months. I guess, it makes sense to me.

Mendoza Line. It’s the level where if the players batting average drops below it, he has a pretty good chance of getting sent to the minors because no matter how good his defense is, it’s not worth the weakness he is in the batting lineup. The average is usually around .200 and there’s a pretty good story about it involving Geroge Brett and Mario Mendoza. You can read it here at Wikipedia.

The Infield Fly Rule. This is one I think I know, but really don’t know exactly. I know if I think about it long enough, I can figure it out, but I thought it was time for a refresher course. If there are runners on base and the batter hits a high pop-up in the infield that is so obviously catch, the ump will automatically declare the batter is out without waiting for the play to finish. This prevents the fielder from dropping the ball on purpose to tag out the baserunners and then throwing to tag out the batter. Thanks to Stiletto Set Sports for the answer on that one.

Until then make sure to check out Stiletto Set Sports

The name comes from Section 59 in Yankee Stadium, where I sat during the very first Yankee game I ever attended.