Emily Gresbrink
May 8, 2012
It is time for the spring 2012 inning to end and for school and summer to switch positions — school, you’re out. Summer, you’re at bat. It is with a heavy heart that I slide into home with “The Baseline.” I’ve had a wonderful time with you, friends, during this semester of baseball... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
April 24, 2012
Dear Minnesota Twins, We need to have a chat. You know that I’ve always been there for you, through thick and thin — even through 2011. I stayed by your side as we lost legends and put new names on the map. I watched you become community service heroes, winning an MLB-wide challenge through Pepsi... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
April 16, 2012
It is a Baseline first! We have another writer at-bat: I’ve brought in a fellow baseball fan and staffer Chris Reinoos to talk about the Brewers. You may recognize him from The Spectator’s fantasy baseball podcast “Off the Wall,” where he is one of three hosts alongside Frank Pellegrino and... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
April 4, 2012
This is the best week ever. This is the week where we all crawl out of our hibernation holes and whip out the short-sleeve tees and caps. This is the week where we pray that our fantasies will come true. And by that, I mean we gear up for games and hope our teams will win — it’s baseball season... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
March 27, 2012
Here’s something that not a lot of people think about when it comes to the majors: scouting. I was having a heart-to-heart with my brother during spring break about baseball (including a small quarrel about whether we like the Orioles new little cartoon-y bird logo) and we got on the subject of scouting.... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
February 28, 2012
Don’t you love it when spring training starts and there are already handfuls of injuries on teams across the country? I’m being a sass; they make everything really crappy. You may be wondering why exactly injuries early on in the season are poor happenings. “Rubbish,” you say, “they can mend... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
February 14, 2012
I love free agents. I really do. Free agents are those guys that come and go from team to team after their contracts expire. They’re also the ones that can cause bloodthirsty, cutthroat battles between teams. Kidding! But … maybe not. Free agents are ideal because they play a number of important... Read more »
