Hey, everyone, hope all is well with all my readers. I just got back to Akron, Ohio, from being out at the Olympics in Beijing. I met back up with my Double-A team to finish the rest of the season and hopefully play in the playoffs with them. It has been about a month since [...]
THEY’RE ALL LOSERS…
Bad day and night in the NL East.
How large a lead does the Mets bullpen need for it to be safe? Yesterday, the Mets had a 5-1 lead after six strong innings from Pedro Martinez, but five relievers couldn’t hold the lead against the Pirates. The Bucs scored three times in the 7th [...]
Welcome to the latest Baseball Digest Daily Journal by Matt LaPorta. It is such a privilege to be writing here again and talking about how the season is going. This week, I am going to talk about some of the struggles of being a minor league player as well as discussing the Road to Omaha.
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Hello everyone. It has been a while since I have had the chance to write. I am reporting from Double-A baseball with the Huntsville Stars. Since the last time I wrote, I have had the honor of being the hitter of the week in the Southern League, a great achievement because this league is full [...]
Hello everyone…thanks for joining me again as I write my second blog entry. I would first like to thank everyone that emailed me regarding the last blog. I want you know I read all of them, and I really appreciate the encouragement. I apologize that I was not able to return the emails as I [...]
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Hello everyone. I hope all is going well in your life. My name is Matt LaPorta, and I have the privilege of discussing my first couple of weeks of spring training camp from out in Arizona. First off, I would just like to let you know that being out [...]
