‘Going Through the Change’ Archives
What it’s all about
There are two reasons why I play baseball. One is that it is a great game, requiring hand-eye coordination, technique, strategy and a smidgen of athletic prowess. The second reason is the geographical accident that I play for Herts Baseball Club. When I first considered [Read More]
and so it ends…
The Herts Raptors season has ended with a flourish, a bang, and an exclamation mark. Three wins out of the last four, and a superb win on the final day of the season. I played just a small part in it, but I was glad I made the effort to be there. I was working [Read More]
Thinking Things Over
I am not a big man. About 5’8″, maybe 120lb soaking wet. But I’m big enough to admit that a dumb bit of baserunning by me helped cost the Raptors today’s game at Braintree. There was one out in the eighth inning, and the Raptors needed to pad a 15-12 [Read More]
A ball in the hand
If you want evidence of how hard this game is, look no further than the fact that I managed to pitch two scoreless innings for the Raptors last Sunday. Think about it. The Southampton Mustangs, unbeaten so far this season and powering through the Single-A league, were faced [Read More]
Name: Jones, Class: A – midseason report card
After playing in four games in a row, I am now taking a brief break from baseball in order to go to work. So it seems a good time to quickly take stock of the season so far. Raptors have had ups and downs, and in that sense I guess I have mirrored their progress. [Read More]
Five things in two weeks
After a tough defeat against the Guildford Mavericks II and a second pounding by the Cambridge Royals, the Herts Raptors utilityman Rob Jones ponders the ups and downs of the game. And decides we were right to wear white after all. [Read More]
ANOTHER INCH, PLEASE
By Rob Jones, still Going Through the Change You don’t need me to tell you that baseball is a game of inches. But at least the next time I think about it I will have a few frustrating examples to offer, all from half a game at home to the Southampton Mustangs. I was [Read More]
Since We’ve Been Gone
Random ramblings and reminiscences from your own correspondent, now that the baseball season has got under way on both sides of the Atlantic. [Read More]
IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES
So, weeks after it started, I actually went back to pre-season training. Twice. And it is already clear to me that the theme of my pre-season blogging — and quite possibly the whole year’s efforts — will be my aches and pains. My old age. Don’t [Read More]
SPRINGING BACK INTO SHAPE
Ow, that hurts. But oh, it feels good." Rob Jones emerges from winter hibernation to experience the masochistic pleasures of pre-season baseball training. [Read More]
