by Jamal Simpson | Nov 13, 2022 | Baseball
BASEBALL You Need to Play When I tried out for the high school baseball program as a Freshman, I looked around at all the players that were older, bigger, stronger, and faster than me and, for the first time in my life, doubted if I was good enough. I made the team...
by Jamal Simpson | Nov 12, 2022 | Random
RANDOM The Queen’s Gambit I played as the alternate on the chess team in 8th grade. Every time I tell someone that, I laugh to myself a little bit because it is in such contrast to the baseball/ “jock” stereotype that I might fit into otherwise. Also, I wasn’t...
by Jamal Simpson | Nov 12, 2022 | Baseball, People
BASEBALL, PEOPLE The Only Jewish Dodger A little about one of my role models, Shawn Green. There was exactly one player on the LA Dodgers that was Jewish in the early 2000s, Shawn Green. He was the starting right-fielder on my favorite team from 2000-2004 during my...
by admin | Oct 15, 2022 | Baseball
BASEBALL You’re Not Good Enough How this one comment lit a fire in me and gave me direction. I got drafted as a catcher in 2008 in the 6th round. The team drafted another catcher in the 7th round. By the time I signed and met the rookie ball team in August, this...
