1st Blog

Whats up blogworld
So I got this idea from a friend to start blogging and using this as an outlet to communicate my life to . . . strangers, haha. My life revolves around the great game of baseball and has been in my life since I was born. I was born into a baseball family and my grandfather was a great coach who was named "South Jersey Baseball Coach of the Century" and he has a baseball field named after him in Haddonfield, NJ. Yes, he is kinda a big deal.

Naming of my blog. Since this blog is about my life and baseball, I wanted to use a baseball term as my name. I thought that "Backwards K" would be fitting because I am a pitcher and love to "paint the corners" and freeze batters on a strike 3 called by the umpire. That term for those who do not know is called a "backwards K." When you go to baseball games and see fans holding up multiple "K's" and some are backwards, its not because they are dyslexic, but because they did not swing on Strike 3. When they do swing and miss on strike 3, then it is a regular "K." I threw in the number 2 because it was my college baseball number.

My life revolves around baseball in 3 ways. I currently play on a Tri-County team in Haddonfield, I am the Head Coach of a Sophmore American Legion Baseball Team in Mount Laurel, NJ (ages 14-15), and the Philadelphia Phillies. I will go more into depth about each of these teams and what I have done with them in the past.

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My baseball career.
I played 4 years of Varsity Baseball at Gettysburg College for 4 years from 2003-2006. I enjoyed my time there and was pretty successful and earned a major award for 1 game I pitched in which I will get to blog about eventually. I then went on to coach American Legion Baseball in the summer time for the past 4 years and also instructed pitching at a baseball facility in Warminster, PA. Since highschool, I have played on the same summer team in Haddonfield, NJ. The league is tri-county and is an 18 year old an up league. The team name is the Roughriders, yes . . . the Roughriders (insert inappropriate joke here) I am currently the most senior player on my team, not by age, but by how many years I have played with them. The pre-season starts tomorrow and the regular season begins June 2nd. Since I am a huge baseball fan and grew up next to Philly, the Phillies are my team, through the good and bad. Nothing is more relaxing than having a cold beer and watching the Phillies.

What to expect?

I am going to try to cover most of the Phillies games as well as attend some of them as well. I love going to Phillies games and at CBP there isn't a bad seat in the house. There I can sample the foods, take tours, and anything else you want to know about "The Bank". Hopefully it will also include pictures with the players! I will also keep you updated on my coaching team and playing team and how we do throughout the season.


-Spice