My First Post Introduction

I moved from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh before the 2007 baseball season. I am a teacher during the day and work part-time at PNC Park at night. I never followed the Pirates until this season but now I see almost every home game and watch a lot of the other games on TV. I've really enjoyed the season so far and think they are closer to being respectable than most people here think.

What is your favorite teams and why?
Growing up in Philadelphia, I was born and raised a Phillies phan. They are still my favorite team. However now that I live in Pittsburgh I really follow the Pirates quite a bit and they have endeared themselves to me this season.

What are your least favorite teams and why?
Without a doubt I hate the Yankees more than any other team. Their fans are obnoxious and ignorant. I used to casually follow the Red Sox but since winning the World Series, the attitude of much of Red Sox Nation has changed to the point where most Red Sox fans resemble Yankees fans. Both have a sense of entitlement and self righteousness. Of course I also despise the Blue Jays because of Joe Carter's home run in 1993.

Favorite blogs:
Mondesi's House, The Soul of Baseball

Your most memorable Major League moment(s):
-Game 5 of the 1993 World Series, Curt Schilling throws a complete game shutout to send the series back to Toronto for Game 6.

What would you be doing if you weren't blogging?
Either sleeping, eating, sitting at PNC Park or playing MLB 07: The Show.

Last MLB item you bought:
My MLB.TV subscription so I can follow the Phils while living out here in Pittsburgh.

Who are your favorite MLB players?
I am a big fan of the history of the game so the best way to answer this would be to split this question up into two categories; current and all-time.

Current:
Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Xavier Nady, Ian Snell, Nate McLouth, Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Varitek, Grady Sizemore, Kevin Youkilis, Ichiro, Russell Martin and Vladimir Guerrero

All-Time:
Ted Williams, Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente, Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn, Rico Brogna, Pete Rose, Jimmie Foxx, Lenny Dykstra, Curt Schilling and the rest of the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies

Happiness in...
Pups in the Park night at PNC Park with my dog Dante and my wife!