This time of year we’re inundated with best-of lists: best movies, best albums, best books. Baseball being a summer sport, it tends to get short shrift, but no more -- and Yankees fan or not, we dare you not to choke up watching Rivera’s last hug.
The Best of Baseball 2013: A year-end list, Part 1
Mike StobeWe’re approaching the end of December, nearly two months removed from the end of the baseball season. While I look forward to the snow and the awkward family outings that round out the holiday period, in terms of baseball I’m still in a weird limbo where a) I’m still not quite sure what to do with all of my free time (and suspect I won’t figure it out until spring training arrives to take it away again), and b) I’m never sure when it’s appropriate to make the switch from saying “this season” to “last season” when referring to the happenings of 2013.
This season (or last season, depending your stance) was full of moments worth remembering -- some good and bad -- and before we file these memories in the back parts of our brain, the place that exists to house useless baseball facts, ex’s phone numbers, and radio jingles, let’s take a moment to celebrate them one last time.
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