Here are Jacoby Nolnaho’s predictions for the main BBWAA awards for the 2018 season:
MVP
National League- Christian Yelich
American League- Mike Trout
Cy Young
National League- Jacob deGrom
American League- Blake Snell
Rookie of the Year
National League- Ronald Acuna Jr.
American League- Miguel Andujar
Manager of the Year
National League- Craig Counsell
American League- Alex Cora
On Monday, April 30, I received a package in the mail from the offices of Major League Baseball in New York City. Approximately ten days earlier, I wrote a letter to Commissioner Rob Manfred telling him how much I enjoyed baseball. I only asked for an autographed business card, but I got much more.
The package was sent first class in a bubble mailer. The shipping cost totaled at $3.75, which was a surprise since I did not send any money in. When I opened it, I found my requested signed business card along with a full sized official Major League Baseball. The baseball was signed in blue Sharpie across the sweet spot.
This is only my second through the mail autograph return, and I am really grateful. Five years ago I wrote a letter to Ken Singleton and got a signed 8×10 glossy picture. Acts like these make the game stronger and get more fans involved.
This month, there has been a problem with The Bleacher Creature for Firefox users. The fonts are off and are not the flagship blocky letters. I strongly encourage all readers to view The Bleacher Creature in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Thank you for your patience.
Due to the upcoming holiday season, The Bleacher Creature will be resorting to a new publishing schedule to produce more high quality content. Every other Saturday a new article will be posted. These new articles will have more information and a more interesting appeal. Thank you and stay tuned as always.
-J.N.
In preparation for TBC’s new series, I have created a new custom logo. This will also be the site identity as The Bleacher Creature shifts from being a baseball only site to a more diverse site. I hope you enjoy the logo!
On July 31, 2017, I went to yet another Yankee game at Yankee Stadium. I got there early right when the gates opened, but there was some season ticket holder event that let other people in earlier. By the time I got in, right field was really crowded. The Yankees groups hit about ten baseballs into the home bullpen. I went over there, put my hands in the air, and got, well, “competed” by a kid. He put his thumb in my earhole, the middle finger around the earlobe, and twisted. It really hurt and I went down. I would’ve accepted it, but the kid got the ball, and I was empty. Later in BP, Zack Hample showed up. I went over to him and had a nice chat. This is the second time I’ve talked to him. I warned him about the kid, and asked him how many balls he had gotten. He only had two, and you could see he was having a rough day. I helped him out by telling him who was up at the plate. I didn’t get any balls during batting practice or during the course of the game. This ended my three game streak.
The game was very interesting and fun as the Yankees won 7-2 over the Detroit Tigers. Aaron Judge hit a home run, but sadly I missed it as I was in the bathroom. I enjoyed a milkshake from Johnny Rockets and a bowl of soup noodles from the Noodle Bowl. Even though I didn’t get I ball, I know that people are always better than possessions.
To keep up the idea of consistency, I will be starting a new schedule that will tell when and what type of content will be posted. Here is the list:
Tuesday: Week in MLB Recap
Friday: TBC Original
Saturday: Article or Story
Schedule starts immediately. P.S. Don’t be suprised for other content outside of the schedule every now and then!
As you probably know, The Bleacher Creature has had some content and categories that have been a washout. We will know be featuring a section with the old categories! Enjoy and please share with your friends if you want to bring back some of the old content!
On April 28, 2017, I went to my third game of the season. Everything went right. It looked like I wasn’t going to make the train, but it was late, and switched to the train I currently was on. When I got to stadium, I was able to get the fleece blanket. I made a beeline to left field. I missed the Yankees’ BP, but not the Orioles’ BP. I expected a lot of home runs to come to left field. A matter of fact, there was only one lefty in the Orioles’ lineup. After a disappointing BP, I got my food, and watched the game.
I had free seats in the upper deck, so I decided to get up and walk around. I went to the Toyota Terrace to watch the rest of game. It looked like the Yankees were going to lose. They were down 9-1! But after Jacoby Ellsbury hit a grand slam and later, when Starlin Castro hit the game tying home run, we were back in it. In the beginning of the tenth inning, Aroldis Chapman was warming up. When he was done with his warmups, bullpen catcher Jason Brown threw me the ball. Overall, it was a great game. I got a ball, made it on the jumbotron, made it on TV three times, and got a pressed penny for my pressed penny collection. The Yankees ended up winning 14-11 on Matt Holliday’s walk off homer.
Since the start of 2017, not much has happened. Something is going on behind the scenes that will change The Bleacher Creature forever. Something BIG is coming… Stay tuned.