Monthly Archives: January 2012

Jan 31

Sportswriters Needed!

If you’re a sports blogger, chances are you know about the myriad of blogging sites available for baseball, football, basketball, and hockey fans alike. There’s SB Nation, filled with insight, snark, and a lot of stats that go over my head. There’s Bleacher Report, which has perfected the art of 10-picture slideshows. There’s FanSided, which has just about every bit of breaking news you could ask for. And then there’s Aerys Sports—the only female-run sports network on the web.

As a writer, I know that personally, the biggest two needs I have to fill are 1) finding topics to write about, and 2) getting people to read those thoughts. However, when it comes to applying for blogging networks, I’m finding that the really successful sites also have tight-knit communities where you can bounce ideas off each other, help promote great work, and improve the quality of your own writing.

Back to the point… this great site I write for called Aerys Sports is gearing up for Spring Training, and it’s their goal to cover all these MLB teams by Opening Day. Check out the openings below and see if your favorite team needs a writer!

National League Teams 

American League Teams

Contributing Writer Openings

You can apply if: You love baseball!

Teams: All MLB teams

Who to contact: Click on the website you’re interested in, and contact the Lead Writers through Aerys.

Lead Writers

You can apply if: You’re a girl who loves baseball! (Sorry, guys…)

Teams: Colorado Rockies (hurry, this one might be filled soon!), Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (this might also be filled soon!)

Who to contact: Reply to us at @AerysSports, @Aerys_MLB, or through Tumblr.

Questions? Leave them in the comments!

Jan 12

Thank You, Andres Torres

Credit: Brian Rothmuller/Flickr

A little over a month ago, Andres Torres was dealt to the Mets for Angel Pagan. I have thought many times about writing down my feelings on this trade, and read many wonderfully penned tributes to him as a ballplayer, a Giant, and a man of great kindness and character. This story will not come close to touching those articles, because there is still too much emotion attached to the loss of Torres for me to write anything well.

In the summer of 2010, I was just getting acquainted with baseball. I had watched a handful of games, chatted briefly with fans on Twitter, and was for the most part enjoying myself. Baseball was fun, but it wasn’t my life.

That all changed one day in June, during a game I have frequently and unsuccessfully tried to recall. Perhaps it is a moment that exists more clearly in my memory than in any Gameday log. It was a late afternoon at AT&T Park, and Andres Torres was on first base. Without warning, he took off for second, then dove for third. I had never seen anything like it. (In fact, I’m pretty sure I didn’t know you were even allowed to steal a base, let alone two at a time.) I don’t remember the opposing team, the resulting play, or the outcome of the game, but I do remember feeling captivated by Torres, and over the next few weeks, the Giants as a whole.

That began the best first year I could’ve hoped for as a baseball fan—one that started with a heart-stopping play and ended with a World Series Championship. Every story I hear of Torres’s genuine care for others and unwavering dedication to the Giants has furthered my appreciation for his time spent in San Francisco. Above all else, I will always be grateful to him for helping me fall in love with Giants baseball.