Do you ever have those moments where life just seems to catch you off guard and surprise you? When something so ridiculously cool happens that you can’t be certain it was part of your reality until it’s already passed and behind you? That’s what the past month of my life has been like. I distinctly remember a conversation we had within our Pitcher List group chat during the preseason this year where we were fantasizing over the possibilities of the site’s growth.
“How cool would it be if we got to a point where we’re actually getting to interview players ourselves?” someone asked.
Without hesitation, Nick Pollack replied with “We will. Just watch.”
It’s an exciting thing to imagine. That would be beyond cool, but surely it wouldn’t be for another couple years down the road after we continued to grow and gained more credibility within the industry, right? Wrong.
On July 12th, we published a GIF Breakdown that I wrote showcasing the arsenal and approach of a rookie starting pitcher that was making waves in Tampa Bay – Jacob Faria. Within 15 minutes of publication, Faria himself liked the tweet that we had sent out that linked to the article. It’s weird enough knowing that someone you wrote a breakdown on read your piece - let alone the fact that he was one of the first people to read it at all.
