Well, well, well, look what we got here. Braves, Braves, Braves. That’s all I hear these days! My grandson, he won’t shut up about them. Baseball this, baseball that. He keeps yapping about this fella, Tyler Anderson. Says he’s a pitcher, throws the ball real good. Says the Braves might get him. Might be a good landing spot for him, whatever that means. Sounds like he needs a place to rest his weary bones, I reckon.
They saying that this Tyler Anderson, he’s an All-Star. Now, I don’t know much about this All-Star stuff. Back in my day, we didn’t have no All-Stars. We just had stars in the sky, and they were plenty bright, I tell ya! But this boy, he must be somethin’ special if he’s an All-Star. Two times, no less! This fella can really throw. Or so I hear.
So, the Braves, they might need another pitcher. This Tyler, he plays for the Angels. Now, I ain’t never been to Los Angeles, but I hear it’s a fancy place. Lots of movie stars and such. Don’t know why he’d wanna leave, but maybe he just wants a change of scenery. Maybe he wants to come to a place that’s got real good sweet tea.
- This Tyler, he’s with the Los Angeles Angels.
- He’s been an All-Star two times!
- Braves might need a new pitcher.
Now, my grandson, he was going on and on about something called the “trade market.” Sounds like a place where you swap chickens and pigs. Maybe they gonna trade some players to get this Tyler. Baseball is a strange business, I tell ya. They moving these fellas around like cattle. One day they here, next day they gone.
Heard somethin’ about this other fella, Spencer Strider. Sounds like he got hurt. Poor boy. Hope he gets better soon. But because he’s hurt, they saying the Braves need this Tyler even more. The Braves need a starting pitcher, that’s what they sayin. Seems like they do, cause this other fella is hurt.
This baseball, it’s a tough game. Lots of running and throwing. These boys, they get hurt all the time. This Tyler, he even had some kind of surgery. Tommy John, they call it. Sounds painful. My neighbor, Mildred, she had a surgery once. Took her a long time to recover. Hope this Tyler fella, he’s doing alright. Heard his brother had the same thing! Mercy!
They say this Tyler fella, he had a 5.00 ERA. Now I don’t know what that means, but it don’t sound too good. Maybe that’s why they sent him down to someplace called Gwinnett. Sounds like a place where they send naughty children. Maybe he needed to learn a lesson or two. Baseball is full of rules, just like life. Gotta follow them rules, or you get sent to Gwinnett!
- Spencer Strider, he’s hurt.
- Tyler had surgery. Called Tommy John.
- ERA? Don’t know what that is. 5.00, though.
This whole thing, it’s got me all confused. But my grandson, he seems to think it’s a big deal. He’s always sayin “If you’re a Braves fan”. Well, he is. So, I guess I should care too. Braves could be a landing spot for Tyler Anderson. That’s what they all sayin’. Maybe it’s true. Maybe this Tyler fella will come to Atlanta. Maybe he’ll like it here. We got good food, good people. And plenty of sweet tea!
Now, not every team can get these fellas. There’s 30 teams, I hear. That’s a lot of teams! And they all want the best players. It’s like a big ol’ pie, and everyone wants the biggest slice. I reckon only time will tell if the Braves get their slice of this Tyler Anderson pie. If they do, I hope he likes sweet tea. Cause we got plenty of it!
Heard another name, Severino. They say he’s good too. Maybe he’ll be good for the Braves if they get him. It’s all a mess if you ask me. Just play ball, I say!
Braves landing spot, that’s what they talk about. This Tyler, maybe he needs a good landing spot. I hope he finds a good one, wherever it is.
Baseball, it sure is somethin’. Keeps these old bones guessin’, that’s for sure. But hey, as long as my grandson is happy, I’m happy. And if this Tyler Anderson fella makes him happy, then I guess I’m happy for him too. Even if I don’t know what an ERA is.
