THE KING IS BACK
Ladies and Geetles, Faithful Readers, Patient Patrons, it is I, your favorite idiot superhero, wanderer of Earth and OTHER PLACES, King of all Jewish Baseball, elated to announce, after too-long a break— from writing, that is, not from King of Jewish Baseball…ing, a duty I have been performing unceasingly since birth, that I am back. After learning about the magical new technology known as “SUBSTACK” where readers pay their hard-earned shekels to thought-leaders and other industry-specific masters of the obvious, such as myself, I could not resist the temptation. There is, after all, so much to update you on.
We launched King of Jewish Baseball in 2012, the first time Team Israel was invited to qualify for the World Baseball Classic. I was just a lowly bullpen catcher hoping for a chance. Since then, the Kingdom of Jewish Baseball has grown — we are preparing for our third WBC, we finished 5th at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and won a silver medal at the 2021 European Championships. And I, of course, have ascended rapidly through the ranks like a rocket ship, ripping through the org chart, being promoted from bullpen catcher all the way to batting practice pitcher, the most important person in any baseball organization, along with donning the distinctly less honorific titles, CEO and manager.
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TWIIB Notes (This week in Israel Baseball): Updates about Israel Baseball news on and off the field.
The Kingdom: Come on the road with me and Team Israel to tournaments and other events.
The Idiot/The Expert: I am a player turned coach turned executive. I will share the lessons I learn as I go from the idiot to the expert and back again, endlessly.
I am truly excited to welcome you back and bring you inside the ride of a lifetime— my lifetime, at least. I am not really sure what’s going to happen next, but that’s what makes it fun.