"Besseball been berry goot to me"

By now all of you should know, I love baseball. I started watching pre-season Major League Baseball back in March, but the real games started on April 2, and I was right there to begin a season of watching.

There aren’t many familiar names who stay with one team. The Cubs—Chicago Cubs—are my favorite, but Yadier Molino has stayed with the St. Louis Cardinals long enough for me to remember him. He’s their catcher and a talented hitter.

When I got serious about following the Cubs, they had one player who stood out—Sammy Sosa. I remember the joke about his thick Dominican accent saying “Besseball...