Benjamin Chase
Newspaper editor in rural South Dakota, co-director of @ibwaa, write on my Medium account chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com, prospect podcaster with Pallazzo Podcast network, and general baseball nut.
- Tonight I had a great seat for the @arizonafallleague.bsky.social Fall Stars game. Early flight out tomorrow, but so glad I got to come to @baseballhq.com ‘s FPAZ this year!
- Hopping in an airplane. Destination #FPAZ!
- My weekly ten-pack of prospects takes a look at top-ranked players in the recent @mlbpipeline.com updated top-100 who I hadn't covered yet this year: chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com/major-league...
- A couple of weeks ago, we did a live mock draft on air with the Pallazzo Podcast. Check it out below. Monday, in the @ibwaa.bsky.social newsletter, I'll be releasing my mock draft. To be an IBWAA member, you only need to create content about baseball at any level. DM me if you'd like more info!
- The first 10-pack of the year is more than ten, but the focus was to highlight all the rookie-eligible players who are in an important role for their team to open the season: chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com/major-league...
- My daughters are jealous of the gift shirt color this year from @rotowear.bsky.social!
- My no shave November was a bit different because I already had the beard. I just didn’t trim at all for the month and didn’t shave my head - until today:
- If I didn’t have to run accounts for jobs, FB/Twitter/Insta/Threads would be gone…certainly spending notably less personal time on other spots!
- Quote post with a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with.
- So I posted this as my weekly column at the paper last Saturday, hoping to explain in a very red state why some people are feeling nervous. Then on FB today, the piece got dragged by the exact folks the piece addressed. Go figure. www.plainsman.com/stories/some...
- Quote post with the last baseball-related photo on your phone ⚾️
- Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: JDC officer Mental health case worker Job Coach Youth minister Auto sales Editor Website designer Singer Baseball scout Football coach Fast food mgmt Farm worker Magazine sales Hospital security Bartender Retail worker
- My weekly editorial column covered the Negro League statistics being added to MLB recordbooks: chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com/finally-gett...
- This week’s 10-pack highlights hitters who are showing off their speed as well as pitchers among the minor league FIP leaders. already Tyler Black has been promoted, so check it out to see who’s next! Minor League Baseball Weekly Ten-Pack, Week 5 chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com/minor-league...
- I had positive feedback regarding starting a Medium account with my writings, and I uploaded a few things today to get things off the ground. For bookmarking purposes, chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com is the direct link, and you can click on "follow" to be notified of new posts. (1/4)
- The first piece I put on the page is an introduction of who I am and what I bring to the space, so for many of you, this will be review, but for some, this could be fun info to learn: (2/4) chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com/welcome-to-c...
- The second post is a re-post of a column I wrote for my reporting job over the weekend regarding the Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal: (3/4) chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com/a-scandal-of...
- The third and final post for the day is a weekly piece that I'll be doing highlighting five hitters and five pitchers to know from the past week in the minor leagues. @IBWAA (4/4) chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com/minor-league...
- State AAU wrestling bound with four state-qualified wrestlers!
