Published on 8/8/2026

Measuring A Year of Sportventures

Looking back at the first year of this blog's existence

One year ago TODAY, I uploaded my first post to this blog: a Jersey Shore BlueClaws double header I saw in April of 2025¹. Since then, I've made over 100 posts on this blog covering a lot of things - from the minor leagues to the professional ranks to college-level competitions and even things like Quadball.

So what's next?

Well...here's the thing: I've recently realized that I'm not sure how much I can keep up with all the traveling I've been doing (insert socioeconomic comment here). Case in point: I had thoughts about going somewhere today that would require an overnight hotel stay, but there are MULTIPLE reasons that will not be happening - one of them being that I ended up committing to something that would make said stay implausible.

However, I don't think I'm ready to "stop" just yet - partially as I already have some games lined up for the next few months. I also have one "long" trip left this year (and another which is starting to look like it may not happen sadly) plus some BIG ambitions that are yet to be fulfilled (and it will LIKELY be at least another year or two before they can happen).

Where things are going to get interesting (at least short term) is how do I continue to make "interesting" content. I'm "running out" of local venues I've never been to, and I'm still trying to figure out how to talk about events without simply summarizing what happened (as I'd rather not do that here). I DO have some interesting ideas for next year, though there is one VERY important factor to consider unfortunately...

In that regard, however, I do have a plan for some upcoming posts - though I'm not exactly "ready" to start that yet. Soon, though...