Tag: Cristian Pache

Cristian Pache’s glove delightfully has ‘baseball is fun’ stitched into it

What a wholesome reminder about baseball being an awesome game.

Once a top prospect in the Atlanta Braves’ system, 24-year-old Cristian Pache is still trying to build some momentum in his career. In his first series with a new team, the Philadelphia Phillies, Pache showed how exactly he’s been trying to keep the faith in the big leagues.

A well-timed photo features Pache holding a green-and-gold glove (for his former Oakland Athletics) that has an interesting message stitched into the front. It reads, “baseball is fun.” Which … incredible!

Few things in this sport have likely ever channeled “football is life,” ala Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso, as much as Pache’s glove.

Because he’s not wrong, folks. Baseball is (supposed to be) fun!

Honestly, I’d like to see other players emulate Pache. For example, someone should have a custom bat that reads, “dingers are awesome.” Let’s fully lean into this concept, everyone.

The Rays’ blunder in the outfield handed Cristian Pache the easiest Little League home run

lol good effort.

The absolute worst feeling for an outfielder has to be when the ball gets by you and continues to roll to the wall. Everyone in the stadium knows you messed up — you can hear it! — and turning around to chase after the ball has to be so embarrassing.

It gets even worse when the person who hit the ball is one of the fastest players in the game.

Rays outfielders Randy Arozarena and Kevin Kiermaier got to experience that worst-case scenario on Thursday against the A’s.

With speedy A’s outfielder Cristian Pache at the plate, a ground ball up the middle had Arozarena sliding on a do-or-die effort to cut off the ball. He was unaware that Kiermaier was right there in solid position to field the ball, which was unfortunate for the Rays because that sliding attempt had the ball deflecting all the way to the wall.