Eric Stephen Pops the Cork

I remember I was glad when you started here, because I didn’t think I could keep up a feigned interest in that blog about your baseball card collection. Now, you’re one of my top ten favorite Dodger bloggers. Congrats, Eric.

…it’s been a year? I must say that I am very proud of what my younger brother has accomplished. I made damn sure I was at Mecca for his first visit onto the field vs. the Angels, and brought my entire family with me. i have some great shots that day of E on the field with my good friend Tim Mead, and some more of just him soaking in the moment. And even more of him in the Vin Scully pressbox. Damn!

Phil, from your previous comments you may be able to appreciate this a bit more than others, but when you are torn between pure jealousy and pure pride over what your younger sibling has done, that’s a pretty damn good feeling.

E: congrats on year one and best of luck in year 2 and beyond. And I’ll see you Thursday.

He blew it with the Rick Monday call, but other than that pretty darn good.

Eric’s writing is a big part of why this is my favorite baseball site. Congrats!!!

Today is also a great day cause I’m headed to my fantasy football Super Bowl!

That Eric ran away with the SB Nation Rookie of the year.

Good job Eric and thanks for keeping us informed and interested.

TBLA is a powerhouse.

Because of you, TBLA is by far my favorite blog on the net.

Down here with Licey, James is not really stretching it out. Seven games started, but only 25 innings. While he has 24ks, he has givne up 30 hits and 16 bb. For the playoffs, maybe he goes to the pen, as they are brining in ringers such as Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana, to go along with Ramon Ortiz, as starters.

I got home late last night, and didn’t get a chance to comment on this, but thanks to Phil for bringing me aboard, and thanks to everybody for the kind words. It has been a remarkable year for me personally, and I can’t thank you all enough for making this ride a pleasant one. I forgot the actual date I started, and I meant to look it up but forgot about it, so this was a nice reminder.

One year, 706 published stories, 211 Fan Shots, 161 Fan Posts, and ~25,000 comments later, I can say with complete sincerity that it is as fun today to blog here as it has ever been.

with great writers and an amazing amount of Dodger info. Nice work, Eric!

And thanks for letting us know, Phil.

My favorite moment of the year was when the Dodgers got the final out to win the West, Eric slapped me on the back so hard, I almost fell out of the stands. Seriously, nice work by Phil, Eric and Dave.

I would “like” this update. ;-) Instead I’ll just say it, I like it, and congrats!

He keeps up a pace here that we cannot hope to match, and not only does he produce volumes, they are eminently readable volumes, not space-filling dross.

I first read this blog when it was Andrew’s only, started following it daily after Phil became a writer here (and I’m still a big fan of his work also – loved the return of the AFLAC duck), and made it my first stop after Eric joined and showed what he was really made of as a blogger.

Congratulations Eric, now get back to writing!

Damn, E nice job. I can’t begin to tell you how proud of you I am. You’ve taken your passion and knowledge to a new level. Keep up the good great work.

I would probably not be here at this site without you.