Mark Wesley Pritchard
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You can call me Wesley. Former cosplayer, retro gaming fanatic, die-hard Texas Rangers fan, and nostalgic freak. Need I say more?
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My Thoughts About Alex Bregman
Spring Training is in full effect and we're that much closer to the start of the regular season. One player that the Boston Red Sox recently acquired was Alex Bregman. Yes, that Alex Bregman, also known as Breggy the Cheater. After spending many years with the Houston Astros, the disgraced player has headed out east. So what did I think about him being a member of the Red Sox? Honestly, I don't care about him. He's free to sign with whatever team he so chooses. However, in my previous stories about the Astros, your past will always follow you.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 11 months ago in Unbalanced
Best World Series Games in the Last 25 Years
The World Series is an event where you hope to see your favorite team hoist the Commissioner's Trophy. In this story, I'll highlight some of my favorite World Series games that occurred between the years 2000-2024. You've probably seen the following games that I'm about to feature more than once.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 11 months ago in Unbalanced
One Is the Loneliest Number
February 14: the day that I always dread Why is that you ask? I'll touch on the reasons why towards the end of this story. I tend to keep my personal romantic relationships relatively private. However, I believe that being open and transparent about my love life is necessary. I'll share a story about two separate relationships I was in and why they failed.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 11 months ago in Pride
Three-Peat Denied
On Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs had one mission in Super Bowl LIX: to win their third consecutive Super Bowl title. They would've made NFL history by becoming the first team to win three Super Bowl titles in a row. Unfortunately, this wasn't meant to be and their three-peat hopes were dashed.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 11 months ago in Unbalanced
Baseball, We Missed You
Spring Training: the two words baseball fans have been waiting for since the conclusion of the World Series. Yes, baseball has finally returned. I have no interest in watching the you know what. It has been a busy and productive offseason for many MLB teams. There were some interesting acquisitions, and I was busy writing stories about them. In case you've been living under a rock, I'll share some of my thoughts about the stories I've written, as well as provide links to them for your viewing pleasure.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 11 months ago in Unbalanced
Lessons That Pride Parades Taught Me
Greetings, Vocal readers and also to my wonderful subscribers. I want to say thanks to the people on Vocal for making my Baseball Is for Everyone story among the Top Stories for the month of January. I'm grateful for that honor and it only motivates me to write and publish more stories. For this story, I'll be sharing a few lessons that Pride parades have taught me. Before I get into that, I want to share a bit about myself to those who aren't familiar with who I am.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 12 months ago in Pride
The Most Underrated and Unappreciated Fighting Game Ever
I have a question for you: What is your favorite fighting game franchise? Street Fighter? Tekken? Mortal Kombat? How about Fighters Destiny? You might be thinking, "What is Fighters Destiny?" Allow me to tell you about it. Fighters Destiny, also known as Fighting Cup in Japan, was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998. I enjoyed this game so much as a kid and nowadays, you hardly see anyone talk about this fighting game.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 12 months ago in Gamers
Recalling My First Ever Visit to an Arcade
An arcade is a place where you have stepped into nerd heaven. It's a place where memories from your childhood start creeping into your mind. If you grew up in the 70s or 80s, you knew exactly what that feeling was like. Oh, and remember when you had lots and lots of quarters to in order to play multiple games? I'm going to have a link at the end of this story to a 1982 news story from an ABC News affiliate in Los Angeles where they discussed arcade games. It'll be worth the watch.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 12 months ago in Gamers
Baseball Is for Everyone . Top Story - January 2025.
I've received some positive reactions to a previous story I've recently written about the reasons why I, a gay man, loves baseball. I'll have a link to that story down below. I'm hyped up about Spring Training and the regular season.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 12 months ago in Pride
40 Years of 'Super Mario Bros.'
September will mark 40 years since we were introduced to Super Mario Bros. This platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is one I still enjoy to this day. It was produced and directed by the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto. Fun fact about him: More than 1 billion copies of games featuring franchises created by Miyamoto have been sold. These include franchises such as The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong. Overall, Super Mario Bros. has sold over 40 million copies of the original NES release, excluding ports and re-releases. This proves that this game hasn't lost its relevancy in the four decades since its release.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 12 months ago in Gamers
Nothing Surprises Me Anymore
The stage is set: The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on February 9. It doesn't surprise me that the Chiefs would make it to the Big Game yet again. It's not the match-up I or many people want to see. Honestly, the more certain teams make it to the Super Bowl multiple times in a few years, the less watchable the Big Game is for me. The Chiefs are like the New England Patriots. A Commanders-Bills match-up would've been awesome to see, but it didn't end up happening. People, including myself, are suffering from so-called "Chiefs fatigue." In other words, we're tired of them making it to the Super Bowl every year. I'm convinced that the NFL is rigged. I've watched several videos on YouTube recently about many, not all, Super Bowl games favoring certain teams. One example of this was Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana featuring The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. During the second half, there was a blackout, which lasted for 34 minutes. After the lights came back on and play resumed, the 49ers scored 17 unanswered points to make it a 28-23 game. However, Justin Tucker added a pair of field goals for the Ravens and Kaepernick added a 15-yard touchdown run. Nonetheless, the Ravens held on to win the game.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 12 months ago in Unbalanced
Reasons Why a Gay Man Loves Baseball
A gay man who loves baseball? No way! Yes, it's true. There are gay people who love America's past time. Don't believe me? Search #gaybaseballfan and you'll see a plethora of photos of people like me showing love for our respective teams. Not only that, but they're fans of their respective teams. 29 out of the 30 MLB teams celebrate Pride Night at their ballparks. The only one who has yet to do this is my beloved Texas Rangers. I've talked about them being homophobic and not having a Pride Night in a story last year, which I'll link down below. More recently, I had to call out Los Angeles Dodgers player Clayton Kershaw for bigoted and homophobic comments he made in an interview back in 2023. I didn't hold back in putting him in his place. I'll also have a link to that story down below. Let's just say that I let him know about myself and why I'll never look at him the same way again.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 12 months ago in Pride
