To be honest, I have never been on Twitter and had no desire to ever do so, until it was required for class. Users post tweets, which are up to 140 characters in length, where followers can access. I don’t really understand why Twitter even exists. I have no interest in ever joining it. I feel Twitter is a place where slander can happen and damage people’s images. There is so much garbage in the tweets. I don’t think it is necessary to have little posts what a person did that day. I feel Facebook and Skype provide a better way to communicate with individuals who are interested in what is going on with individuals’ lives. One upside to Twitter is that there is really no personal information unless a person posts it on there. I personally am not considered with little details in people’s lives who I don’t know. There are way too many alternatives for this to have a use for this, especially since most people belong to Facebook.

The Grove City baseball team’s season is under way with practices 6 days a week. The team leaves for Winter Haven, Florida February 23^rd. Talking to past players, I feel alumni would love to come and check out how their former ball club is doing. Weekly, we could have a question and answer period where parents, past players, fan’s of Grove City baseball, or anyone else can send in questions that can be answered by the player selected weekly. Now fan’s can have a personal connection to the team. Also, there will be updates concerning players, practice and game updates, and upcoming previews. This will allow alumni and fans will have an insider’s perspective on Grove City’s baseball team.

Facebook is a great way to network with friends from high school, but there are definitely some downsides to it. Facebook is constantly changing its format, which makes it tough to navigate around it. There are a lot of annoying applications, groups, and fan pages to belong to that seem like they’re never ending. There are also people who randomly friend people, which is an annoyance. Facebook is good for preparing an event, for example to set up a tailgate for a concert.  It can become addictive and distract people from school work and paying attention in class. If you meet someone, it is a nice way to see what kind of person they are by looking at their wall posts and pictures. I think Facebook overall is a positive network to keep in touch with friends that are at college, and people can actually see what their friends are doing rather than just hearing their stories.

The 2010 Grove City Baseball started practices on Tuesday January 19^th and practices 6 days a week. The team added nine freshmen to the squad, where it looks like there will some immediate contributors and some quality back-ups. The team returns its starting catcher, the second baseman moves to shortstop, and its third baseman returns as well. The outfield brings back its two corner outfielders who have started since their freshman year. The pitching staff is almost fully intact from last year and should have some freshman contribution. The team leaves for Florida on February 23 and returns the 28^th.The catcher, Marcus Magister, was selected to second team preseason All-American after a tremendous season last year where he set the schools home run record. Magister was First Team All PAC last year, while earning Third Team All American by D3baseball.com. Outfielder, Scott Moran was selected to First Team All-Pac last year. Also, Grove City returns ace, Mike Herringshaw, who was selected Second Team All-Pac last year for his pitching performances.  This year’s shortstop, Andrew Patterson, was selected to Second Team All-PAC as well. The team consists of only 3 seniors, Ty Thompson, Mark Scriven, and Mike Herringshaw, but the team figures to be among the top 4 when the conference tournament comes around.