Now Introducing...

The Wheelhouse is glad to welcome a new contributor to the site and the world of sports blogging in my good friend Jared. I've know Jared for many years, spending a majority of our lives as neighbors and oddly enough, we still are neighbors to this day. Jared grew up around sports and he's gained a wealth of sports knowledge over the years and can sit down with anyone to discuss many angles of the game for hours. His love for sports fuels his desire to want to write about it on a variety of topics.

I think he's similar to me in that when asked what his favorite sport is, he would quickly respond football. But, just like me, I think he knows there's no time like Opening Day in baseball and come a sunny June afternoon, there's no place he'd rather be than at the ball yard, listening to a crack of the bat or the smell of a grill sifting through the air.

Not only is The Wheelhouse bringing Jared on for his knowledge of sports in general, but he will be providing us with his expertise in the great game of baseball. With spring training in full swing and the World Baseball Classic less than a week away, things will be picking up very shortly with baseball talk on this blog.

I must warn readers out there that Jared is a Braves fan, but go easy on him and try to ignore his Atlanta Braves bias mindset at times. Jared's first post will be coming shortly as we launched our MLB preview with a breakdown of each division heading into the 2009 season and which teams to watch for throughout the summer.

Welcome to The Wheelhouse, Jared.