You’re Going to “The Show!” with Chase Lambin
Chase Lambin played professional baseball until he was 35 years old. During that span, he played a stint for Bobby Valentine in the Japanese Big Leagues with the Chiba Lotte Marines.
When my wife & I visited Chiba in 2016, we deliberately stayed in a high-rise hotel near the stadium so we could see inside.
Based on our floor, there was only one section we could see inside the stadium. And what do you know, it was where Chase’s cheering section sat in right field.
How cool are them beans?:
But you won’t hear Chase talk much about his Japanese experience — the fact he spent time playing in Japan’s equivalent of Major League Baseball.
Chase is a man who’s had the sort of career for which movies are made. But he walks around like the beauty who doesn’t know it. Could explain our long-term friendship (I like to think I’m pretty too). I kid. But for certain we married the type (that doesn’t know she’s beautiful).
Back to “Chasing the Dream.” It’s a delicate thing. The line between arrogance and confidence. Two adjectives for which I’m sure he felt at times like he was tight-roping through his 12-year pro career. As he should. The journey through baseball’s ups and downs aren’t for the faint of heart. The game is too psychological.
