Jan 8, 2024 | Diamond Devotions
I coached a guy once who wasn’t the most talented, didn’t really pass the “look” test, was overlooked by most people who saw the team play, didn’t wow anyone with anything in particular he did. But he was relentless. Every day, he showed...
Dec 4, 2019 | Diamond Devotions
Part of the art of coaching is the ability to break a player down and build him back up again. Breaking him down doesn’t mean demoralizing him, but instead means showing him how his ways aren’t going to work. Building him up doesn’t mean just making him feel better,...
Dec 3, 2019 | Diamond Devotions
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. So said Mike Tyson, one of the most ferocious boxers in the sport’s history. The same is true in baseball. My plan was always simple: follow the same routine each game, each at-bat, each fielding opportunity,...
Apr 14, 2019 | Diamond Devotions
We didn’t know it at the time, but the 1991 World Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Twins would become one of the best we’d ever see. Surprisingly, each team featured only two future Hall of Fame players, Jack Morris and Kirby Puckett from Minnesota,...
