Aug 20, 2014 | Game Notes
“How’s the crowd taking it?” That’s how my dad always joked when I got “hurt” as a kid playing ball. I rolled on the ground until I was sure everyone in the crowd was sufficiently concerned. Then, I rose dramatically to thunderous...
Aug 13, 2014 | Game Notes
I wish I could live the rest of my life with the memory of a 9-year-old baseball player. I would forget the bad stuff, remember only the good stuff, and treat every day like the gift that it is. Being around an incredible group of 9-year-old players this spring and...
Jul 30, 2014 | Coach's Counselor, Game Notes
(This post is # 2 in the series “Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from 9-year-old Baseball Players) Years ago I taught world history to high school sophomores. Nobody liked it. In fact, I don’t think high school sophomores even like themselves, but...