Dec 8, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
In the past thirty years, a welcome trend occurred across the baseball landscape. Old, multipurpose, “cereal bowl” stadiums were razed in favor of new ballparks with a classic look and feel. There is something unique about each one. An often-overlooked...
Feb 4, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
My son and I talk a lot about his future in baseball. Over and over, he’s heard me say, “We aren’t working for right now, or even this season, but for years down the road.” To be good now, as a youth player, is great, sure. But, to sustain that...
Jul 18, 2016 | Diamond Devotions
I could always hit a fastball. It didn’t matter how hard they threw it, I could eventually catch up with it. The splitter was a different story. It looked just like a fastball, until it didn’t. I was lost, flailing at it with no chance of making contact....
Jan 7, 2015 | Diamond Devotions
He warned me. For years. He warned me that my temper would catch up with me. It was explosive, that temper. It raged at my own failure, at umpires, at those who didn’t play hard, and many other targets. It raged the day I shattered a finger after being picked...
