Feb 18, 2016 | Diamond Devotions
I always played better when I was sick. Or, at least I remember playing well when I was sick. The illness caused me to focus more on what I was doing, since I knew my body was weakened. Physical sickness on the field never bothered me. I could easily play through it....
Aug 18, 2015 | Diamond Devotions
Hey coach or player, to what can your words be most closely compared? Here are a few possibilities: A volcano: this is the player or coach who might say little to nothing much of the time, but then explodes out of nowhere, showering everyone with toxic words and...
Aug 18, 2014 | Diamond Devotions
Whoever said “words can never hurt me” was an idiot. Words hurt. In fact, they can destroy a person. Just ask any player or coach at any level. Perhaps the words that hurt the most are the ones spoken behind the back. The coach who runs down players or...
Feb 20, 2014 | Diamond Devotions
Baseball has an interesting way of handling “justice.” You’ve seen it, and maybe you’ve even participated in it. Those who showboat or run their mouths tend to pay for it with a baseball to the ribs in their next plate appearance. Whether or...
Apr 18, 2013 | Diamond Devotions
My playing career ended in 1999, followed four years later by the end of my “official” coaching career. At age 26, I was “out of baseball.” Two amazing things have happened since then. First, my love for the game has grown exponentially,...
