Jun 20, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
Sometimes, the stories I tell about things that happened in my playing or coaching career aren’t exactly true. They’re mostly true, but not exactly true. After all, what’s a baseball story without a little embellishment? Of course, the telling of an...
Apr 2, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
The next time you go to the ballpark, pay attention to the relationship dads have with their sons. Some dads will be coaching their sons. Some dads will be in the stands cheering (or not) for their sons. Some dads won’t be there (and not just because they had to...
Feb 20, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
Before every series and every game, coaches from high school to the pros do all they can to prepare their teams for competition. Without physical and mental preparation, a team stands at a serious disadvantage. Extra BP and ground balls are taken, team defense is...
Jan 21, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
You can’t play by your own rules and still play on the team. You can’t be on your own page and still be trusted by the administration to lead the program. You can’t do whatever you want and still be given advancing responsibility. That really goes without saying, but...
Dec 21, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
Who’s the player you wish wasn’t on your team? The coach you wish was in a different program? The parent you wish would go away? That player is a problem. That coach is a jerk. That parent is a handful. And they will continue to be that way, right? And as of yet,...
