Mar 6, 2018 | Diamond Devotions
There have been several managers through the years in Major League Baseball who played for former Dodgers skipper Tommy Lasorda. There are only 30 teams in the Big Leagues, so Lasorda’s legacy is impressive. Lasorda is one of baseball’s historically great...
Dec 7, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
Recruiters are all the same. They have to be. It’s their job. Whether it’s recruiting for a regional travel team or a college, the recruiter has one job: sell you on his program. “It’s going to be great. You’ll love everything about it...
Aug 7, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
He looked the part. Wore his uniform well, threw hard, had wonderful bullpen sessions. He had all the tools and the appearance that coaches and scouts salivated over. But his outings were disastrous. He commanded nothing once the game began. He soon proved to be...
Feb 7, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
The greatest lie any of us are sold is that what we do right now, in this moment, is limited to right now and this moment. Yet, any great coach or player can tell you, looking back over a season or a career, that where they are right now is the result of hundreds and...
Jul 7, 2016 | Diamond Devotions
By the time I was a senior in high school, I had gotten really good at knowing when the coaches were watching. We worked on a the field a lot. A LOT. I figured out how to carry around a rake, then start raking just as the closest set of coaching eyes fell on me....
