Feb 2, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
Outfield play is so underrated. Often, games are won or lost, runs given up or prevented, based on the proficiency (or lack thereof) of the outfielders. That fly ball that fell in just out of his reach. That ball scorched into the gap that was cut off before the...
Oct 20, 2014 | Diamond Devotions
One day, you’ll have a few memories, a couple of scrapbooks, a few hundred pictures on Facebook, an old jersey hanging in the closet. That’s it. Or, maybe not. It doesn’t have to be it. Not if you do well in what matters. Not if you take the time to...
May 24, 2013 | Diamond Devotions
Every year, players and coaches are inducted into state and national halls of fame. It’s a wonderful experience for the individual and his family, a culmination of many years of hard work and performance on and off the field. Few ever know the amount of...
Mar 13, 2013 | Diamond Devotions
What is the sum of a baseball player? Innate talent, plus skill (different from talent), plus work ethic, plus physical size and strength, plus coaching, plus teammates, plus incentive, plus compensation…add all of that up and you get the sum of a baseball...