Aug 30, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
I thought I knew something about baseball until I started coaching my son. Now I just feel stupid. What I thought I knew…well, it turns out most of that was wrong. What I thought I could teach…I just feel inept most of the time. I’m not just trying to be hard on...
Aug 22, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
About an hour or so before every game I played, I spent time visualizing what was going to happen in the game. Of course, I didn’t know exactly what would happen, but I knew I would come to the plate, play the field or pitch, run the bases, and so on. Before a...
Aug 8, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
They now have six state championship rings. They have each been there for well over 20 years. Richie and Sherm, assistant coaches at my high school alma mater, Pleasure Ridge Park in Louisville, KY. They’ve always been by the side of long time coach Bill Miller....
May 8, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
In the past few years, my understanding of and philosophy about the game of baseball have changed. I look for different skills in players than I did years ago. I value certain things that I never thought of before. In some ways, I suppose, I’ve become part of...
Feb 13, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
There are many things that should absolutely characterize a Christian player or coach. Hard work. Great attitude. Self-sacrifice. Love. Grace. Courage. And there’s one thing that can never characterize Christian players and coaches: pride. Pride. Arrogance....
