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“While it is only human to fear change and to fear the unknown, take a deep breath and welcome change.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie Paul Quantrill and I would have been teammates at the University of Wisconsin my freshman year had he not left a year early to play pro ball. He was drafted by … Continue reading
“You must forget the last game and the last inning and the last batter, because there is not a thing that you can do about them. The only batter you can get is the one standing up there at the plate with the bat in his hand. You can have the strongest arm in the … Continue reading
“The legendary shortstop Derek Jeter was a frequent subject of debate during the Moneyball era. Broadcasters and scouts noticed that Jeter seemed to make an especially large number of diving plays and concluded that he was an exceptional shortstop for that reason. Stat geeks crunched the numbers and detected a flaw in this thinking. Although … Continue reading
“If I’m prepared, I’m confident. I can control that, so I do everything possible to be prepared. That’s as much as I can do.” – Wade Boggs (5-time AL Batting Champ, 3010 Career Hits, .328 Career Batting Average, 12-time All-Star, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005) A fan watching his or her … Continue reading
“All the scouts were in agreement on the basic facts about him. Everyone knew that Pedroia was a very good hitter for average, that he had a smart approach at the plate, and that his mental toolbox was ‘off the charts.’ Everyone knew that he had a long swing; that his defense was steady but … Continue reading
Elevate Your Baseball Game 