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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
“At the end of our workout I spoke to the kids briefly about the two fundamental “rules” I have for when we’re together. 1) Safety – basically don’t do anything dumb that would put someone else or yourself in harm’s way. Wear helmets when batting, be careful and aware of others when swinging bats, make … 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
“No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine own were; any … 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
“A good friend of mine used to say, ‘This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.’ Think about that for a while.” – Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) from the motion picture Bull Durham (1988) … Continue reading
Elevate Your Baseball Game 