Diary

Are there really secrets to success?

One of the highlights of my MLB career was hitting a game-winning sacrifice fly for the Seattle Mariners in the 17^th inning in a game in old Yankee Stadium. So, I feel like I have a few of the secrets to success. Of course, it has taken me many years since my playing days to figure out what they were.

Many people question whether playing sports are worth it. Of course, it is. The sporting life prepares people for life beyond the diamonds. I know the lessons frombaseball career supported me in many life and business situations, along with helping with one of the things on my bucket list.

Baseball Hall of Fame Worthy?

2016 World Series Dilemma

I've been getting asked a lot lately, as most Chicagoans are, I suppose, if I am for the Chicago Cubs to win the 2016 World Series. I answer that I am for the team that begins with a C, I mean the team in the blue jerseys, and the team that hasn't won a World Series in forever. Now that that that is cleared up?

The Major League Baseball Life has its Moments

The professional baseball life is like every other job. It has its good days and bad ones. Maybe the biggest difference is that one cannot just disappear at work, as one maybe can in the "real world" of non-professional sports. Or can you? Right out of a scene in an Indiana Jones movie, here is how things went down one night in Dodger stadium.

MLB Spring Training: Where Hope Springs Eternal

Ever wonder what the MLB Spring Training is like for the professional baseball player? Well, I can only speak for myself here, a ballplayer who never had it made at the professional level. It's Holiday Time! Only not all holidays are as joyous as others, and some may be depressing.

The Grind is Over Autumn