(Stories from my side of the field parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) He stands next to the car, keys in hand ready to go as the sun comes up over the Camelback Mountains. As I come out of the trailer my M’s hat on backwards he smiles at me. “Ready?” I say. He nods, hands me the keys and we climb into the […]
(Stories from my side of the field parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) The stress and pressures of life continues on the airplane. Even though I’m headed for a vacation, I work on my laptop the full 3 hour flight, trying to get one more task completed. The stress in my upper shoulders is aching as I sit in my cramped economy middle seat […]
(Stories from my side of the field parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) “Ok, let’s go play!” My dad says as the three of us jump up and down and head in three different directions. My youngest brother heads to the kichen, opens up the cupboard and grabs two white paper plates. My other brother (the middle one) hustles to the back porch and […]
The Baseball Winter Meetings just ended in Nashville. Which means absolutely nothing….unless you are a baseball diehard like myself…then it means everything. Today while listening to Eric Wedge, the Mariners manager, give a press conference, he spoke about building a team. He basically says there are two ways to build a baseball team…you either build for the short-term or the […]
On Monday the MLB (Baseball) draft started and one of the Mariner Bloggers that I follow Jeff Sullivan had this to say about the draft: This afternoon or evening, the names of several future disappointments will be announced. Zero or one or two or three of the players will develop fully. Many more will develop partially, and the rest will […]
(Stories from my side of the field parts 1, 2, 3, 4) Doesn’t he know better than to give a test on game day? As if the professor actually cares that there’s a baseball game today. Man on first, lefty at the plate……..Why is Chief Seattle’s speech in 1854 so significant? Focus….you have to finish this test! It is always hard to […]
(Each year on the Opening Day of Baseball season I write a post 1, 2, 3) He sits there next to my mom and dad in the stands dressed the same no matter the weather. Flannel shirt, baseball cap, and khaki colored pants. He makes it to a couple of games a year when the farm is at its slowest. […]
(Stories from my side of the field Part 1 and Part 2 here) I throw another hand full of seeds into my month and wrap my jacket tighter around me. Man it’s cold today…wish the wind would quit blowing….I’m freezen! We’re in the second game of another weekend doubleheader at home. We’re up by a run going into the 7th […]
(See Part 1 from last year here) I sit on the bus plays running through my head. It’s quiet…we’re all thinking about the game. Runner on second line drive to left field….guys gonna try and score…I’m the cut off….catch and throw in one motion. Gotta be a strike to the plate. Stay back….pick up the spin and stay back…keep your […]
I lay there half awake thinking about The Game. Ball hit to your left, man on first….under hand to second. Ball hit deep in the hole, back hand, plant and throw….the guy’s quick so it needs to be on a line. Man on third ball hit down the line….stop the ball no matter what it takes, look him back and […]