Archive for April, 2007


A-Rod vs. College Pitcher

Doggone it! I failed this weekend. I was working with a college team and failed to get a particular pitcher to buy in to my ideas. I wanted the pitchers to take a full deep breath before each pitch. Having players not buy in is normal, but unacceptable to me. When I talk to Ken [...]

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How to Fail Like a Baby

My goal for this week is to fail like my baby. Angelina is now 6.5 months old. Amazing to me, she pulls herself up to a standing position all day long. (I’m pretty sure she’s gifted). But of course she also takes some terrible wipe outs. The kind that would put that ski jumper at [...]

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How to Win the Big Game

Players often ask me how to come through in the Big Game. What should they do differently? What does it take to be, say, like Jeter who seems to play great in Big Games. Well, instead of answering that myself today, I’m going to pass on email I got from a guy whose been succeeding [...]

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Inside the Major League Mindset

Great feedback on my Pete Rose comments yesterday — most supporting my view, a few opposing. I’ll return to the debate soon, but now there’s something more exciting to discuss. I’m in Minnesooda visiting my parents and am thrilled to see my Twins off to a 3-0 start. Reading the Minneapolis Tribune this morning, the [...]

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Are You as Relentless as This Guy?

I got this email from a Baseball Confidence Gym member and it got me jacked up. This is what the theme of March’s Gym was all about: Having a goal, keeping your sites on it, and continuing to take action until you reach your goal… “Hello this is [NAME]. I just wanted to keep you [...]

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