“This week of practice has been amazing! I can’t believe how much fun I had.” “He’s 110% better. It’s truly amazing.” “I haven’t had trouble throwing since we spoke.” ———————- These are just a few comments I heard in the past week from players and parents of players I coach. I’ll tell you how you [...]

My friend John Otterness gave me a wonderful birthday present night before last. He then died yesterday. I’d picked him up at the cancer center and driven him to his home where the Hospice guy was waiting. We maneuvered him into a reclining chair. True to our entire relationship, John was giving to me the [...]

Just a few days after I said the Rays won’t choke they’ve now lost 6 of 7 and there 5.5 game lead is down to .5. Choking? I don’t know. Maybe. But they’ve run into some great pitching. They’re still missing two of their best players (3B Longoria, CF Crawford) and their closer is a [...]