Aggressive or Patient at the Plate?

We are all wired differently. Every ballplayer is wired differently that helps them play at their optimal level.  Some need to keep it simple while others need and crave the latest edge. Intrinsically we are either aggressive or patient.  Some of us see what we want...
MLB Rosters: Analytics (New School) vs. Old School

MLB Rosters: Analytics (New School) vs. Old School

There has been a change brewing in baseball over the past decade.  It has been a slow brew, behind the scenes, but in recent years and even recent weeks, it has catapulted towards the forefront of storylines in Major League Baseball. The story is the argument...

True Success

  If you have been over to the Scottsdale Batting cages lately, you might have noticed a sign that hangs towards the entrance of the facility. It embodies every aspect of being a parent on this day (father’s day) and every day. “Your child’s success or lack of...

Happy Father’s Day:

Father’s day in the United States always occurs on the third Sunday of June. The origins of Father’s Day is a little murky but it might lie in a mining origin occurring in West Virginia in 1907. But in my mind, father’s days occurs in June because of baseball. When...

Choosing your passion:

When the St. Louis Cardinals selected ex-catcher Mike Matheny as their new manager when Tony La Russa retired in 2012, people were perplexed because he had never managed before and had just retired from the game in 2006. People knew he was an intelligent baseball man...