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by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 22, 2010 | baseball, General
This past weekend I was asked to be the Key Note speaker for the Bethesda Big Train’s (a collegiate summer league team located in Bethesada Maryland) annual live auction and benefit dinner. It was a big honor, usually reserved for guys with long, detailed... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 20, 2010 | baseball, General
The news was significant for a lot of reasons. First off, I get nervous around celebrities. I feel like they have the power to pluck me from my otherwise mundane existence with a simple gaze of recognition. Everyone feels this to some degree, I believe, that if we... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 19, 2010 | baseball, General
Yesterday I caught a post from Buster Olney over at ESPN that read something along the lines of how older pitchers want to go to San Diego to rebuild value. He didn’t cite any names, but he did say the reason was “Spacious Petco park”, implying the... by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 17, 2010 | baseball, General
Quit, a verb meaning to leave, depart, or withdraw from. For the competitor, the word quit carries a meaning so potent, it seems something closer to suicide or euthanize would better define it. I guess it depends on how it relates to your life. Quitting doesn’t... by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 16, 2010 | General
I had the pleasure of flying through the Cleveland airport the other day. I say pleasure because the place has been efficiently renovated and brought up to date with other icon city airports, complete with stylish nods to what makes Cleveland, Cleveland. There is now...