The Clubby Starter Kit

Here you’ll find all the stuff you need to start your first club house food catering business: Cheeseballs— an absolute must, the bigger the barrel, the better— animal crackers, pretzel rods, Twizzlers, candy, and, of course, the staple of any minor league diet;...

Getting Stamped

I didn’t know what to expect upon my entrance in the professional baseball ranks. To that point, all I had to go on were the exaggerated folk tales spread by my college teammates who had a buddy with a buddy who was playing in some minor league dump while acting like...

Showing Your Teeth

Hanz was pissed, and he should have been. It’s not every day the field coordinator tells you that, yes, your suspicions are correct, he’s racist and the reason Hanz is going back to rookie ball while a certain inexperienced, less talented Latin player is heading up to...

Price and His Wonderful Fastball

Here is something you will hear pitching coaches say rather often in my business: “You pitch with your fastball.” Most fans seem to think a pitcher is made by one choice pitch or another, but really, they are all made by how well they use their fastball,...