by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 23, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
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;... by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 14, 2011 | baseball, MILB Survival Tips
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... by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 10, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
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... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jul 16, 2011 | baseball, MILB Survival Tips
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,... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 28, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
Mr. Hayhurst, I am a 16 year-old ball player from Wisconsin. Baseball is a huge part of my life, and I really loved your book… I’m am a pitcher myself, and have encountered some new adversity in these last few months. Like you, I don’t throw all that hard... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 20, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
Contact is your friend. College and high school may have been about showcasing your power arm, but the name of the game in pro ball is getting outs in an efficient, consistent manner. If you’re going to do that, you have to end your romance with the strikeout, and...