by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 11, 2015 | baseball, Blue Jays, Rays
What do players play for? A great question, and, depending on when you ask a player during his career, it can be answered in many different ways…. I remember my first and only Spring training with the Rays. I got a big league camp invite, which meant I got... by Dirk Hayhurst | May 30, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
What’s with all the fuss in Jays land over Brett Lawrie acting like a petulant child? It’s almost as if folks are surprised or something. We are talking about the same Brett Lawrie that threw a helmet at an umpire, right? The same Lawrie that was a former... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 4, 2012 | baseball, Blue Jays, General, MLB
Of all the interesting parts of baseball to pick apart, it’s the mental game that fascinates me the most. Maybe it’s because I like hearing what’s going on in player’s heads, as it helps me understand what went on in my own head back in my...