by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 28, 2013 | baseball, Coaching/Parenting
Dear angst ridden young college pitcher, angry at his coach. Ah yes, the public call out. Those always go over so well… Nothing says “pick your head up” like being called a coward in front of an entire team of peers and friends. I’ll bet it... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 26, 2013 | baseball, Books
Unedited excerpt from Rays Book Pitch first draft. Errors are OK. We all sat in a huddled half moon on outfield grass, Joe Maddon at our core with a few coaches and staffers in a deep orbit behind him. He wore white rimmed sunglass with a designer inlay and held a... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 23, 2013 | baseball, Books
“Your mom called me while you were out.” Said Bonnie. “Did you tell her I was dead?” “No, I told her you were at the gym.” “What’d she want? No. No, don’t answer that. I know what she wanted.” I took near drum sized canister of protein from a cabinet in the kitchen... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 22, 2013 | baseball, Books, Rays
What I really needed was a reason to get up and hit the gym. A better reason. My agent would advise me to keep training as if I had a job. Coaches would say a prepared man creates his own luck. But my heart, that silly, skittish, vessel of illogic kept telling that if... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 14, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, General
Ever since the surgery I wake up stiff in the mornings. Strange since sleep is supposed to help you recover. Why is it I feel like I got the hell kicked out of me when I when I wake up? My back is tight, neck hurts, shoulders is frozen. Forget the performance gains,...