by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 2, 2014 | baseball
25 million dollars with a chance for 40+ if everything goes his way? Good for Chris Archer. Good for all of us, too. Of course that’s easy for me to say, I know the guy. I played with him in Triple A for part of a season. I sat next to him in the Bull’s... by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 1, 2014 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Yesterday I got called out by one of my former coworkers at Rogers for being/having “sour grapes” because I spent most of opening day being snarky about the Toronto Blue Jays’ loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. This coworker hypothesized that my “new... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 17, 2014 | baseball, MLB
I’m going to do my best here, but, as cliche as this sounds, words really can’t express how excited I am that my new book launch is almost here, and that another part of the Bullpen Gospels’ story will soon be in the hands of readers. Nor can words properly convey how... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 15, 2014 | baseball, MLB
If, dear minor league player, you decide to tell the general public of your disgust with professional baseball because, for the honor of allowing you to play among its chosen immortals, it’s paying you in stale beer and day old hotdogs, expect your words to echo... by Dirk Hayhurst | Dec 16, 2013 | baseball, MLB
I remember when I first took serious notice of Roy Halladay. I’d been called up by the Padres to start a few games until Chris Young came back from the DL. Starting…heh, that’s generous. In fact, what I ended up doing was getting my ass kicked.... by Dirk Hayhurst | Dec 14, 2013 | baseball, MLB
After reading that Robinson Cano felt disrespected by the Yankees, I couldn’t help but think of my time with Pedro Martinez during the TBS post season coverage this year. Pedro and I were at a pre-production meeting, going over thoughts for the night’s...