by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 21, 2014 | Books, MILB, MLB
BOOK SIGNING AND EARLY RELEASE PARTY! Come out and join me, talk baseball, get an early copy of my new book ,Bigger Than The Game, and get your other Hayhurst-ian books signed (and some free baseball cards from my playing days). I’ll even read a chapter or two... by Dirk Hayhurst | Sep 26, 2013 | Books
Yesterday I got into a tweet-off with Keith Law, the world’s leading sorcerer of baseball prospect projections, concerning the concept of momentum in baseball. Mr. Law (“Klaw” as I like to call him) says that he has an issue with the concept of momentum since it can’t... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 6, 2013 | Blue Jays, Books
Today I’ll find out if Wild Pitches makes the New York Times best sellers list. I’m hopeful, of course, but not as worried about it as I have been for the others. Reason being, the book is really short stories, extra chapters, and journal entries from the... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 3, 2013 | baseball, Books, MLB, Rays
Excerpt from first rough draft. Errors expected. …He played catch with David Price, who, by contrast, was naturally cool and never had to try to be accepted at anything. Price oozed charm and charisma. He was like the entire team’s older brother who also... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 29, 2013 | baseball, Books, MLB, Rays
Rough Draft Excerpt. Errors are Okay. The next time I’d talk to Joe was in that private meeting. It actually wasn’t between just Joe and I, it was most of the top level staff, including Andrew Friedman. They wanted to get to know me, talk about why they brought me... 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...