by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 3, 2011 | General
Ever get tired of it? The social media shuffle, that is. The constant jockeying to be “relevant”; to say something snarky that people will care about; to keep coming up with stuff people want to read, see, like, plus, star, or re-tweet? I get tired of it. So tired. So... by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 1, 2011 | General
I have no idea what’s going on with the national debt. I know we’re in debt, and loads of it, but I don’t know what we’re actually doing about it other than I know we’re doing something. Words about the debt and its impending something seem to pour out of my... 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... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 13, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
There is swearing in professional baseball, not to mention fighting, drinking, drugs, cheating, affairs, pornography, gambling, abuse, lying, stealing and just about everything else that would make your mother weep if she found out you were doing it. Naked. I wont... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 7, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
The GM Game. You sit idly in the bullpen with nothing to do. You’re tired of hustling the locals with quarter toss games. Verbal sparring with drunks has lost its fun. Even the thrill of scouring the stands for hot chicks via your handy-dandy bullpen binoculars is...