by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 5, 2011 | baseball, General, Spirituality, Uncategorized
I was asked to write this as the personal reflection for my senior seminar portfolio for graduation… I wanted to share it with you. Becoming Someone. Unlike many who write this personal reflection, I have the luxury of writing about life in college from... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 4, 2011 | General
How to get your book signed: Step 1: At the time of writing this, I am (or was?) a Durham Bull. However, team affiliations in baseball are a fickle thing and change often. I could easily be some other mascot by the time you get around to reading this. To better keep... by Dirk Hayhurst | May 25, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
My lovely wife, and camera woman, came to visit me this past week while I weathered my sentence in extended spring training. Extended, as we in the biz call it, is not exactly the most fun place in the baseball world. For starters, it’s the bottom rung of the... by Dirk Hayhurst | May 6, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
Most hitters would say all pitchers are moody, primadonna’s with psychological defects. Most pitchers would say position players are type A jar-heads who only worry about what they can club. As crazy as it sounds, both diagnoses are true, at least to a degree. Every... by Dirk Hayhurst | May 4, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
At some point in your career, you will find yourself in front of a television showing a Big League game wherein someone you’ve played with, or against, is in the Bigs while you are not. You will see the back of his jersey as he winds up on the mound, or hear the... by Dirk Hayhurst | May 2, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
Why do you need to know about eating at a gas station? Because you’ll be eating there a lot. I mean, A LOT. When you’re a manager burning down the interstate in route to the next town, hoping to grab some ZZZ’s before that double header against the Iron Pigs, or...