by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 29, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
It’s exciting signing baseballs for fans the first time. It makes you feel like a thoroughbred all-star, the kind you always envisioned yourself being back before you inked your contract. Besides, a few scribbles can make the long bus trips and the crap food blues... by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 27, 2011 | baseball, General, MILB Survival Tips
Shower shoes are a must in the minor league world. Some of the showers your feet will venture into are so nasty the diseases you could catch while inside them may result in amputation. Unfortunately thats what happens when you mix sweaty guys, bad drainage, and... by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 23, 2011 | baseball, General
“Don’t change your approach. Don’t change your character. This stuff happens to everyone, it’s part of the game.” He said it like he’d seen it happen a thousand times before. Probably not that many, but he’d been playing long enough to... by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 12, 2011 | General
Have I ever told you that one of my goals in baseball is to someday play in Japan? Oh yes, it totally is. The food, the cartoons, the video games… I must go there someday. Many people scoff at this because they believe baseball in the US to be the premier place... by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 6, 2011 | General, Spirituality
I was in the bookstore today. I love bookstores, I love the feel of them, I love how you walk around surrounded by knowledge, and, if you’ve written anything yourself, the feeling of being ensconced by the fruit of days, months, and years of work crafted into print.... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 12, 2011 | General
The following is an excerpt from an email my wife exchanged with an individual looking for help with his Garfoosling, concerning language development skills. I hope anyone out there looking for similar advice finds this useful. Bold words added by Mr. Garfoose. Hello...