by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 6, 2012 | baseball, General, MILB
Here are a few observations I took from yesterday’s Jays/Indians marathon opener. There is always a lot of speculation around the beginning of the year. Fans tend to look at the opening day game results and extract some kind of foreshadowing from it, as if it... by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 19, 2012 | baseball, General
I received an email from a college pitcher the other day. He was recovering from surgery, unsure if things were going to work out in favor of triumphant on field return. Understandably, this had shaken him. He felt he would be robbed of a life long dream, especially... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 2, 2012 | baseball, Books, General
For our third date, my husband, Dirk, took me to a batting cage. “Cute,” I thought, “the active, sporty date. Well, as long as he doesn’t mind me getting sweaty, it could be fun. Why not?” Then he invited my mother along, which, if your goal is romance, tends to put a... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 6, 2012 | General
I lie awake at night with ideas popping in my head like fireworks. Hundreds of them, up there bursting in the sky of my imagination before fizzling into the black of night, the ashes swept under a pillowcase. I don’t know why they come at night, but they do. Sometimes... ![Tim Thomas, and Other Wasted Opportunities.]()
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 24, 2012 | General, Uncategorized
Note to self: if you’re going to show-up the president and your team, and polarize America in the process, make a bigger statement than a Facebook message. Yes folks, I get Timmy was trying to make a point—and he did, kinda—but he could have really went the... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 21, 2012 | baseball, Books, General
In this Chapter of Out Of My League we rejoin our old palls, Slappy, Roscoe, and Maddog as they discuss the process of reverse scouting the brass during a spring training simulation game. Enjoy Read more chapters from Out Of My league. ...