by Dirk Hayhurst | May 13, 2011 | baseball, MILB Survival Tips
Everyone gets ready for a game differently. Everyone’s body has different demands, be it heat and stretching, or Red Bull and Advil. Learning what your body needs to perform at it’s best is an integral part of the professional sports craft, and after years of playing... 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... 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...