by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 15, 2014 | baseball, MLB
If, dear minor league player, you decide to tell the general public of your disgust with professional baseball because, for the honor of allowing you to play among its chosen immortals, it’s paying you in stale beer and day old hotdogs, expect your words to echo... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 21, 2014 | Books, MILB, MLB
BOOK SIGNING AND EARLY RELEASE PARTY! Come out and join me, talk baseball, get an early copy of my new book ,Bigger Than The Game, and get your other Hayhurst-ian books signed (and some free baseball cards from my playing days). I’ll even read a chapter or two... by Dirk Hayhurst | Dec 16, 2013 | baseball, MLB
I remember when I first took serious notice of Roy Halladay. I’d been called up by the Padres to start a few games until Chris Young came back from the DL. Starting…heh, that’s generous. In fact, what I ended up doing was getting my ass kicked.... by Dirk Hayhurst | Dec 14, 2013 | baseball, MLB
After reading that Robinson Cano felt disrespected by the Yankees, I couldn’t help but think of my time with Pedro Martinez during the TBS post season coverage this year. Pedro and I were at a pre-production meeting, going over thoughts for the night’s... by Dirk Hayhurst | Dec 12, 2013 | baseball, MLB
The ability to flatten a catcher who is blocking (or, lets face it, close to blocking) home plate has been in baseball since near time immemorial. Outlawing or otherwise mitigating home plate collisions, or any part of the game that’s been around as long, is... by Dirk Hayhurst | Dec 10, 2013 | baseball, MLB
Now that the dust has settled on the Cano signing, I’d like to look back at what transpired between Cano, the Yankees, Seattle, and the fans. Mostly the fans. First, lets touch on something CC Sabathia said about Cano moving on. In an recent ESPN interview he...