by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 25, 2014 | baseball, Blue Jays
John Jaso. I was at his baptism. True story. But first, a true side story. The baptism happened in spring training at the Zobrist mansion. I say mansion jokingly because it was a rented house on a private golf course with a pool and a view of a tidal river. The place... by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 2, 2014 | baseball
25 million dollars with a chance for 40+ if everything goes his way? Good for Chris Archer. Good for all of us, too. Of course that’s easy for me to say, I know the guy. I played with him in Triple A for part of a season. I sat next to him in the Bull’s... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 6, 2013 | baseball, MLB, Rays
I’ve been sharing links to my literary tinkering lately. I tinker with words a lot since I don’t have baseball to tinker with anymore. Some tinkering goes well, some not so well, and some I’m just not sure about. But I guess that’s what a blog is for—a place to test... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 3, 2013 | baseball, Books, MLB, Rays
Excerpt from first rough draft. Errors expected. …He played catch with David Price, who, by contrast, was naturally cool and never had to try to be accepted at anything. Price oozed charm and charisma. He was like the entire team’s older brother who also... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 29, 2013 | baseball, Books, MLB, Rays
Rough Draft Excerpt. Errors are Okay. The next time I’d talk to Joe was in that private meeting. It actually wasn’t between just Joe and I, it was most of the top level staff, including Andrew Friedman. They wanted to get to know me, talk about why they brought me...