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 31, 2013 | General, Uncategorized
My brother-in-law, Captain Peter St. John, flies Apaches in the army. He’s deployed in Afghanistan right now and will be there for a year. I write him stories to keep his spirits up. Here is one of my recent ones Dear Pete, I’m sorry to be the one... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 30, 2013 | baseball, MLB
Face it; you’re not mad at Alex Rodriguez. You’re not even shocked. You might be, like some sad eyed father, “a little disappointed”. But in a way, you’re kind of happy this happened to him. Why? Because you like it when A-Rod screws up. We all do. Even Yankee fans... 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...