Another Season in The Books

Another Season in The Books

More from BlogWell who's counting, but we just had the season ending party for my team. They finished below .500 but I thought they had a great season. The best part of the party was when I asked who was going to… Read More...
The Ordering of Pitchers

The Ordering of Pitchers

Nothing can keep a baseball coach up more at night than ruminating about the order of pitchers for an upcoming game.  I remember reading a biography of Vince Lombardi where he is quoted as saying that football was an odd… Read More...
The Power of Praise

The Power of Praise

Readers of this blog (thanks!) know that I’m not one of those feel-good coaches who constantly says happy things to players even when they do not perform. I tell them the truth, they like it, they work hard, they trust… Read More...
Does Coaching Matter?

Does Coaching Matter?

I always feel like it's an existential question this time of year as I get ready for a new season. I am so excited. I've coached youth baseball since 1998 and I was so happy cleaning out all my baseball… Read More...
Rapport

Rapport

And so as the season is coming to an end my fall team is 6-1 — we’ll see how we do in the playoffs, but it's been much fun. Best story of this week was when a player came over… Read More...
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