Coaching Catastrophes
Over the past week or so, I’ve been hit with either an email or phone call from my players that are currently under someone else’s direction. (Some might call this coaching.) I can’t do anything about what goes on in another person’s program… except to point out the problems – as well as my ‘solutions’ [...]
Stretching the Truth
I have never been a fan of stretching. I avoided it like the plague (and still do to this day). Frankly, I thought it was a waste of time. I didn’t understand the point of holding a ‘pose’ for extended periods of time – in positions that had nothing to do with the activity I [...]
Unlikely Cy Young
First off, I want to congratulate Cliff Lee on a very deserving CY Young award. I don’t think anyone can make the case for any other pitcher in the American League more deserving than Mr. Lee. Just look these numbers: 22-8 with a 2.54 ERA. Let’s not forget that Cleveland didn’t have the playoff caliber [...]
Confusing Conditioning Part 3
I thought I’d veer away from ripping one of my favorite player’s quest for the perfect training regimen, and talk a little bit about my personal ‘workout journey.’ Being a skinny kid most of my life, I was very much concerned how I looked in a uniform (and everywhere else, too). To this day, posters [...]
Confusing Conditioning Part 2
Here’s a line I took out of the infamous email that I will dissect today: “I’m just getting back into shape. I wanna see my abs for once, and get some definition in my body.” There are two problems I see with this one line… 1. ‘I’m just getting back into shape.’ This ballplayer basically [...]
