To Be or Not To Be (in AAU), That is the Question

The Fall baseball season is over, the World Series is finished (congrats to the New York Yankees, I guess) and now it is officially the off-season. One of the decisions I have had to recently make is whether Matt is “to be or not to be” a ballplayer in AAU (Amateur Athletic Union see www.aauathletics.org) [...]

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Thoughts on Fall Ball

Now that the Fall Ball Season is underway, here are some thoughts From the Clubhouse:
All Fall Ball players should embrace the opportunity to have an extension of their season. It’s a great time to establish goals that will carry over into the off-season and set the stage for better play in the Spring.
Have Fall Goals
Each [...]

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Thought on the Little League World Series

I have been watching the Little League World Series this past week with great interest and enjoyment. To me, it’s some of the best baseball on television. However, I have a question that no one I know is able to answer, so I’ll throw it out there to the readership for a comment:
Little League International [...]

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DeMarini Bat Problem

During tonight’s Angels game I experienced my first problem with a DeMarini baseball bat. The bat in question was a brand-new Black Coyote model, which dented TWICE on successive line-drive hits and now looks like something someone took to a sign-post. Unbelievable!
Never have I seen a bat dent like that, especially when the weather was [...]

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DirtDog Haiku

Baseball Bats, Culture, Entertainment, Events Baseball, Family, Hitting, Humor, Life, Little League, Pitching, Red Sox, Sports, Writing, Youth, Youth Baseball, Youth Sports

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Drafts and Delays

With my son having just finished the obligatory annual skill Evaluations for our local league I have some thoughts to share. In our organization, mandatory player evaluations are performed one or two weeks immediately preceding the draft process which involves all the coaches. Evaluations are the same as try-outs, except that in our case there [...]

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The New York Yankees “Metro” Edition

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez for his insightful contributions to the April, 2009 issue of DETAILS Magazine…
Nuf Ced!

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Quote of the Day

Remember to just let the kid be the kid…

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Baseball is Here Again!

Readers of this blog are probably familiar with the writings of Mike Celizic, a free-lance writer whose articles regularly appear on MSN and NBCSports.com. I have always enjoyed his insights and last year around this time he wrote an online article heralding the return of baseball. I saved it because it perfectly captured why I [...]

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What Makes A Dirt Dog?

We’re just a bunch of dirt dogs, working hard and finding ways to win ball games.  -Jason Varitek
The term “Dirt Dog” is an athletic nickname given to baseball players who are considered scrappy, hard-working, tenacious and sometimes rough around the edges. The title first started with the Boston Red Sox in 2001, with notable examples [...]

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