Voltaire said, “Common sense is not so common.”  In baseball and in business too many of us take the path of least resistance and just accept things versus observing and researching to understand what is the right answer or the right way. Common sense tells us observation is the objective word here! So, spend a […]

Stan Musial originally signed with the Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, brought up to the majors 3 years later after being converted to an outfielder. It only took two full seasons [e.g., 1943] for Major League Baseball to recognize and award Stan “The Man” Musial the first of his 3 MVP awards. A nickname he was given by his National […]

Having difficulty letting go and what to do must be described near the chapter on authorized Independence in the non-existing parent manual. They just graduated from high school, gaining a form of independence, but the mental pictures of what that means to us as parents is quite different then how our kids view it. For […]

This Quote from an Unknown Baseball Mom, truthfully does say it best and comes with a seal of approval from mothers around the world: “I’m a Mitt findin’ Uniform washin’ Gatorade gettin’ Picture takin’ Always cheerin” As a coach, a parent, and as a son I have determined there is a direct correlation between the loudest mom […]

There’s two outs in the bottom half of the last inning. The winning runs are on second and third and all it takes is a single. Even though we really want to do well, failure takes center stage and seems so real at that moment. We want to be the hero! We want to succeed. […]

Attentional Blinking is discussed on the ball field a lot more than you may think. It generally goes under the name of “quick-pitching,” but there is a bit more too it than that. So lets discuss what happens, but first lets explain Attentional Blinking in simple terms; The phenomenon that the second of two targets [the […]

After 7 years of research and 1000 interviews with successful people, Richard St. John, Nortel Networks Research and Development labs Engineer,  answers the question, “What Leads to Success?” Not just in life, but in the game of baseball. That is when you eliminate the fallacies infiltrating today’s game, you know, those statements that sound right, but after […]

Blaming the coach for any aspect of your game, even if it is true, is just a form of transferring blame. It certainly doesn’t fix things, and in the end, you must recognize you are wasting time on things you have zero control over. True, it may make for a great reality show, but blame […]

Change is a simple word, but too many players find it easier to explain as a Noun then to implement change as a Verb! CHANGE as a Noun: The instance of making or becoming different. Too many players find comfort in describing and/or planning what they are going to do to improve. Most are not even sure […]

“Amazing” is the response I often hear from a college coach when I pass on information about a player who is the right fit. Certainly I am overjoyed for the player, but the fact too many players have NO-IDEA of what it takes to be unique is…quite frankly, sad! Instead, we are often better at […]