Everybody pines to be in the Major Leagues, especially members of AAA rosters. A phone call away can make you…well...sit by the phone. This dynamic requires the managers of these clubs to be very aware. They need to be equipped to manage disgruntled souls and bring positive energy perpetually. This is no easy task. Andy Haines riffs below. Enjoy.In 2012, while managing in … [Read more...]
Bouncing Back
Handling disappointment with a process is critical to navigating life with grace and class. For a successful journey, you need to be resilient.Today, amateur players across the country will sit by the phone, anxiously waiting a call from a MLB team alerting them that they have been drafted to play professional baseball. For every man receiving that call, thousands will not. … [Read more...]
No Rules…Except Unwritten Ones
Today’s post is slightly different than our usual fare, because we are without rules. A reader requested that I check out his post and discuss it. You know when you’re reading an article and your mind is chattering about what you’re digesting? Yeah, that’s what mine was doing. I put those thoughts down on paper.Justin writes: … I wanted to get your thoughts on an article I … [Read more...]
Resilience and Attitude - Justin Viele [Guest Post]
We’ve all been fired. We know what it feels like to have our boss tell us we suck. Most folks can’t comprehend, however, the feeling of having our childhood dreams snatched from our clutch. That’s what happens to a minor league player when he is released for the first (or last) time. Baseball is all Justin Viele knows. It’s in his blood. How was he to move on when his … [Read more...]
Makeup
Scouting is hard. We, as an industry, simply haven't figured out how to appropriately measure and value intangibles. We’re still learning, and I have no doubts that a clever individual will create a method to do so. Right now, quantifying those intangibles remains elusive.In 2007, the year before Clayton Kershaw would make 21 starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his rookie … [Read more...]