“I try to see guys in a growth mindset of this is where they are at, get ’em to the next dot. Because you know what? They have limitless dots that they can get to and it’s just about how badly they want to get to it ” – David Turgeon Born David Andrew Turgeon …
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(Photo via the Flickr Creative Commons, thanks to Periodico JIT) I remember years ago watching an SEC college baseball game with some buddies and noticing that all the pitchers had the exact same delivery. We all noticed and then we couldn’t unsee it. It was quite impressive honestly to see the same mechanics from …
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“I’m here to push him along his path, and maybe I get to be one of those people that makes him have an a-ha moment” – Kory DeHaan Born Korwin Jay DeHaan July 1976 in Pella, IA, Kory was fortunate to move up the levels of baseball without too much hiccup. From Little League …
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(Photo via the Flickr Creative Commons, thanks to Periodico JIT) Part one of this series, on the general differences between Latin and U.S. players, can be found right here. When it comes to hitters, you will hear a lot of talk around the cages from scouts, hitting coaches and other players that Latin hitters all look the …
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“Not everybody is willing to work as hard as they say they are.” – Eli Delgado The Delgado brothers explain the importance of relationships in baseball and how you can break into the business simply by shaking hands and introducing yourself. They discuss the amount of work and resources involved in training an international prospect in Nicaragua as well …
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“Being able to go to a big league stadium every day, and do that for a job, is so stinkin’ cool.” – Brian Barden In this first episode of the podcast Love the Game. Live the Dream., I introduce you to my good friend Brian Barden. Brian is a former …
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How did you end up in Newfoundland? Is the first question I get asked when they hear my American accent. I tell them the truth. I went looking for baseball opportunities as I do every year. There is an online service that my friend David Burns runs called Baseball Jobs Overseas. If you are a …
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Beautiful Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver British Columbia. Currently home to the Toronto Blue Jays short seasoned rookie class.
