Posted in Baseball, Family, General, Life, Sports on May 6th, 2008 25 Comments »
Well that day is here, finally. Today I’ll be ‘allowed’ to play catch for the first time since January. A lot has happened and there is probably even more left to do, but it’s a step.
As we were talking through things the other day a point I was trying to make to anyone involved was [...]
Posted in Baseball, Sports on May 2nd, 2008 29 Comments »
Great starting pitching wins games, except, when the other teams starting pitchers are matching your guys. The rotation is coming along and the guys are starting to ramp it up. Any time you can be on a staff that sees each starter pushing the other, especially with a talented mix, great things happen and young [...]
Posted in 38 Studios, Baseball, Games, Life, Sports on Apr 15th, 2008 71 Comments »
What often goes unsaid when the topic of the Yankees and Curt Schilling is broached is probably more relevant than the conversation itself. First off I didn’t say I wanted to go there, or was going to go there. That’s a non-story, period.
Add to that the following. I’m 41, injured and rehabbing, and the personal [...]
Posted in Baseball, Family, General, Life, Sports on Mar 22nd, 2008 64 Comments »
I had the privelage of meeting ALS patients and their families at the Tokyo Dome this morning prior to the exhibition game. There are 8,000 known ALS patients living in Japan. I would guess that there are 75% of that number living here undiagnosed as well.
The chapter has been here since 1986 and works in [...]
Posted in Baseball, Family, Life, Sports on Mar 21st, 2008 22 Comments »
That’s the name of the high school team that children of men and women serving at Camp Zama in Tokyo attend. Wake (his wife Stacey), Mike Timlin (and his son Jake), Brian Corey and I had the honor of being flown out in UH-60 Blackhawks to Camp Zuma this morning to say hello to the [...]
Posted in Baseball, Family, General, Life, Sports on Mar 20th, 2008 52 Comments »
Well maybe not. Let’s start at the beginning.
Late last year we had confirmation of MLB’s desire for the Red Sox to open the 2008 baseball season in Japan. At first glance an exciting cool proposition. I have no idea what people were thinking but I know the players gave this a lukewarm reception at best, [...]
Posted in Baseball, Life, Sports on Mar 14th, 2008 79 Comments »
In the 20 years since I was first called up to the big leagues I’ve played with exactly 2 players who’s presence in the clubhouse carried onto the field. Darren Daulton in Philadelphia, and Doug Mirabelli here in Boston.
Very few players have that ability, and when they have it you know it. 4am landing in [...]
Posted in 38 Studios, Family, General, Life, Sports on Mar 5th, 2008 61 Comments »
Congratulations to John McCain in winning the Republican GOP nomination. I can’t imagine a finer person now in position to become our next President. If you are someone that voted for another candidate, and haven’t heard this man in person, I would urge you to do so.
He won’t pander and you probably won’t agree with [...]
Posted in Family, Life, Sports on Feb 28th, 2008 45 Comments »
To the incredible heroes at Walter Reed we had the honor and privilege of meeting yesterday, both staff and patients.
I hope you all understood each and every one of us meant it when we said the honor was all ours. People throw the words hero and warrior at professional athletes all the time, and I [...]
Posted in Baseball, Life, Sports on Feb 19th, 2008 144 Comments »
The situation warranted addressing the media at some point, yesterday was that day. Given what’s happened over the past three months the discussion was not going to go anyone’s way in the end.
Suffice to say it’s over, and I am rehabbing and doing everything possible to get healthy and pitch again. Were there disagreements? Sure. [...]
