SOMETHING - 1 OK, here's the situation. My catcher went away on a two-week vacation. Well, 15 days to be exact. Before he left, we worked on a cut fastball with the pitching coach. I was only supposed to use it early in the count, early in the game. But early in the game, the … Continue reading Pasttime – 4

NOTHING This is the time you earn your paycheck is what the experts say. When you go out the night before and get wasted, celebrating the performance bonus you got for doing little to nothing. Just keeping the nose above the watered-down minor leagues. I guess I should be thanking my agent for thinking about … Continue reading Pasttime – 3

REFRESH They signed me to play in the majors. At least that's what I attributed the raise in pay to mean. Spring training was more of a review of old techniques with coaching guidance. Even thought I always looked at everything through my eyes, I allowed my perception to include whatever pointers that were thrown … Continue reading Pasttime – 2