Imagine playing baseball for 22 years and suddenly – Poof! It’s over. Imagine playing from mid-February until the final weekend of September, grinding and pushing and throwing your body and mind and soul completely at one goal and – Poof! It’s over. That’s what it’s like for the guys watching the post-season from their couches [...]
…And some guys can’t wait. After the last 7+ months of hanging around 25 other guys, many of whom were the same over these last 7+ months, you can get pretty sick of some faces. Players love to talk about the camaraderie after they retire, how much they miss it and, if they could come [...]
The goal of any MLB player, any professional athlete really, is to never be the subject of a Where Are They Now? story. It’s personally degrading. It’s kind of insulting. If televised, it’s a way for the masses to make fun of you. “Where Are They Now – (insert your name here)” means you were [...]