The Dumbest Thing I Ever Did
When I was in the 6th grade, I lived in Klamath Falls, Oregon. My Dad was in the Air Force, and the government stationed us at a tiny base I'm sure no longer exists. As a military family, we moved a lot. That meant that I was always the new kid in school. Falcon Heights Elementary School was my 6th school in 6 years. You might think it would be tough on a kid to move that much, but I never really had any trouble fitting in or making new friends.
I was pretty good at football, basketball, and...
The Top 10 Reasons (You Might Not Have Considered) For All These Elbow Injuries
The following message is intended to be rich with tongue and cheek satire, but I promise you I will take some flack for it. Mark my words, some shallow minded half wit will cherry pick excerpts and quote me as if were serious. Anyone who knows me understands that while I am deeply compassionate and caring, I am rarely serious.
So here goes.
With debate on the rash of UCL injuries raging, and "experts" crawling out of every nook and cranny with what they claim to be undeniable...
Another Man Down! Jose Fernandez and Save the Cannons
Down goes Jose Fernandez.
Tommy John surgery.
Dang.
This one hits close to home.
Jose is from right here in Tampa—Alonso High School. My three sons have all played for a rival school across the county. Until this year, we were in the same district. I have never met Jose, but a few kids from Alonso work out at The ARMory, and Jose was a dominant pitcher in our area for three years, helping his team win two state championships.
As soon as the news of his injury broke, the...
SOS! Here’s the 411 on the 911 of Arm Injuries
I’m from Tampa, and since the day I sat in Tropicana Field’s left field bleachers and watched Wilson Alvarez spike the first pitch in team history, I have been a HUGE Tampa Bay Rays Fan.
I suffered through the doldrums of the Vince Namoli era.
(Not exactly sure what our team colors were)
I was equally amused and embarrassed when Wade Boggs dropped to his knees and kissed home plate after his 3000th hit.
And I rejoiced and jumped through my ceiling...
