Tag: baseball

  • What It’s Like to be a Yankees Fan

    It’s 2:41pm on a Sunday and I’m watching the Yankees play, as our house tends to do on Sunday afternoons… and every other week night.  I’ve been a Yankees fan for as long as I can remember. Growing up in Maryland, the majority of my family were Orioles fans. Like…

  • Finding The Right Assistant Coaches

    Welcome back! The thoughts on my mind this week lend themselves to something that is one of the more misunderstood, undervalued parts of coaching: building a coaching staff.  For those of you who do not know, I accepted a coaching job at a new school this offseason. It was a…

  • The Rawlings Experience: Saint Louis

    My wife hails from St. Louis, the Gateway to the West. Technically, she is from a suburb about 20 minutes out of the city, but tomayto-tomahto (cue angry St. Louisans).   Through our almost 9 years together, we have made the trek from various parts of Tennessee to St. Louis countless…

  • Why This Game is Important

    When I was a kid, I was in trouble quite frequently. Not REAL trouble, but the kind of trouble where you get your card pulled in kindergarten for not napping during nap time, continuously talking during instruction, and not generally following instructions.  Teachers and doctors alike constantly told my parents…