"I wanted the Jell-O so [Astros reliever] Larry Andersen and I could pull a prank on some coach or unsuspecting reporter this season," Kerfeld said at the time. "When they least expect it, they might find some orange Jell-O in their toilet or the whirlpool or something. I chose orang...
▪ Pitching coachAndrew Baileyplayed with Garcia on the 2016 Phillies, although they never appeared in the same game. He then worked with Garcia in 2019 when both were with the Angels. Bailey was the bullpen coach and Garcia appeared in 64 games. ...
Steve Kerr is one of the NBA’s biggest problems; a coach who spends much of his time at the podium expressing left-wing political opinions. But when he’s not sharing with the world how disconnected from reality he is, he complains about the NBA’s scheduling practices. ...
I learned a lot of valuable Life Skills during coach CJ’s speech. The one thing that stuck out to me most, was what type of friends I have, and who instead I should be around. Catching wide, I have realized that although my receiving is good, I am still not working up to the ...
For some teams, the choice of dugout is a matter of legacy, honoring a long-standing tradition within the franchise. For others, it’s a strategic decision, where factors such as the ease of communication with the bullpen, distance to the first base, and even the historical performance from...
imagine being a ballplayer whose mission, every day for eight or nine months every year, is to be ready to play -- and now not knowing when that day will come. ESPN's Marly Rivera askedNolan Arenadoof theColorado Rockiesabout how different his experience has been during the l...
I’m not sure, Joe. I know Frank Kona loved using me. He was the closer and Tito kept going to him. I don’t know if Vote is going to have a little different philosophy. He’s a bullpen coach with Seattle. He’ll know how to work a bullpen. So I think that’s g...
What about in the A&M dugout? How do the players and coaches feel about Ball 5? "Oh yeah, they love it," former legendary A&M coach Mark Johnson told me. "They can hardly wait for the next pitch to be a ball. And when it is, they come off their feet yelling, 'Yes!'" ...
What I don't love is a team that puts more into the amenities than the actual product on the field.I'm not saying we needed to back a Brinks truck up to Baez, Bryant, and Rizzo's pads and pay them whatever they wanted to stay in Chicago. No, not at all. What I am saying is...
It's more about finding a team that understands the data as well as he does. Bauer has spoken of how open the Reds, his former team, were to such discussions and that's no surprise. The Reds' pitching coach, Derek Johnson, is perhaps the game's best, and there are few ...