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itional sense unless you are stretching a double into a triple heart grit passion skill and other intangibles make up for any shortcomings in physique and this is all part of baseball s imperfect charm it is a truly an american sport played and watched by american bodies all sizes on the same field compete together at next level it allows the fans to think hey i can do this too life and baseball can be disappointing and hard at times baseball is a game of failure and so is life with many unpredictable variables but that s what makes it so exciting i may miss that fastball down the middle my golden chance at success in life there are times i may have a great opportunity but miss it i may even drive a ball hard but the competition makes a spectacular play i gave my best effort yet still failed this frustration motivates me to come back and hit the ball even harder strengthening my determination to improve author malcolm gladwell discusses the 10 000 hour rule stating that most skills can be mastered by practicing correctly for 10 000 hours so i take responsibility and action through practice pushing myself and trying new things this beautifully imperfect game has taught me that despite one s best efforts things may not go your way it has also empowered me to know that when life throws me a curve there will be another at bat and when that time comes i will be ready for the long game like me on facebook follow me on twitter bleacherboy10 email me thebleacherboy yahoo com share bleacher boy tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading february 20th 2018 leave a comment mlb today david s baseball the castro connection david strobach in response to a feature article on bleacher boy in the newspaper the journal times i am reposting a topic that was highlighted there is no hall of fame where castro is going fidel castro the cruel and harsh cuban dictator may have had an opportunity that could have altered the path of cuba history and his own life fidel castro was a star pitcher at the university of havana it was always rumored that fidel tried out for either the washington senators or the new york yankees so what if what if he had made the team this is more than baseball this is world history castro one of the most cruel dictators in the world could things have gone differently he ranks among the inhumane ruthless dictators in history let s review castro a communist lived in an obscenely luxurious palace ruled with violent military force while his own people would average an income of about 19 dollars a month human rights were being stripped from the people including freedom of choice freedom of religion and freedom of speech embargos left the people hungry and without employment whoever would oppose him was imprisoned many disappeared and thousands were forced to flee cuba so many innocent lives and families were affected sadly numerous people were tortured and killed think about this what would ve have happened to cuba if fidel castro made it to the bigs would so many lives still have been ruined would another ruthless dictator just have taken his place in history how would the cuban missile crisis have turned out would it ever have happened at all would cuba be communist if not would they have been our allies could the cold war have ended differently or at least the threats could world history have been totally different what if headlines read castro throws no hitter instead of castro kills protesters it s amazing to think what would have happened if he had only made the team and been part of something awesome like baseball perhaps now after his passing relations with cuba will change and in turn we can enjoy baseball together like me on facebook follow me on twitter bleacherboy10 email me thebleacherboy yahoo com pic from http sabr org bioproj topic fidel castro and baseball share bleacher boy tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading july 10th 2017 leave a comment baseball fun facts dear viewers having fun in baseball mlb past mlb today mlblogs write in uncategorized david s baseball a game of failure david s baseball failure in response to a feature article on bleacher boy in the newspaper the journal times i am reposting a topic that was highlighted i am always reminded that baseball is a huge game of failure great hitters hit a 300 average look at it this way it means you fail 70 of the time that s a huge percentage you are guaranteed to fail if while at bat you advance a runner and he gets into scoring position but you get out do you fail absolutely not your batting average will be lower which may look bad on the surface however you are part of a team whose goal is to score runs let s say the winning run is on third and you crush the ball to the outfield and the fielder makes an amazing play you don t fail because your goal is to hit the ball solidly and you succeeded you tip your cap to the defender and try again this unfortunately is a scenario that s happened to me many times another scenario would be if there is a full count and bases are loaded in the last inning you strike out yes this is failing but it s part of the game it happens to everyone no matter how hard you try the game of baseball will always win so you will always face adversity but it is how you respond to it that makes the difference between good players and great ball players negative thinking contagion on my traveling baseball team many of the kids get very upset after committing an error or not batting well parents it doesn t help if you re screaming or putting pressure on your kid if this ever happens to me i just try my best to be positive and to keep my head up as well as encourage teammates otherwise this can cause you to play horribly because you are not in a good mental mood if one person starts having a bad attitude it spreads like a disease everyone starts getting upset and frustrated and the team starts to fade the other team smells this frustration and takes advantage of it and then uses it against you they will crush you to pieces i ve seen this happen to my team numerous times kids crying helmets thrown missed grounders bad throws it s ugly i ve heard that scouts hope to see errors when looking at players they want to see how a player handles mistakes mentally and how if they can recover my advice let it go don t mix offense and defense leave the error on the field leave the strikeout in the batter s box each player needs to find what works for them so learn to forgive yourself and move forward and play ball share bleacher boy tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading july 10th 2017 leave a comment philosophy david s slingin stearns brewing up magic david strobach all stats are starting from the morning of july 5th at the beginning of the season not one single sporting agency predicted the milwaukee brewers to be in first the cubs were suppose to ride easily into another postseason and repeat yet it is past july 4th and the brewers are riding high in first place how has gm david stearns done it travis shaw stearns worked has his magic by wheeling and dealing earning his nickname slingin stearns the brewers totally robbed the red sox stearns sent reliever tyler thornburg in exchange for 3b travis shaw rhp josh pennington ss mauricio dubon and ss yeison coca pennington and coca are both raw young talents while dubon is the top prospect in this deal currently hitting 266 with 32 stolen bases across aa and aaa most notably the brewers have appeared to find their cornerstone 3b in travis shaw shaw currently hosts a 928 ops and 18 home runs and is better than the reigning mvp kris bryant in just about every category the brewers have years of control on shaw as he is not set to hit free agency until 2022 shaw is putting up all star numbers and it appears he will miss out on the midsummer classic which would be a travesty an injured tyler thornburg has still not pitched in a game for boston eric thames it was controversial when stearns decided to cut ties with nl home run leader 1b chris carter and sign wwe wrestler i mean korean baseball player 1b eric thames who was a huge question mark thames first mlb stint did not go well so he went to korea to figure things out there he mashed over 320 every year an overall ops of 1 178 and slugged 124 home runs in 3 years he was so good in korea that there was even a song made for him and he was viewed as a god there was no way of telling how he would translate back into the mlb but he has been a stud with a 949 ops and 23 home runs he has become a fan favorite in milwaukee as we all revere the beard he has brought so much energy to this team just look at this crazy celebration at this rate you won t need to go to your local fireworks tonight ericthames blasts his 2nd hr today the brewers 4th 6 1 crew pic twitter com he0srbje82 milwaukee brewers brewers july 4 2017 to back up eric thames stearns claimed minor league slugger jesus aguilar off of waivers from the cleveland indians aguilar has been a fantastic back up and pinch hitter posting a 866 ops orlando arcia orlando arcia is hands down one of the most exciting players in the mlb every day arcia is making a dazzling a play interacting with a fan or doing something insane on the base paths arcia is always dancing laughing and the having the time of his life he plays the game how it s supposed to be played with heart he has worked himself up to the same young elite shortstop category of guys like francisco lindor and corey seager he is fully living up to his top prospect status even though his career started slow in the batter s box he has hit 366 since may 18 which leads the mlb his average has risen from the low 200s to 295 now just watch this play as promised here is a look at orlandoarcia9 scoring from 1st on a ball that never left the infield thisismycrew milvsbal pic twitter com 0xncjwlzgq milwaukee brewers brewers july 3 2017 and a little bit of what he can do with the glove would you rather end a game with a walk off homer or this bit of magic pic twitter com 4w0vtud9m9 mlb mlb june 22 2017 chace anderson jimmy nelson and corey knebel chase anderson acquired via the jean segura trade and jimmy nelson have broken out as aces for the brew they have posted a 2 89 era and 3 20 era respectively both keep the brewers in every single game when junior guerra claimed off waivers from white sox has his location he s an ace the bullpen is shaky except for when all star corey knebel acquired via the gallardo trade is called upon in the 9th he has been unstoppable posting a 1 13 era and breaking the record for most consecutive games with a strikeout by a reliever to start a season former a s and nerd power 2b eric sogard was injured all of last year but stearns took a chance on the former athletic as villar has struggled and battled injury sogard has filled in incredibly well hitting over 330 and an ops of 924 while playing outstanding defense the a s waived 2 time all star stephen vogt and stearns took a chance on the catcher vogt has started off hot with the crew hitting 3 home runs in his first 6 games vogt is complimented by breakout catcher manny pina who has an ops 0f 818 creating a dangerous catching tandem david stearns has assembled a pretty complete roster that is only a few pitching pieces away from being a world series threat led by the pieces mentioned above and other key contributors domingo santana acquired via carlos gomez deal ryan braun keon broxton acquired through pirates minor league deal and hernan perez claimed off waivers by tigers the brew crew are a new force to be reckoned with david stearns has shown absolute brilliance in assembling this roster there is a slew of rich minor league talent that is yet to arrive led by top prospect lewis brinson this team hasn t even scratched the surface of their potential and will only get better there is something special brewing in milwaukee share bleacher boy tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading july 5th 2017 leave a comment mlb today david s tebow continues to inspire us all david strobach tim tebow s first spring training is officially underway recently in a press conference he responded to a reporter with an eye opening statement we re proud of you timtebow gogators pic twitter com p1m6toc1uh florida gators floridagators march 1 2017 what a beautiful statement this press conference reminded me to keep things in perspective in our world today we are often so self absorbed spoiled overindulged and happy to be rewarded with participation trophies the result is that we are often overly sensitive allowing the slightest correction or criticism to offend hurt us in sports we feel so defeated about matters that mean nothing in the long run like making an error or being in a slump how can we feel so pressured so worried about ourselves when there are so many people suffering there are people without clean water or shelter and we are worried about selfish superficial 1st world problems like purchasing the latest cleats or high tech bats there are much bigger things to worry about than my baseball games or being angry when my team loses in the playoffs so much of our life is just a game filled with noise and stuff it s a social media profile life should be more than a stat line and likes views on a post let us all try to follow tebow s words as wanting to be a person that brings faith hope and love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need the world is so much bigger than us and we must keep things in perspective so let s do better get out there and be someone s home run while helping the less fortunate it will result in the most rewarding stats of your life like me on facebook follow me on twitter bleacherboy10 email me thebleacherboy yahoo com share bleacher boy tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr print opens in new window print like loading march 1st 2017 1 comment mlb today david s jeter s 10 life lessons david strobach in the life you imagine life lessons for achieveing your dreams derek jeter lays out his top 10 life lessons these are wonderful guidelines that can apply to everyone here is my take on each of jeter s life lessons 1 set your goals high always set your goals high if you don t dream big and set goals to accomplish your dream then you will be disappointed the quote by antoine de saint exupéry a goal without a plan is just a wish applies perfect derek does not want you to wish 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