By Luke Melms The only guaranteed way to avoid blowing a save is to stay in the bullpen. The only guarantee way to avoid striking out is to stay in the dugout. The only guaranteed way to avoid committing an error is to never play in the field. With the Winter Meetings in Orlando this […]
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By Luke Melms The phrase overnight success gets tossed around especially in sports. Does it really exist? I would venture to guess that these words likely only come out the mouths of those who’ve never played any type of sport at a high level. There is no such thing as an overnight success whether it […]
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By Louis Reyes Growing up in Miami, I had the cliché dream of one day playing for the Hurricanes. I hoped that my dedication, passion, and hustle for the game as well as my ability to play any position was going to get me on a Division I roster. From my freshman year of high […]
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By Luke Melms How do rain delays have anything beautiful about them? These moments allow for a pause to take place and reframe what is going on in the busyness of the everyday grind. Last year’s World Series showed how a rain delay can be used to regroup. After the Cubs saw a three run […]
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By Ryan Speier Playing baseball professionally for 12 seasons was undoubtedly one of my life’s greatest blessings. Not only was I able to live out a personal dream, tour the country and travel to corners of the world I may have not seen otherwise, but I was also able to develop countless meaningful relationships with coaches and […]
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By Luke Melms Last week we talked about the concept of synergy and the power of compounding efforts. Thinking back to the origins of coming up with a name, one of the finalists was Baseball to Business. After realizing how it doesn’t necessarily have to be two separate seasons in life, the name Baseball and Business […]
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By Luke Melms This World Series has demonstrated the beauty of baseball well. The heavy load of a 162 game regular season plus a month full of playoff games relies on an entire team to run through the finish line. The Dodgers and Astros experienced major setbacks during the regular season but saw other individuals […]
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By Jake Perkins No one prepares you for the day your college playing days end. The emptiness that now fills your days. No longer are you adhering to a strict schedule, player meetings, 6 am lifts, long practices or hanging out with the guys. No one prepares you for the first “no” you receive in […]
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By Luke Melms The playoffs have been filled with comebacks and late inning heroics. No one has done it better than the New York Yankees after coming back from an 0-2 hole in the ALDS and tying up the ALCS after dropping the first two games. When winning is the only option, it can often […]
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By Luke Melms Did you know that until this year no team had ever lost 100+ games in a season and made the playoffs the following year? The 2017 Minnesota Twins accomplished the feat after going 59-103 last year. Obviously the players showed up and played the games but the leadership drives the vision that […]
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