Before the term multi-tasking was invented, Branch Rickey was a multi-tasker. At the ballpark his instructors marveled at how much he knew about the players’ talents and weaknesses and how he could incorporate their positive skills into a team framework. If the players were willing to apply the solvent of hard work, Rickey supplied devices and gadgets to help them Read More
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball . . .
May 13, 2009
. . .the rules and realities of the game,” goes one of the most famous quotes in baseball history if not all of American history. Few people though remember the next words in Jacques Barzun’s 1954 book God’s Country and Mine: A Declaration of Love Spiced with a Few Harsh Words: “and do it by Read More