baseball Hall of Fame
The Secret of Feedback
One day Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams watched a teammate return to the dugout after striking out.
“Tell me,” Williams said. “When you swung and missed that ball, did your bat go over the ball or under it?”
“What difference does it make,” the teammate wanted to know. “Either way, I struck out.”
It makes all [...]
Set Yourself on Fire
Years after his retirement, Hall of Fame baseball player Ty Cobb attended an Old Timers’ Day celebration at Yankee Stadium.
A reporter approached Cobb and asked him, “If you were playing in the modern era, what do you suppose your batting average would be?”
Cobb replied, “About .300.”
“Only .300?” said the startled reporter. “You have the highest [...]
What Big-Leaguers Talk About All the Time
This year’s baseball Hall of Fame ballot is on its way to the voters. No matter who gets voted in — if anyone — you can be sure he passed the test of consistency.
No one gets in on a fluke. One or two great seasons aren’t enough. To even be eligible, a player must have [...]
Controlling Your Destiny
Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson once said, “As long as you have a bat in your hand, you can write the story.”
Jackson certainly did that in the 1971 All-Star Game, when he smashed a ball off a transformer on the right field roof. He also wrote many a story in the World Series, [...]
Attitude or Talent?
“Success is due less to ability than to zeal.” – Charles Buxton
As Opening Day of baseball season draws near, Mike Piazza enters his second year of retirement, bringing him one year closer to induction into the Hall of Fame. (According to Hall of Fame rules, a player must be retired for five years to be [...]
