New York Yankees
Babe Ruth as a Role Model
No one I know thinks of Babe Ruth as an intellectual giant. Ruth, born on this date in 1895, partied his way through life, going for all the gusto he could. He lived that way both on and off the field.
“I hit big or I miss big,” he once said. “I like to live as [...]
Mariano Rivera in Person
It’s a scene played out all over the country — and even outside the country — during baseball’s off-season.
Big-league players make appearances, either for money, as a favor or out of a sense of gratitude.
Whatever the reason, you never know what effect these visits can have. It’s like a stone thrown into a pond. No [...]
What Steve Jobs Can Teach Everyone
Steve Jobs famously wore the same outfit every day because he didn’t want to devote any brain power to the choice of clothing.
His reason was simple. Thinking about clothes was simply not important to him. In no way was it a priority.
No matter what your wardrobe looks like, you can use Jobs’ example in your [...]
The Deal You Make Every Day
On this date 92 years ago, the Boston Red Sox sent the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000.
Boston owner Harry Frazee needed money to get out of debt. So he made the deal.
We all know how the deal turned out. Ruth became a Hall of Famer, the Yankees became baseball’s [...]
How Much of Your Future Can You Control?
The other day on TV, a baseball expert used the phrase “projectable body” to describe a player taken in the recent draft. By “projectable body,” the expert meant a body that, while not yet developed, will likely grow to become what’s needed in the big leagues.
That’s what the draft is all about. It’s not about [...]
Notre Dame’s Glory Days
Brian Kelly is the latest to try his luck of the Irish in the Notre Dame football program.
Unfortunately for Kelly, the job is not what it once was. For sure, the prestige, visibility and the expectations are the same as ever, but one key factor can never be what it was in the old days: [...]
Hating the Yankees for Their Money
Every time a fan rises to cheer the Yankees, you can bet there’s someone somewhere who doesn’t feel the love.
Yankee-hating goes to another level in these tough economic times, when multi-millionaires win the World Series as millions of people look for work.
Dr. John Tauer, a psychologist blogging for Psychology Today, examines Yankee-hating, using his normally [...]
Victory and Adversity
By the time we see them, players in the World Series are already wearing the trappings of a big-leaguer.
But it wasn’t always that way for them. David Eckstein, named the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 Fall Classic, was a college walk-on who earned his scholarship only through persistent work. Cole Hamels, who won the [...]
Focus on Focus
Somehow you knew this:
The Transportation Department reported yesterday that nearly 6,000 people died and about half a million were inured in this country last year in accidents related to distracted driving.
Authorities cite cell phone use and texting as among the culprits, though the article points out one woman died when rear-ended by a driver painting [...]
Living Every Moment
If you’ve never heard of Randy Pausch, you can learn about him — and about life — in this video. But this clip is not meant to be viewed by you alone; it’s meant to be shared with your team, your teammates, your fellow coaches, anyone who needs a reminder about how precious life is.
Pausch [...]
