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Christmas with Family I haven't written in quite sometime. But as we hurl headlong into another Christmas season I want to hope for you and your family a wonderful season. Spend time with your family. If you can't, give them...

Players are you ready for your team selection process? Do you need to get in shape? While it is still cold in many parts of the U.S., we still have snow on the ground here in Idaho, teams are forming...

Are you ready for Spring Training 2018? Coaches are you ready for the upcoming spring training season? Coaches come in all shapes and sizes and temperaments. I'm more interested in those that coach the younger players, ages 8-12. You have...

PEARL HARBOR A day that will live in infamy - December 7, 1941   Below are some excerpts from my father's Pearl Harbor Survivor book. Fair warning some of the description of what happened is pretty graphic and disturbing. USS...

Jose Altuve Wins 2017 AL MVP Award What a pleasure to see Jose win this award. I'm a big fan of Jose. While I'm a Settle Mariner's fan, I love watching him play. He never gives up, hustling all the...

THE BIG UNIT - RANDY JOHNSON  Randy Johnson Probably no one put more fear into left handed batters in recent history than "The Big Unit", Randy Johnson. Standing 6' 10" tall with a blistering fastball reaching over 100 mph many...

Tips on buying a batting cage (revisited) Sorry I got carried away with this post... Type of netting. Netting is absolutely the most important part of your cage. It is the most expensive and you want to make sure you...

Tips on buying a batting cage Years ago it was pretty much out of "regular" folk's budget to own a batting cage. They ran anywhere form $2500-3500. They were permanent, with concrete to pour and a very heavy structure to...