Life in the Minors http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors RSS Feed for Life in the Minors en-us Sat, 06 Aug 2011 08:27:19 GMT Taking it slow and steady, and 1 series at a time http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20110731__Taking_it_slow_and_steady__and_1_series_at_a_time.html During a 100-game season, consistency is very important. Good teams perform at a high level most nights and are able to avoid losing streaks. Each year, the goal is to win each series, one series at a time. The secret to winning was right under our noses http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20110724_The_secret__to_winning__was_right_under_our_noses.html As I seem to mention each season at some point, superstitions are a big part of baseball. At some point early in every ballplayer's career, it becomes ingrained in them that trivial things, things that might have no apparent relation to a player's success on the field, do indeed have an impact on his or her performance. It wasn't quite a day off, but rewarding nonetheless http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20110709__It_wasn_t_quite_a_day_off__but_rewarding_nonetheless_.html This past Wednesday would have given the members of the Winnipeg Goldeyes a rare opportunity to get some rest. During the course of our first 49 games, we had only been afforded five days off. Goldeyes glad to have solid shortstop back http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20110703__Goldeyes_glad_to_have_solid_shortstop_back.html So far, things have gone quite well for the Winnipeg Goldeyes. At 27-18, we are a game out of first place in the North Division standings, and have the third-best overall record in the 14-team American Association. Hess shows heart to match his talent http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20110626__Hess_shows_heart__to_match_his_talent_.html Forty games into our 100-game season, and things with the Winnipeg Goldeyes are going fine. At 23-17, we are only a half-game off the American Association North Division pace, and lead the wild-card race. A bit of aloha in the heartland http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20110619_A_bit_of_aloha_in_the_heartland.html You will never hear me complain much about what I do for a living. Getting paid to coach professional baseball is a privilege, and I have been fortunate to be in the game for as long as I have. No sleep a minor hindrance on minor league road trip http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20110612_No_sleep_a_minor_hindrance_on_minor_league_road_trip.html The life of a minor league baseball coach involves a lot of variables. Besides being in different cities every few days, we have to deal with playing in a variety of climates. Pitching coaches are happiest at home http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20100912_pitching_coaches_are_happiest_at_home.html It seems like we're a lot farther away from the beginning of May than we actually are. It's hard for me to imagine that it has only been four months since we opened our spring training on Maui. Juggling pitching staff not easy http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20100907_Juggling_pitching_staff_not_easy.html Closing out our long series in the heat of Yuma, Ariz., this past week, we knew that the remainder of our regular-season schedule would be a challenge. Yuma gets worse by the minute http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/lifeintheminors/20100829_Yuma_gets_worse_by_the_minute.html Waking up just in time to catch the Waipio All-Stars take on Georgia in the U.S. semifinals of the Little League World Series, it already seemed as though this would be a better day than yesterday.