Welcome Home

It is September 14th at 8:55pm.  I am back in San Diego and I am sitting in my friends apartment with nobody around and nothing but quiet surrounding me.  The off season has definitely arrived.  I have been in the water twice already and looking for more surf tomorrow.  Although, there really isn't much surf now anyways so I am really just showing off.  I found a place to live but can't move in for a couple weeks so I am couch surfing until the move in day.  Ahhhh, the life of a professional coach!  It is like I am a rolling stone...lol!

I know I keep saying this, because it is true, but it has been a while since I wrote on here.  There will be much more opportunities for me to write now that I am back home and in the calm of the off season so we can all look forward to some more insightful writing by yours truly!!

I'm sure you are all wondering what the heck happened from July 19th to now, seeing as that is how long it has been since I have been on my blog page.  Well, we kicked a whole lot of butt in the Appalachian League.  We ended up with the best record, won the division and then swept through the playoffs and won the chamionship!!   This goes down as my second in three years with the Cardinals Organization and to be brutally honest, I am very proud of the work I did this year.  We had a couple pitchers make the all-star team, one of which also won pitcher of the year.  We had a blast!

One of the things I am learning more and more about in my life and also in this game of baseball, is that you must sit back and congratulate yourself every once and a while.  It is ok to be tough on yourself at times and it is also ok to praise yourself.  There is no growth unless you allow yourself to feel it and self praise or self appreciation is the best way to accomplish that. 

There were many great times and memories during the course of our season but nothing feels better then when I think about the relationships I shared with the guys.  That is why I coach.  I coach to have relationships and to be there for the pitchers when they need me.  This year was better then the year before, which was better then the year before.  The relationships I was able to create with the guys this year is something I will never forget.  What is so great about all this is that it is only going to get better because that is how the world works.  The better it gets, the better it gets!!  The amount of growth I have had from day one with the Cardinals to now has been huge and it is something I look forward to getting better and better. 

So, thank you Passion for Pitching family for hanging around.  It is going to be an amazing off season and I can't wait to get things started!!