New York was not atop Dennis Cook’s list of places he wanted to necessarily call home. The hustle and bustle atmosphere and the sheer size of the city were a bit daunting for the left-handed reliever, who had already played for seven organizations by the time he was dealt to the Mets in the winter of 1997. But something changed for Cook along the way; he fell in love with the city and the...
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Jeremy Hefner is busy at work. The former Mets pitcher is poring through mounds of data, dissecting numbers and preparing pitching and game plans to help the Minnesota Twins gain any advantage they can. No, he’s not on the 25-man roster, nor the 40-man roster, as he retired from the game of baseball via a Facebook post in January 2017. The 32-year-old Oklahoma native is now onto his second...
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Corey Koskie has stories to tell. The former nine-year major league third baseman for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers has taken the advice and lessons he’s learned over the course of his career and is sharing his wisdom through the power of narrative. Koskie, 45, established a website called Linklete, which features a collection of personal stories that he...
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The Durham Bulls were dealing with a lot of shit. Prized pitching prospect Nuke LaLoosh was struggling with his command, dealing with jammed eyelids and his father was watching in the stands. The first baseman’s glove was cursed thanks to his girlfriend. And no one on the team knew what to get Jimmy and Millie for a wedding present. Fortunately for the Bulls, pitching coach Larry Hockett...
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Playing fifteen years in the major leagues at the most grueling and demanding position in the sport, Jason Kendall knows the game better than most. The three-time All-Star catcher had a front-row view of all aspects of the game, watching it unfold from his crouched position behind the plate. The toll Kendall’s body took over the course of a productive, if not undervalued, career could fill...
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