During one of the worst losing streaks of my career, our team president walked into my office.
Keli McGregor. One of the best men I've ever known.
He could have come to vent. To question my decisions. To ask hard questions.
Instead, he said: "Cut to the chase, Clint. What's next?"
I looked him in the eye and gave him two words: "Shower well."
The Colorado Rockies were struggling badly that year.
Pregame preparation was solid. Scout meetings, early work, attention to detail. All of it was there.
But at game time, the tires were flat.
I told Keli: the game did everything it could to us today. We just couldn't meet its demands.
Now it was time to reset.
"Shower well" means exactly this:
• Watch the frustration circle down the drain
• Shampoo, rinse, repeat and get the grime of today completely off your mind
• Walk out clean, go home, and actually rest
Leave it at the ballpark. The game is over. There's nothing left to solve tonight.
Keli nodded. Asked if he could share it with the whole organization.
I said sure. And then it hit me. This isn't just for baseball.
Bad day at the office. Grumpy boss. Missed deadline. Traffic on the way home.
You can carry all of that through your front door.
Or you can shower well.
I've never seen a single problem get better because someone dragged it home with them.
The reset is a discipline. Same as preparation. Same as showing up.
Either we win. Or we learn.
The only real loss? When you don't take a single thing out of a hard day.
So tonight, whatever kind of day it was, shower well.
Tomorrow is a new at-bat.
What does your reset look like? I'd love to hear it.
Una pregunta para esos ridículos que esperaron para ver Frieren meses porque "era mainstream"
¿Empezarán a ver la temporada 2 hoy? ¿O se aguantan hasta 2027 cuando ya haiga pasado la euforia?
Que Quinn Ewers tenga 3 juegos decentes es lo mejor que le puede pasar a Miami. El próximo draft lo usan en línea y receptores y tiene prueba de un año, si la arma ya tienes a tu QB; si no, tienes camino libre para ir por uno en el draft de 2027.
I knew what I signed up for when I got into this business. It is not for the faint of heart. Family members have weddings in the fall, and you miss them. Dating… I had an ex-girlfriend, who won't be named, who always said she wanted to throw my MacBook out the window because of my job. I cover football now, which is much easier in terms of travel than when I did baseball back in the day. Still single btw because not everyone will understand your job and its demands.
I love doing what I do and don't expect people to feel sorry for us media folks. We don’t work a typical 9-5, but that’s the gift and the curse of it.
Happy Thanksgiving folks 🦃