In 2013, Kolten Wong was picked off to end a World Series game. His mom told him, “Don’t worry about the pickoff. Just go out and have fun”. Then later in the off-season, he lost his mother to cancer. This breaks my heart 😭💔
"You wake up at 3, train at 4. 4-6. Come home, eat breakfast, relax. Now you're back at it again 9-11. Relax ... Back at it again, 2-4. Now you're back at it again, 7-9.
By year 5 & 6, it doesn't matter what kind of work they do in the summer - they're never gonna catch up."
“The must-haves are high character people who care about their teammates. With our climate, we need mentally tough athletes. We play in some nasty weather, far from what you envision baseball to be, and we are up front about that.” @jspan27, @HurstBaseball https://t.co/GdCUOouWtL
Step 1: Watch this
Step 2: Watch again
Step 3: Watch again
Step 4: Watch 100 more times
Step 5: Get some sleep - it all begins tomorrow.
(Thanks @MatthewModine for helping us out with this 👏)