Well it’s been an eventful couple of weeks
so far here in Dunedin. The entire organization, from the Big Leagues all the
was down to extended, is competing in their respective leagues and the Jays
organization is definitely living up to the hype. I'm glad to be part of an
organization that has so much talent for it gives me the motivation to perform
at a higher level and to compete day in and out. Which brings me to my first
two outings this spring...
On Saturday (4/14)
I pitched against the Phillies. I was very pleased with my outing that day. I
was aggressive with my fastball and I went out with a plan and I executed it.
It helped to have a first outing like that to get rid of the nerves and the
built up excitement of competing for the first time again. My second outing
against the Yankees however didn't go as well as the first. The thing that
upset me the most were my two walks against Major Leaguer Jason Nix. I don’t
get upset about bloop-hits or errors by the fielders because those things are
out of my control. My goal was to pound him in with fastballs until I got ahead
and ride my cutter off the edge for a strikeout or a rollover grounder. I was
able to execute the first half of my plan but the disciplined Major League
hitter laid off those pitches and drew two walks. That's the game of baseball.
It's a lot of failure followed by a little success. If you succeed only 3 out
of 10 times, you're a Hall-of-Famer. Now it’s back to the drawing board to work
on some things leading up to my next outing.
Off the field this
week consisted of a lot of naps and a nightly Insanity Abs workout with Arik
Sikula and Ian Kadish. Puts us right to bed when we are done! I also was very
happy to find out that a couple of other players hold a weekly bible study
every Tuesday. I was very happy to sit down with other Christian ball players
and talk about the bible and the blessings we experienced during the week. I
also golfed last week and that might have been the most frustrating two hours
ever! I pretty much redecorated the pond with round, white, dimpled stones and
did some landscaping in the middle of the fairway with my irons. Now I see why
I'm not a hitter anymore lol.
Its dinnertime.
Hopefully it's good. Talk to y'all at the end of the week. God Bless!
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