by admin | Nov 14, 2022 | People
PEOPLE That Time The Rock Remembered My Name Before I moved to Colorado in 2012, I worked out at an Equinox gym near my house in southern California. The gym was beautiful, clean, well-kept and with great amenities. But one of the coolest parts about it was the other...
by admin | Nov 14, 2022 | Baseball, People
BASEBALL, PEOPLE Bob Kipper’s Pre-Game Schtick Bob Kipper was the team pitching coach when I played for the Low-A Greenville Drive, and again when I played for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. I loved him! He was awesome. He had pitched in the big leagues for a...
by admin | Nov 14, 2022 | People
PEOPLE Tom Brady Bought Me Shoes After the 2013 Red Sox won the World Series, there were a few sponsors that sent some cool gifts to the team. New Balance recreated the famous PF Flyers from the movie The Sandlot and sent a pair to every member of the team. L.L. Bean...
by Jamal Simpson | Nov 14, 2022 | Baseball, People
BASEBALL, PEOPLE Gary DiSarcina When I showed up for my first taste of professional baseball, I was coming off a wrist surgery. I had broken it diving over the catcher’s head against Harvard 6 days before the draft (This was before I learned that I wasn’t a slide guy)...
by Jamal Simpson | Nov 13, 2022 | Baseball, People
BASEBALL, PEOPLE Jack Hammer For the playoff run with the Boston Red Sox in 2013, I was the inactive 26th man traveling with the team in case of injuries. I did everything with the team like I was active; took batting practice, went to all the scouting meetings, and...
