tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161720630063104789.post7091564152666664243..comments2022-10-31T03:09:52.330-07:00Comments on The Way I See It: The Dark Side Of The BallUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161720630063104789.post-47237712014278383602012-06-13T20:15:05.062-07:002012-06-13T20:15:05.062-07:00Great stuff here. Really dig this writing!Great stuff here. Really dig this writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161720630063104789.post-48994430960062651472012-04-04T15:32:49.560-07:002012-04-04T15:32:49.560-07:00I never played pro ball but this post jarred me ba...I never played pro ball but this post jarred me back to high school and being cut from that team. I hadn't thought of that in decades and suddenly remembered one day going to practice after the last class of the afternoon and the next day having no practice to go to. The feeling of having failed, of being judged as not being good enough, was so strong.Scott Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690061976615746276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161720630063104789.post-90992586948635862842012-03-30T16:42:57.128-07:002012-03-30T16:42:57.128-07:00I actually got a little teary-eyed reading this. T...I actually got a little teary-eyed reading this. Thank you for sharing this view. It isn't pretty, but it's real and these guys - kids, mostly - deserve to be acknowledged for their hard work and sacrifice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161720630063104789.post-55446577964733908912012-03-30T16:21:43.953-07:002012-03-30T16:21:43.953-07:00Great post man! I'm a minor leaguer myself for...Great post man! I'm a minor leaguer myself for the Cardinals and I have to tell you, its one of the most heartbreaking parts of this job that no one sees! Perfect article to let people know that not everything on a minor league player is easy.stl28https://www.blogger.com/profile/01136046087290781178noreply@blogger.com