(#5) I used to tell my players at Hinds that they had a better chance of being struck by lightning than to play in the big leagues. Just help us win a game every now and then, I pleaded. On April 3, 1996, I got a call from Steven James Bourgeois and with his deep … Continue reading Struck by Lightning
Month: October 2021
Moose and Stu
(#4) My high school baseball coach was the legendary Bill "Moose" Perry. He was a clone of another Mississippi high school baseball coaching legend, D.M. Howie. They were two of a kind. Coach Perry's Forest Hill Rebels went 29-1 and won the Mississippi High School, Class AA baseball state championship in 1974. His coaching strategy … Continue reading Moose and Stu
Higgy
(#3) Here's an old baseball adage: Hitting is timing and timing means getting the barrel of the bat in the right place at the right time. Pitching, on the other hand, is screwing up, disrupting, or other colorful, descriptive terms, which I must admit I used occasionally when promoting this adage, the hitter's timing, thus … Continue reading Higgy
The Big Cajones
(#2) Warren Guerriero, a right-hander from Monroe, Louisiana was one of the top big game pitchers in the history of Hinds Junior/Community College baseball. He played a crucial role in the classic Mississippi Delta-Hinds state championship series played in Raymond during the 1987 season. I believe it is still the best MACJC state championship series … Continue reading The Big Cajones
The Poetry of Ron Miller
(#1) Ron Miller was a staple around Clinton (Mississippi) High School baseball for years. The fountain of wisdom. The tree of knowledge. He was a great friend and mentor to all the coaches and players at CHS, past and present. And, he’s a poet. "A great poet is greater than any king.” (Robert E. Howard) … Continue reading The Poetry of Ron Miller
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 