Author: Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach (Rick Clarke)

My name is Rick Clarke. I'm an old, retired baseball coach with a lot of stories to tell. This will be a fun blog. A little bit of this...a little bit of that. Great Mississippi baseball stories, especially about the players and teams at Magnolia Academy and Hinds Community (& Junior) College. And some funny stuff and lots of savvy observations.

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 the hitter's timing. There are, of course, more colorful ways to describe this technique and I must admit I used them … 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 →