(#28) Playing high school baseball for the great Bill "Moose" Perry in the early 1970s is something that most modern day kids, and their parents, just could not survive. This is just one of the many, many stories. It has been said that "Moose" left his mark on the game. I know he left his … Continue reading Moose Tales: (Swing the D@%# Bat!)
Category: Coach Bill “Moose” Perry
Moose Tales: The Run Over the Catcher Drill
(#24) I got moved to catcher during the fall of my junior year at Forest Hill in 1971. Coach Perry said it was because I was such a good glove at second base and he really needed me behind the plate to handle all of the wild pitchers we had, but I really think it … Continue reading Moose Tales: The Run Over the Catcher Drill
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
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 