(#170) It's baseball season, 2023. It's time to compete. I still think these two clips are the best examples of a pitcher competing against a hitter who is also competing against the pitcher. A classic pitcher vs. hitter, hitter vs. pitcher battle, just like they all should be. Yankees-Dodgers, 1977 World Series, Game 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26fRnCj4SYQ … Continue reading Competitors Competing
Category: Stories 161-170
Baseball & Whataburger
(#168) I had a great visit and lunch with Greg Guidry (no kin to Ron Guidry, except for one time for a good cause at Yankee Stadium) from Lafayette, LA. He is the Brand VP for Whataburger in the southeast and was in town and decided to "call the coach" after 36 years. We had … Continue reading Baseball & Whataburger
“Intestical” Fortitude
(#166) It's been 36 years since Warren Guerriero pitched at Hinds, but he finally received his just reward, the infamous "Ballsack" keychain symbolizing Toughness and "Intestical" Fortitude day-in and day-out. The best "big game" pitcher in Hinds history. Well deserved. Tough·ness /ˈtəfnəs/ n. - The ability to perform well on each pitch regardless of the … Continue reading “Intestical” Fortitude
Congrats to the “Moosester”
(#165) Congratulations to "my coach" Bill "Moose" Perry for being selected for induction to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall of Fame for 2023. The banquet is June 23, 2023 at 6 pm at the Sheraton Refuge Hotel in Flowood. Let's set a record attendance in support and love for Coach Perry. Rick's NuWay Linq … Continue reading Congrats to the “Moosester”
Show Me a Sign Lord
(#164) One time we were playing a national powerhouse traveling through Mississippi with a 100% chance of severe storms all around. A merciful rainout was our only chance. It was thundering and lightning in every direction off in the distance. It was storming everywhere in Central Mississippi but in a little circle surrounding Joe G. … Continue reading Show Me a Sign Lord
Hinds Baseball First Pitch Banquet
(#163) Brought some treasures that nobody ever sees to the Hinds First Pitch Dinner with speaker Christian Ostrander. The History-Making 1989 Hinds Eagles tribute makes it’s debut tonight and will be in a prominent spot at Joe G. Moss Field this spring. The conversational format was great and Coach Ostrander was outstanding. Awesome baseball conversation. … Continue reading Hinds Baseball First Pitch Banquet
Ace in the Hole
(#162) In the 1995 Region 23 championship in Senatobia, we won the opener of the best of three series with the Northwest Rangers on Friday. With game 2 on Saturday underway, I was verbally wrestling with "one of those umpires" behind the plate who just would not call strikes. Ironically, his first name was "Homer," … Continue reading Ace in the Hole
Coming in 2023!
(#161) Painting by Ed Brown "Sports history not well documented will soon be forgotten." Rick's NuWay Linq App - rickclarke.com
Can You or Can’t You?
(#159) Here's a great video clip on the power of confidence and motivation from The Dirty Dozen (1967). 15 times in 31 seconds Jiminez says (and believes) he "can't make it." Until he stops thinking about what he can't do. (1 minute clip) "I really can't make it Major! I can't! I can't! I really … Continue reading Can You or Can’t You?
1979 State Championship in Pictures (Magnolia Academy)
(#167) The Raiders won the 1979 State Championship, the first in school history. Got these photos from the school annual. See if you can recognize anybody. Jamie David and Penny Logan 1979 MPSA AA State Champions Front row (from left to right): Steven Dickey, Jeff McClaskey, Steve Vandevender, Bill Moore, Ricky Chisolm, Jeff East, Tim … Continue reading 1979 State Championship in Pictures (Magnolia Academy)
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 