It’s not often professional athletes share without filter. Most are scared to death of what people (their peers and superiors) will think of them when they do. Quite frankly, authenticity rules. When we hear honest expressions of what has actually occurred in the lives and careers of men and women who are paid to play, we respect it. We just want a glimpse of the truth. For … [Read more…]

Second chances. They’re everywhere. Most of the time we simply have to keep our eyes peeled. In the case of Matt Fields, all he had to do was meet fate half way. He made the decision to take a shot and the universe conspired on his behalf. Is this really what happened? Decide for yourself. – KapI’ve been journeying to try to reach “The Show” for a long time. I’ve been … [Read more…]

Publicly, pro athletes are portrayed as bigger than life. The athletes will say that being a pro isn’t as glamorous as it seems. That’s utter bullshit. Getting paid to play a sport and travel the world doing so? Yeah, pretty damn glamorous. What the players are really trying to tell you when they remove the shine is that they are human beings who experience the same ups … [Read more…]

We’ve all been fired. We know what it feels like to have our boss tell us we suck. Most folks can’t comprehend, however, the feeling of having our childhood dreams snatched from our clutch. That’s what happens to a minor league player when he is released for the first (or last) time. Baseball is all Justin Viele knows. It’s in his blood. How was he to move on when his … [Read more…]

You’ve heard me riff on numerous occasions about how my mother and father impacted my life and deeply influenced my tastes. For instance, I romanticize railroad tracks to this day largely because of the train hopping stories my pops mused to me about in his early adult years.Liddy Bisanz is a foodie and particularly open minded about experimenting with flavors both in and … [Read more…]