Scouts always think they're right. They're not right all the time. They don't even know how hard it is. Most of those scouts never played baseball.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Baseball players have such a bad rap of, like, 'We don't work out or we're not strong or this or that.' Guys work so hard in baseball, it's incredible. But people don't know that.
When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.
There are a lot of people who know me who can't understand for the life of them why I would got to work on something as unserious as baseball. If they only knew.
I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever.
Kids don't learn the fundamentals of baseball at the games anymore.
The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it.
In baseball you have individual responsibility, and if you fail it, you get an error. But at the same time, your focus is on the common goal of the team to win. This is part of what resonates with people about baseball. This is how they would like society to work.
Baseball was made for kids, and grown-ups only screw it up.
Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.
All it takes to play baseball is a strong arm, good speed, and the coordination to hit the ball. That's it.