BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Prospect Diary: 2008

Non-Prospect Diary: A Tough Visit
Oct. 13, 2008
Dirk Hayhurst explains how a visit to sick children at the hospital is a difficult but necessary trip. [...] Continue Reading »

Bromberg Gets Down To Details
Oct. 7, 2008
Over lunch at a Southern California deli, BA's Dave Perkin sat down with Twins prospect David Bromberg, the newly minted minor league strikeouts leader, and his father Mike to talk pitching drills, life in the minor leagues and Bromberg's home run prowess. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary
Sep. 16, 2008
Dirk Hayhurst recounts an off day from his minor league days. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect No More
Aug. 22, 2008
The author of BA's Non-Prospect Diary, Dirk Hayhurst, gets called up by the Padres. [...] Continue Reading »

Non Prospect Diary: Beware Of The Garfoose
Aug. 6, 2008
Dirk Hayhurst explains where baseballs come from, and why we should never taken them for granted. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Gas Attack
Jul. 28, 2008
The gilded sign above the hotel read, "Welcome Guests" but if you ask me, the sentiment was wasted. None of us were happy to be back in this dump. The last time I was here, the air conditioner was busted, the roof leaked, and I caught a Tarantula. Not only did my suit case get wet, but now every time I try to sleep I'm afraid I'm going to wake up to something from Arachnophobia crawling around on my face. Welcome indeed. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Eight Hairy Legs
Jul. 17, 2008
Dirk Hayhurt's latest entry in his non-prospect diary explains how a rainy night can be brightened by a furry little friend. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: June 6
Jun. 6, 2008
The fans are shocked, I'm shocked, it's not like this happens all the time, but I'm doing it. I make my way through them, nudging shoulders and excusing myself as I approach the boy. The other children swarming around me beg for the ball in my hand. Some attempt to pry it loose, their little fingers picking at the lock of my grip. I don't let go. I have earmarked it for someone else. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
May. 15, 2008
Travel days, they can break you down. In bed at midnight, up again at 4 a.m. to catch a bus to a plane to another town. Some of us will play on no sleep, others on just a few hours snagged between bouts of turbulence. It's hard on the mind and the body, but its part of the job and I am not complaining. Let me tell you why, about another job, one I that also had me up early in the morning... [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary
Apr. 11, 2008
In his latest Non-Prospect Diary, Triple-A Portland Beavers pitcher Dirk Hayhurst finds that bad luck follows when his family sees him play. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary
Mar. 4, 2008
Dirk Hayhurst takes the trip to spring training. It's not exactly a first-class experience. [...] Continue Reading »

'Gorillas Are Cool'
Jan. 21, 2008
Dirk Hayhurst's Non-Prospect Diary returns for 2008, with a visit to a temple of testosterone during Dirk's offseason conditioning program. [...] Continue Reading »