by Gary | Baseball Tales, M: Day in the Life
I had never seen fans parade through a stadium, let alone fans “celebrating” down 8-0 in the 8th, until the WBC Championship Game at Dodger Stadium. To Puerto Rico’s fans, I tip my cap to you. I’m sure you have been to a MLB game before and experienced...
by Gary | Baseball Tales, M: Day in the Life
Every Monday throughout the 2017 baseball season, NLB is going to take you through a day in the life of a minor league baseball player. Some call this ride “Living the Dream”, “The Grind”, or simply just a lifestyle. Whatever you want to call it, all of these players...
by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales, Interview, Next Level Ballplayer
Hope everyone has been enjoying the MLB playoffs this year. Tons of exciting baseball games so far and a lot to learn from watching the best players play on the biggest stage. I for one have been sick to my stomach after traveling to St Louis only to see Kershaw and...
by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales, Pitching, Training Tips, Winning Ballplayer
Hi guys, we have quite the treat today! One of my favorite ballplayers in the world has written a guest post for Next Level Ballplayer and I hope everyone gets a chance to read it. Tim Dillard is in his 12th professional season and has enough hilarious stories to fill...
by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales, Next Level Ballplayer
As some of you guys might know, I had quite the adventure last week when I left the Dominican Republic at 6am, arrived in KC at 3:30pm and went straight to Kauffman Stadium for the 2012 All Star Game… with no ticket. Well, among other things, I ended up getting a...
by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales
How we lost all our money, got in the stadium without a ticket, avoided getting arrested, and had a night we’ll never forget As a lot of you might know already, I took a last minute road trip to St Louis for game 7 of the World Series. What you might not know is that...