A Little Too Late...

First of all I would like to extend my sympathy to all the victims of the Los Angeles fires. These fires have destroyed hundreds of homes as they continue to burn. Our fire fighters are putting their lives on the line everyday to get these fires extinguished and they deserve nothing but respect.

Once again, our game got canceled today. This time we were supposed to play Pasadena City College, but due to the fires their coach had to cancel. We showed up to the field ready to play but their coach had failed to call our coach to notify him. Due to that, we took batting practice on the field and then left. I also threw 2 rounds of BP and my arm felt like Jello after. I know it'll be sore for at least 2 or 3 days. Next week we have a double header starting at 9am out at Brookside, so I will FOR SURE be playing next week.

The smoke and ash from the fires was really bad yesterday. I went to play golf yesterday and driving out of the valley in the morning we could see this blanket of smoke which covered the entire valley and into LA from the Sylmar fire. Smoke from that fire had traveled all the way out to Camarillo, where we were playing. It wasn't as bad when we came back but there was still ash and dust falling in my backyard throughout the day and even into today.

The Baseball Drought is Over!

Hey everybody. It's been almost a month since I last played in a game. We had a scheduling conflict with one team, got rained out the following week, and I had a previous commitment last week, but I'll be back at it Sunday morning at Brookside with the RedBirds. It's been kind of nice to have a few weeks off but it also makes me realize that I love playing ball and can't wait to get back out there. I've still been hitting twice a week over at Pierce College with my buddy Mike, who is one of the coaches over there. He is gracious enough to throw me batting practice after their practice ends twice a week.

My swing really feels like it's coming around. I feel much more comfortable at the plate and can't wait to get back out there Sunday morning and get some more at bats under my belt. I also found some new bats that I like. I was taking batting practice last week over at Pierce with Mike Moustakas (2nd overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft), who went to Chatsworth High School, and tried out one of his Marucci bats. Oh man, this bat was sweet. It was a solid piece of lumber and I took a liking to it immediately. I'll have to see if I can get my brother to get me some because they are outstanding bats. The only drawback is they're pretty expensive at $100 a piece for Maple. Well worth the money but money is tight so I'll just use the C271 Maple bats my brother gave me from his collection. Anywho, I just thought I'd update you guys on what was happening. Take care everybody and thanks for reading!

New Blog!

Hey everybody! The Hirsh Brothers have a new Blog! You will now be able to post comments on my blogs and tell me what you guys think. Be sure to check back as I will be updating this as often as possible. Thanks everybody!