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Life in the majors: how sweet it is. (The Closer).
Do you remember the movie Bull Durham? It's basically on the mandatory viewing list for baseball players. The best scene is when Crash Davis, played by Kevin Costner, explains what it was like to be in the show.
"Yeah, I was in the show. I was in the show for 21 days once--the 21 greatest days of my life. You know, you never handle your luggage in the show; somebody else carries your bags. It was great. You hit white balls for batting practice, the ballparks are like cathedrals, the hotels all have room service, and the women all have long legs and brains."
Whatever you imagine playing in the big leagues is like, you're not even close to just how awesome it is. Crash Davis was dead on. It's beyond cool.
When you're in the big leagues you just play. You basically have a full staff at your disposal to do whatever you need to have done. You get spoiled, and you can have bad habits once the the season is over. My wife has to remind me there is no equipment manager at the house. I haven't picked up my underwear in eight months. It's not something I'm proud of, but you want honesty, right?
But you don't want to read about my underwear (I hope), so let's run through a typical road trip. When the last game of a series ends, the work begins for all the clubhouse guys. Our head equipment manager is Dan "Chico" McGinn. He usually travels with us when we go on the road. Dan does it all. He is in charge of uniforms, travel, packing the plane, unloading the plane and ...
- The perks are just part of the relationship game in big leagues.
- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Donaton, Scott May 15, 2006 700+ words
...carries your bags. It was great. The hotels all have room service. And the women all have long legs and brains!'' -Crash Davis, "Bull Durham'' If there's ever an unlikely juxtaposition, it would be a pairing of the company Microsoft with the...
- STEFANSKI IS REAL-LIFE CRASH DAVIS.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) Jackson, Tony March 6, 2003 700+ words
...him with the nickname Crash Davis. Stefanski doesn't...one single day in the big leagues," Stefanski said...Reed Secrist, another Crash Davis impersonator who is new...is a long way from the big leagues. And that is especially...
- REDS' LEVIS IS REAL-LIFE CRASH DAVIS VETERAN TRYING TO CATCH ON.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) Jackson, Tony March 11, 2002 700+ words
...Fla. -- The comparisons to Crash Davis are inevitable. There is...sometimes as it is in the big leagues.'' In truth, Levis has...first two full seasons in the big leagues. He was not an everyday player...gaining a foothold in the big leagues, something he had not been...
- HARD WORK PAYS OFF FOR CLARK ROAD WAS LONG TO BIG LEAGUES.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) Jackson, Tony March 26, 2002 700+ words
...the first time, Clark will be in the big leagues on Opening Day. ''That's going...forward to it. I got to play in the big leagues last year and spent the majority of...t have as far to go to get to the big leagues, the high-profile draft picks who...
- big leagues
- Reference information from: The New York Public Library Book of Popular Americana Tad Tuleja January 1, 1994 700+ words
00-00-0000 big leagues big leagues Baseball's major leagues, as opposed to the minor or bush leagues. Hence playing in the big leagues for any undertaking of great competitiveness and great rewards.
- SIDE TRIP LEADS TO BIG LEAGUES SCHMOLL LANDS IN L.A. BULLPEN.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) April 12, 2005 700+ words
...don't jump from Single-A to the big leagues in the span of nine months, and when...better or worse, Schmoll is in the big leagues, less than two years after signing...storm that allowed Schmoll to reach the big leagues a year ahead of schedule. Or maybe...
- ROAD TO THE BIG LEAGUES PASSES THROUGH NORFOLK CURRENTLY, THERE ARE SIX FORMER...
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot July 16, 2004 700+ words
...former Tides managing in the big leagues to seven . That number was whittled...chance to one day manage in the big leagues when they were with the Tides...reason I didn't see Al in the big leagues is I didn't think back then...
- Trade sends Thatcher to big leagues.
- Newspaper article from: Kokomo Tribune (North Union, IN) July 26, 2007 700+ words
...Padres and was going straight to the big leagues," Thatcher said about 90 minutes after...and telling them you're going to the big leagues. "It was emotional and you think back...well for them." The way he got to the big leagues was a surprise. After two years with...
