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Twins slugger Joe Mauer reacts to winning his first MVP award. Mauer collected all but one first place vote to easily beat out Mark Teixeira for the honor. Ranked 3.50 / 5 | 0 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (01:35) Submitted By: Fox Sports Tags: Fox Sports AL Central Baseball Video Baseball News AL Major League Baseball Joe Mauer Top News Twins Categories: Sports

Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan is the National League Rookie of the Year, and Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey is the AL winner. Lauren Shehadi has the latest in this In a Flash presented by AT Cbssports Lauren Shehadi Major League Baseball Chris Coghlan Andrew Bailey Top News Categories: Sports

With Game 6 of the World Series upon us, we found a fascinating article from Time entitled Sport: A Game of Inches. It s from July 1957. ___ ___ It s about George Robert Tebbetts who gave 53 years of his life to Major League Baseball first as a player, then a scout and, finally, the manager of the Cincinnati Redlegs (as the Reds were known at that time). He is better known by his nickname: Birdie. How did he get his nickname? No, it doesn t have anything to do with the use of his middle finger! The article says that his aunt observed that he had lips like a bird. Wikipedia says his aunt said he chirped like a bird. We don t know which source to believe, but they do both agree that his voice was irritating. According to the article, he got thrown out of a game because, as the umpire said, I have a splitting headache and that voice of yours just kills me. Time awarded him the Manager of the Year honor in 1956 because of the way he had turned around his team. There are all kinds of lessons in this article about baseball, of course, but also about leadership, life and entrepreneuring. There are also a number of great quotes by Birdie in this article. Quotes that make you think and quotes that make you realize how colorful he was. Like his scouting report on a young pitcher, where Birdie said, Major league stuff and a great arm. Screwy in the head. Eliminate head and I recommend. Get good surgeon. But our favorite quote is where the title of the article comes from: Baseball is a game of inches a fellow gets up in the ninth and comes through with a liner between third and short he s a hero. Two inches the other way and he s a bum because he hit into a double play. True in baseball. True in life. True in small business and entrepreneuring. So here are 5 lessons from baseball about being a hero in business: Prepare to be a hero You select your bat. You practice and practice and practice some more. You have to know your competition almost as well as you know yourself. Step up to the plate You ll never be a hero if you don t put on your uniform. You ll never be a hero if you don t get out of the dugout. You have to step up to the plate. You have to risk striking out. A lot of people never take their turn at bat. They have ideas but they never act upon them. They spend so much time preparing that they never get in the game. Pick your pitch You won t be a hero if you swing at every pitch. You ll strike out before the right one comes along. Opportunities are all around you. Most of them aren t worth your time. There are prospects you could pursue. Pick the right ones for you, your products or services and your company. There are projects you could initiate. Select the ones that will advance you the furthest toward your goals. Let the rest pass right by. Don t worry about the result When you re up to bat, you don t know where the ball will go when you hit it. You can t worry about that. You just have to focus on hitting it hard. You can t make a prospect say yes. You can give your prospect your best pitch. You can t force an employer to hire you. You can give them every reason to put you on their roster. Heroes know you can t control results. You can only control your activity. So they focus on the activity and let the results take care of themselves. You may not be a hero today but you can rest assured you will be a hero soon. Inch your way forward. Focus on getting a little faster, a little better, a little smarter every time you re at bat. Take away the lessons from failure and success to hit a grand slam the next time out! That s bigg success! ___ Get the tips and tools you need to be a BIGG success. Subscribe to the Bigg Success Weekly it s FREE! ___ Thanks so much for reading our post today. Please join us next time when we discuss why you should beware of killing your customers with kindness. Until then, here s to your bigg success! Subscribe to The Bigg Success Show in iTunes. Subscribe to the Bigg Success feed. Direct link to The Bigg Success Show audio file: http://media.libsyn.com/media/biggsuccess/00516-110509.mp3 Related posts Steer Your Way to Bigg Success A Lesson on Crowds from Glee (Image in today s post from Time.com)

Major League Baseball's Athletic's outfielder Travis Buck shares important bunting tips to make sure you make the most of this baseball hitting technique. Author: weplay

There are right ways and wrong ways to catch a baseball at the outfield wall, says Major League Baseball's and Cubs center-fielder Reed Johnson. Practicing proper technique and being prepared will help you make great catches and avoid injuries when playing baseball. Author: weplay

The key to establishing consistency as a baseball hitter is developing a routine in the batter's box and sticking with it. Watch this youth baseball drill to find out Ryan Howard's routine which can make you a better hitter. Author: weplay

In this baseball drill, Derek Jeter talks about the importance of fielding the baseball and throwing it to first base quickly. A baseball player has to be ready to move in either direction while staying in front of the baseball. Author: weplay

Reading the hop is an important baseball skill for every infielder's game. In this baseball drill, Derek Jeter explains the value of understanding when to let the baseball bounce and when to move up and grab it. Author: weplay

Major League Baseball's Josh Bard shares his overall hitting philosophy while at the plate, the types of pitches he is looking for, when goes for a hit, and why preparation beforehand is so important in baseball. Author: weplay

Cliff Lee and Ryan Howard talk to the media about their productive post season. Ranked 4.00 / 5 | 0 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (03:10) Submitted By: CBS Tags: Cbsepisode Cbssports.com Major League Baseball Phillies Ryan Howard Cliff Lee Categories: Sports

Charlie Manuel's squad closes out the Rockies with a stellar 9th inning performance and a 5-4 victory. Next up is the Dodgers. Ranked 4.00 / 5 | 2 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (02:57) Submitted By: CBS Tags: Cbsepisode Cbssports.com Major League Baseball Rockies Phillies Charlie Manuel Categories: Sports

The Rockies blow a 2-run lead with 2 outs in the 9th inning to end their post season play. Manager Jim Tracy talks about what he told his team following the tough loss. Ranked 4.00 / 5 | 4 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (04:01) Submitted By: CBS Tags: Cbsepisode Cbssports.com Major League Baseball Rockies Phillies Jim Tracy Categories: Sports

The Yankees beat the Twins 4-1 to move on to the ALCS. Manager Joe Girardi discusses his team's performance and the advantages of having veterans in the clubhouse. Ranked 4.00 / 5 | 1 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (02:05) Submitted By: CBS Tags: Cbsepisode Minnesota Twins New York Yankees Alds Joe Girardi Major League Baseball Categories: Sports

Twins' Manager Ron Gardenhire talks about the series against the Yankees and the missed opportunities. Ranked 4.00 / 5 | 6 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (02:32) Submitted By: CBS Tags: Cbsepisode Minnesota Twins New York Yankees Alds Ron Gardenhire Major League Baseball Categories: Sports

John Lackey picked up his first postseason win since '02 and Torii Hunter provided the power at the plate as the Angels took Game 1. Sean McAdam recaps L.A.'s win over Boston. Ranked 3.48 / 5 | 5 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (01:23) Submitted By: Fox Sports Tags: Fox Sports Baseball Video Baseball News AL West AL Major League Baseball Boston Red Sox Angels AL East Torii Hunter Categories: Sports