IBL PLAYER DRAFT COMING SOON!

Ladies and Gentlemen it is good to have you back. I hope that everyone is getting excited for the Israel Baseball League because I am. For all of you who don’t know, next week is the IBL draft. My agent, Toucan Sam (yes the cartoon character), has spoken to a couple teams and believes with my unique skill set, I will be chosen in the top 120. Am I nervous? Absolutely! Is there a lot of pressure going top 120? Of course there is! Leading up to April 29th at 8EST, (the day the IBL Player Draft can be viewed on www.israelbaseballleague.com), I have been working extremely hard to get my body in shape. I will give you a behind the scenes tour of what it’s like to be a potential top 120 pick…

Every morning I wake up around 7:00am, look at my clock and say to myself, “I am going to be the best ever”, then I turn off my alarm clock and go back to bed. See one of my personal philosophies is that to be the best, you have to imagine you are the best. That is why I wake up at 7:00am because for the next three hours I dream about being the best. At 10:00am I pull myself out of bed and go straight to the computer. The first website I look at is www.israelbaseballleague.com, which is something every one of you should do. I am confident in saying that this website is more important than your online bank statement or even email. After thoroughly reading through the site, I then click on our sponsor’s websites to see what amazing things they are doing in the world. Again, do what you please, but I think these sites are also more important than anything else you can find on the Internet. At 11:30am I fix myself a sensible meal, which typically consists of fried chicken wings, French Fries and a side of iceberg lettuce drenched in creamy ranch. Oh and a liter of cola to wash it down. I am a firm believer in the fried diet and will attribute a majority of my success to the extra crispy wings from my local market.

Around 1pm is when the hard training begins. I take the elevator twelve floors down to my lobby, I walk one city block and then I get back into my elevator and ride it twelve floors up. I then do eight sit-ups and two push-ups and then I flex in my mirror for sixteen minutes. Shortly after this rigorous workout I take a two-hour nap, in which again I dream about being the best. When I wake up, it’s time for hitting and throwing. I have a great gig with the local middle school team. They throw me BP and in return I inspire them to become better individuals. After 8minutes of BP I head home and have more fried foods.

In all honesty I have spent the last couple of weeks working extremely hard to get my mind and body in shape. Every morning I work on my cardio along with my speed and agility. After a healthy and hearty meal, I go back to the gym and train a specific muscle group for two hours. In the early evening I drive to Bash Sports Academy, which I think is a top-notch facility in the Chicagoland area, and I spend about forty-five minutes hitting. I can feel my game coming back nicely and I can’t wait for June 24th.

Don’t miss the IBL Draft which can be seen on April 29th on the IBL website. I look forward to writing to you soon!