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Darling will be at the team store in Citi Field on the Plaza Level adjacent to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.

…as i wrote last week, i’ve read the book and it is impressive, inspiring and educational…

…basically, darling breaks the book up in to 10 chapters, one inning each, plus an extra inning, that each detail one specific game from his career…

To purchase the book, and to learn more about it, go here.

To purchase the book, and learn more about it, go here.

…as i have said before, i’ve read it, and the book is impressive, inspiring and educational…

…basically, darling breaks the book up in to 10 chapters, one inning each, plus an extra inning, that each detail one specific game from his career…

In St. Lucie, I spent time talking with Darling about some of the stories he writes of in the book.

To watch the four-minute video from our disucssion, during which he teaches me how to throw the curve ball, and explains why he was suddenly forced to stop throwing the pitch in 1987, click play below:

Again, to purchase the book, and learn more about it, go here.

…as i wrote last week, i’ve read the book and it is impressive, inspiring and educational…

…basically, darling breaks the book up in to 10 chapters, one inning each, plus an extra inning, that each detail one specific game from his career… however, while he details the specific moments from the game, he also walks the reader through the mental and technical elements of the game, from preparation to performance, yet also explains how he utilized moments from his life, personal and professional, to get through them, and what he has learned from those moments since…

To purchase the book, and to learn more about it, go here.

…i’ve read it, and the book is impressive, inspiring and educational…

…basically, darling breaks the book up in to 10 chapters, one inning each, plus an extra inning, that each detail one specific game from his career… however, while he details the specific moments from the game, he also walks the reader through the mental and technical elements of the game, from preparation to performance, yet also explains how he utilized moments from his life, personal and professional, to get through them, and what he has learned from those moments since…

…frankly, i learned a lot about baseball when reading the book, which is very well written, but also found myself jotting down bits of advice that i found applicable to my own life…

To purchase the book, and learn more about it, go here.

In St. Lucie, I spent time talking with Darling about the book, including a great story from the text, during which he freaks out before Game 4 of the 1986 World Series, with friends and family in the stands, only to be inspired and put to ease by his dad, who just happened to be holding the American Flag that night, on field, for the National Anthem.

To watch the four-minute video from our disucssion, click play below:

In the event you can’t watch the video, here’s a quick sample:

Matthew Cerrone: The book really walks you through what it’s like to be a major-league pitcher, for those of us who didn’t have the honor of doing so…

Ron Darling: Well, you know, the whole thing for a young pitcher, say 10, 11, 12 years old, if you have a guy on second and you’re thinking to yourself, ‘Oh, my God, guy on second, he could score, what do I do,’ if you’re a major-league pitcher there are a hundred of those things running through your brain: guy’s on second, can he steal, no, guy at the plate I faced him three times and he’s 0–for-3, is he a young hitter I can go at or is he a veteran hitter who is setting me up, do I not want to face him and put him on first and face the pitcher who’s coming up.  All of those things that you think about have to happen in a millisecond, for a major-league pitcher.  If you’re a 12 year old, it happens in about two days.

Again, to purchase the book, and learn more about it, go here.

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When asked if there is any player in the majors that reminds him of himself, Keith replied; “No, I haven’t really thought about comparing someone to myself.”

…there is only one, incomparable keith hernandez…

Gary Cohen also fields questions on topics such as his becoming a Mets fan, and who he thinks is the best third baseman in Mets history.  Go to SNY.tv to read more.

In addition, Bob Raissman at the Daily News pens an article on why he thinks SNY is a better network than YES or MSG.

…i think this is such a great, and original idea…when i first heard this i didn’t believe it, but i’ll definitely be watching to see what goes right, and what goes wrong…overall it should be a lot of fun, but keith will need to bring a lot of tootsie pops to appease the shea masses…

Darling on why he committed to doing the program:

“I realized how little I knew about what pitchers do these days. We all had been tracking the progress Pedro [Martinez] was making last summer, but I knew I really wasn’t sure what he was doing. So I decided, ‘If I’m going to talk about it, I need to learn as much as I could.’”

…in my opinion, darling’s already one of the more insightful in-game analysts…his passion, knowledge, sincerity, and actions show his desire to continue to improve – which makes him all the more endearing…

…i doubt there are too many other analysts who would even consider that they might be losing touch with today’s athletes, let alone put forth an effort such as this to keep that from happening…