Major League Baseball Archives - Journey of My Mother's Son

Joe Barth – Teaching Life Lessons through the Game

by Dan Clouser | Nov 19, 2021 | Many Little People, Podcasts, Sports, The Journey | 0 |

Joe and I have known each other since the early 2000’s. For over twenty years, we were competitors on the field and friends off of the field. Joe and I share the same coaching philosophy of teaching life lessons through the game of baseball.

Joe coached MLB All-Star, Mike Trout from the time that he was 13 years old throughout his high school career. He not only remembers the quality of player that Mike was and his incredible work ethic, but more importantly, he remembers the quality human beings that he and his family were.

Isaac Wenrich – Bigger than Baseball

by Dan Clouser | Oct 29, 2021 | Many Little People, Podcasts, Sports, The Journey | 0 |

Isaac played for me in the Berkshire Baseball organization when he was 15 and 16 years old. He spent a total of five years in the Berkshire organization and came back as a guest speaker at the Berkshire Baseball and Softball Awards banquet in 2017.

We talk about his experience in the Berkshire organization and the impact that the organization had on his life both on and off of the baseball field.

One of the best things that Sandy and I have been able to do on this journey is reconnect to old friends and family. However, when those connections are with my former players, I must admit, they are extremely special for me.

Jeneane Lesko – Another Legend Helping the Next Generation

by Dan Clouser | Aug 3, 2021 | Many Little People, Podcasts, Sports | 0 |

I went to Spring Training in Battle Creek, Michigan and was picked up by the Chicks as a left-handed pitcher. I actually had no pitching experience and had never played organized baseball. In my home town of Lakeview, Ohio, I had practiced baseball with our school team all through high school, but of course, they would not let me play in the games. I was also the batgirl for our town team of men and practiced with them and went to all the games. I loved the game and had a strong arm.

Anna Kimbrell – A Trailblazer Starting to Give Back

by Dan Clouser | May 21, 2021 | Many Little People, Podcasts, Sports | 0 |

As we were mapping out our route on this leg of our journey, I realized that we’d be going through Anna Kimbrell’s neck of the woods. I had seen on Facebook that she had just started conducting some baseball clinics for girls at K3 Sports Academy in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

I reached out to her to see if she’d be ok with us stopping by the clinic and then doing a podcast together. She quickly agreed to the podcast and I was excited to finally get a chance to meet her in person and hear her story.

Kimbrell, a catcher for Team USA Women’s baseball has been affiliated with the organization since she was only 15 years old.