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Vs. Juventus. Philadelphia Phillies

Today on repubblica.it there was a short service on the tour three Juventus players have made ​​the beautiful Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

The thing that struck me most was the 'moment of the exchange T-shirts among the four athletes. And to see Ryan Howard physically overpower the three players, gave me yet another confirmation of what I think a lot of time.

To be a baseball player, you must first be a great Altet. Maybe even that weighs, like Howard, 110 kg, but making a comparison between the four, how do you say that the first base of the Phillies is not!?

It 'just a matter of perception. Here in Italy we have to dispel this "reputation" of baseball played by those who are not prepared physically and discarded by people from other sports. Want to play baseball? You also do physical conditioning. Stop. Point. As this is not in question for any other sport at a competitive level, so should we.

Returning upstream, the image above I also teased a brief analysis comparing the four:

1) Howard: 193cm - 109kg - 32 years -> salary: 14 million euros ($ 20M)
2) Del Piero: 173cm - 73kg - 37 years -> salary: 4M Euro Millions
3) Pirlo: 6M - 177cm - 68kg - 32 years -> salary: 6M Million Euro
4) Chiellini: 186cm - 76kg - 27 years -> salary: 3.5M Euro Millions

If you have a minute, watch the video: http://tinyurl.com/juve-VS-phillies

You will see the faces of the three football players in front of a stadium that is roughly twice the size of a football, whose design is treated as if it were a work of art and has a lot of things to leave, in fact, petrified!
(And I say this from personal experience because last year I was right there!)

In short, it seems to be able to read between the eyes of the three players, when they shook hands at the Phillies slugger: "Oh, but who the hell is this guy!?"

.. I wonder if anyone told him that he alone earns the three of them put together!

hihihihi .. ^ _ ^

What a Wonderful World

( click for hi res photo )

In these two months I have not written anything because I made ​​so many beautiful things that I have not had time to put down the right words to describe them.

Even for this camp academy in Tirrenia these lines are not enough, but at least I want to put this picture.

What a week!
Big girls, do not wait to see us back on the field!

Ale! :)

ooooooooohh

Yesterday it was raining and being blown the game of the season guys, I've got 24 hours of rest. I wanted it, because a month now I'm really spinning like a top. Fortunately.

The lessons in schools, training in Sestri with children and training to carlinetto with the Rookies . In addition to my workouts. Roda Then Friday, Saturday playing rookies and Dolphins game Sunday. Ah, yes .. work too. Sometimes during the day, sometimes at night. (Luckily my infinite to have a job that I can do pretty much whenever I want)

I usually rest on Monday, but this extra day made ​​me comfortable. Why is not the physical exhaustion, but the mental feeling that with all these commitments. On one side are used, because in these years I have gained experience, but certainly will not be able to get by on much in this way. However, since this is the first year of Rookies that's okay.

I hope that little by little the next time some other person be added to this group of people with whom I am carrying out these projects. (Uhm.. Difficult to read between the lines? Well .. when in doubt, I'll be explicit: if someone wants to lend a hand .. come forward, there is room! Hehehe ..)

I close by returning to the post title. Saturday we played our first home game. After 15 years to finally set foot Pugs a new baseball team Genoa. We must nurture this trend. We need to increase "the movement". No matter who or where you play. The important thing is that people play. It 'a thing possible. The Rookies and the Northwest League are a concrete example, which I hope will follow similar initiatives.

"Ooooooooohh!" Is that I heard the roar from the stands to reach, by pulling from home when I first sent the ball out right. There and then, as a player, I turn the bales are. Then in the evening I thought about it well. Came to him and I smile. There was the public, holding for us. Whoa ..

If you build it, They Will Come.
Rookies go.

All this time

two years have passed .. two long years I've tried with all my strength and all my weaknesses to give birth to this "something". I can not describe it, I do not know where he came from and do not know where it goes.

I called Genoa Rookies and that there are quite a few people inside. who want to play and learn baseball.

is three weeks since we started training, but for now I did not say anything .. some for good luck, because by dint of a little face against the wall .. then makes an effort to continue to believe ..
but today I feel like doing this post. Oh, then maybe next Wednesday is not present anymore in the field (and maybe does happen, since yesterday I gave the paper with writing on the shares to participate. [very low, among other things]), but if it happens. . we would probably laugh on! hihi ..

I really have so many people to thank because this "something" is moving, but for now start with the two people who have always supported me in my ideas and my plans.
Flavio. in charge of doing, sometimes even for me. It 'something that raises a lot. I like his ability to do many "big talk" like all of us, but then also put them into practice. Even if they are perhaps more tiny than anticipated. For now, many people I met, are only so many big talk.
"If You Build It, They Will Come"
Kalle. a fixture. A reference. Even though they may not do shit. Always listen to all my follies of baseball and often is the protagonist in the first person with me. Just that you should not hit too! :) And above all it makes me go right back down to earth, when I start to fly too high.
"We are professionals"

I smile because this post goes out after my first training evening of Capoeira. After five. Long. Years. And I again have that wonderful feeling of tiredness-and-relaxation in every fiber of my muscles that I missed so much.

Rookies go! IE!

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