Being a baseball coach can have its challenges. One of them is leaving the comforts of home for the city of your current team.. I have lived in a lot of cities for baseball season. Let me list them, Sarasota, Tampa, Billings, Plant City, Greensboro, Cedar Rapids, St. Petersburg, South Charleston, Chattanooga, Hagerstown, Louisville, Cincinnati, Scottsdale, Goodyear, and now Greeneville, Tn. The drive this time was five hours and thanks to my guardian angel, uneventful. We arrived and reported to Tusculum University which would be home for the next 12 weeks.
I am the pitching coach for the newly formed Greenville Flyboys in the Appalachain League. The gear is legit and don’t forget I was in the major leagues for eight seasons. The first day is complete once you fill out paper work and of course, move in. The people here have set up housing for me , a four bedroom apartment, on campus. Yes, on campus housing for the first time since 1986, that is 35 years ago for those of you without calculators.
This place is mostly furnished, many I have had in the past, have not been. I also do not have to turn on the cable, because there is none. I didn’t have to put the power in my name or water, anything for that matter. I did bring in a suitcase full of clothes and shoes. The mandatory baseball bag and gear, duh. I also brought two boxes of food and cleaning supplies so I can make the transition easier. Having ready to eat food is healthy and money and time saving.
After one night there were some additions that were necessary to make the dorm apartment more ” home sweet home” like. It took me 24 hours to realize there wasn’t a stove!! No complaints, cause there aint no crying in baseball. I headed to the store and got creative! I found a George Foreman indoor grill and an Egg Bite Maker. Whaattt??? The Egg Bite Maker is a small appliance you plug in and make small egg “muffins”. Ill report back on whether it works well! I threw in an old school Mr. Coffee coffee maker and finished the shopping journey with purchases of a mattress pad, (the mattress is not a real mattress it’s more like a box) some area rugs, blankets, candles, Clorox and a mop! Now that the apartment was ready it was time to get some sleep and get ready for the first practive with The Flyboys!! Lets Go!
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