SAX IN THE MORNING

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wanted to share an episode from this past Veteran's Day where I expressed my gratitude and appreciation for my son and his service to our country along with all of the men and women of our armed forces who keep us all safe.  When you see a person in uniform please thank them for their servi...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. As many of you are now aware, my son John, passed away in an aviation accident this past week.  Below is an excerpt of the information that has been shared with the media.  We will continue to post episodes that are relevant and evergreen messages of positivity, faith and  family until my return.  Thank...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. As many of you are now aware, my son John, passed away in an aviation accident this past week.  Below is an excerpt of the information that has been shared with the media.  We will continue to post episodes that are relevant and evergreen messages of positivity, faith and  family until my return.  Thank...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. On June 3rd, 2021 Tyler Zombro was hit in the side of the head by a 104 mph line drive and rushed to a hospital. It took 16 plates and over 35 screws to stabilize his skull and save his life. Zombro spent more than two months in speech therapy and physical therapy.  A few weeks ago Tyler stepped on the...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. If you haven’t heard of Kelsie Whitmore you might be hearing a lot about her soon. Earlier in May, she made history by becoming the first woman to start for a team in the Atlantic League, a Major League Baseball affiliated league.  Kelsie pitches and plays left field and she has her sights set on making...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. This week I am going to share three uplifting and amazing stories from the game of baseball. The first is the story of Ron Kittle, who I played with in the minor leagues. Kittle broke his neck sliding into home plate in his very first minor league game, but he kept playing for over a year without knowin...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. This week we continue to talk about tips to get out of our own way so we can find what suits us and solve problems naturally. Today I want to talk about the concept of ‘flow.’ In baseball we called it “being in the zone.” Everyone knew what that meant and knew how hard it was to get there and stay there...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. This week we are talking about how to get out of our own way and allow our instincts, our preparation and our brains to lead the way out of a slump or a problem.  In baseball when a player slumps, it’s easy to start second guessing everything. They start trying to make changes to a swing, add a toe tap...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. I talk a lot about hard work, preparation and determination. But today I wanted to focus on the idea that sometimes you have to let go of the outcome and release the pressure of performing but just letting your instincts take over and having things come naturally.  This is an ancient idea that goes back...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. This weekend I get to visit the baseball Hall of Fame to play in a classic veterans game celebrating baseball  history and the most recent hall of fame honorees.  This trip gives me a chance to think about what it takes to be a hall of famer in anything. It takes a lot of hard work and living your life...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Why do some people bounce back from hardship quickly, learn from mistakes and come out on the other end stronger, while others wither and play the victim card? The answer is resilience and while some people may just be born with a more resilient attitude than others there are tips and perspectives that...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. How many times have you said yes to too many people and then find out you’re the one suffering because you’ve overloaded yourself? And the consequence of you saying yes to too many people is those closest are the ones who suffer the loss.   Also, when you say “yes” too much you can’t even get to all the...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today on the podcast I talk to professional tennis player Madison Keys. Madison is the No. 23 ranked player in the world according to the World Tennis Association.  We talk about how a Venus Williams dress at Wimbledon was the inspiration for Madison deciding to play tennis, moving to Florida at 10 year...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I talk a little bit more about the Kindness Wins Foundation, which will be the subject of our long form interview tomorrow with professional tennis player Madison Keys. Madison started Kindness Wins as a way to spread a message of the power of kindness in the world and to do so by giving recogniti...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Mikaela Shiffrin is another of the champions at the Kindness Wins Foundation who is working to spread the message of kindness and positivity across social media. She is currently the most decorated woman in downhill skiing with several Olympic medals and World Cup championships.  In 2020 she lost her fa...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. This week I am talking about three amazing female athletes who are delivering a message of kindness everyday through the Kindness Wins Foundation. They are also amazing examples of championship drive and overcoming adversity.  Oksana Masters was born with radiation induced birth defects that ultimately...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Bethany Hamilton was just 13 years old when a 14 foot tiger shark nipped her arm off at the shoulder while she was surfing.  Just 26 days later she was back in the water surfing and six weeks after that she was competing in her first surfing competition. But that is not her only example of courage. Beth...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wanted to share some stories I found in Reader’s Digest. The publication reached out to their audience to ask for stories of kindness they witnessed and I found them so inspiring that I wanted to share a few with you.  Sometimes there is no better boost to the spirit than to just hear or read ab...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I am talking about how mentally strong people take rejection and turn it into a net positive in their lives. People who are mentally strong know that rejection is inevitable and it is painful and that’s OK.  They also know that it doesn’t define them, it means they are pushing limits and they lear...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Willie Mays put up some of the most impressive career statistics of anyone in the history of baseball. But he also lost two years in the prime of his career to the army during the Korean War.  He didn’t have to go to combat but he missed two years in the major leagues where he could have put up huge num...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Willie Mays had a lot of great days in his career but one of his best was April 30, 1961. His teammate and one of my old coaches Joey Amalfitano told me his first hand account of the day Willie Mays hit 4 home runs.  Mays and Willie McCovey went out to dinner the night before and Mays came down with a n...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. 660 homers, over 3200 hits, style, flare, All-Star. These are just some of the statistics and attributes of the great Willie Mays, who turns 91 years old this week.  So I wanted to celebrate my personal baseball hero by talking about Willie in my shorts today. How incredible a player he was, some of his...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Easter just past and spring is in the air, which means it’s a great time for change in our lives.  Today I wanted to give you three simple things you can do that will have a positive impact on your life and the lives of those around you.  1) Get a little bit of exercise, it’s as good for the mind as it...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. I love stories of how entrepreneurs push through rejection and failure because they believe in the possibility of their idea or product and they overcome all odds. Sometimes they become a huge financial success and sometimes they change the world.  AirBNB is one of those cases where they became wildly s...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Ten days ago we watched games across all of baseball where every player wore number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. As a former Dodger it makes me proud to see the entire league celebrate a guy who loomed large in the Dodger organization ever since he broke in the league in 1947.  As Dodgers we were tau...