Today, we were supposed to be flying out from spring training, all excited for the start of a new time of year and on Greeneville Astros the plane to Milwaukee for Opening Day.  As the weeks go
on, all of us are going to be missing baseball more and more. I miss playing
already. I miss becoming around the guys. It's why I believe you have to keep
your mind moving in some way. Athletes are in such a marathon mode during the
season and now we have to turn that mentally off, while still remaining
physically fit. It's just such a strange time. The more all of us can stay
connected to others, the better we all are. Whether you are a professional
athlete or a lover, just trying to stay positive right right now, it is so
important to keep moving any way you can. You Appalachian
League can be in your living room, doing pushups and situps. Maybe California
League Iron On you don't work out. Just do something to remain active as a
way of not just falling into a hole because it's very easy to do that. We're all
used to socializing continuously. But right now, we are not. We are at home and
it is easy to simply sit around and do nothing, but for me, that just doesn't
work. My message and biggest piece of assistance: Get into some sort of routine,
daily, to get you through so you're not just wasting away time. Somehow make the
most of this forced downtime. We have to keep moving and keep people encouraged.
Sports usually does that. Sports brings people together who normally would not
even think about conversing or socializing. Not having sports is so strange. But
we have to stay connected.