RJM posted:This thread reminds me of a funny letter I once read about training. I was reading through some old letters saved by my family. One was a letter to my great grandfather. He played football, ran track and played baseball in college for his graduating class of 1890.
The letter was from the captain of the football team received a week before college started in the fall ... Our first game is a week after we return to campus. Either quit smoking or at least cut back. Run a mile each day for the next week.
As if this would make a difference!
Classic. My FIL still has his minor league contracts (before he was sent to Korea) - one provision states that the team will supply uniforms - player is responsible for his own cleats!