Hoffman: "You're (Dirk) interesting to talk to. You're definitely deeper than your average guy" Dirk Hayhurst is deeper than the average guy. He thinks a lot. Maybe he thinks too much to be a successful major league pitcher. Bruce Walton told us that a...

He is doing it for many reasons, but partly because he wants to keep his love for a merciless game. Dirk Hayhurst is quitting the North American baseball scene before it quits on him. He is taking his talents, such as they are, to Italy. “I think...

We must write about how a person’s mistake, a mistake that has shattered his life once again, translates to the business of baseball. What we fail to do, in our ever-present judgment, is look at the man. I had the opportunity to interview Dirk Hayhurst.

Dirk Hayhurst, formerly of the Padres and Blue Jays, announced that he'll be pitching in an Italian league in 2012 (Twitter links). The right-hander, also an author, has become something of a cult hero the past couple years as he's documented his...

Non-Prospect will stay in Europe for another year to work out their fiscal crisis. Dirk Hayhurst, author of “The Bullpen Gospels” and the upcoming “Out of my League,” is a personal favorite of mine. Yes, because of the books, but also because he lives...

Anyway, now it appears he’s bound for Italy to play baseball there and write about it. I’ve long fantasized about writing a book about baseball around the world — going to games every place baseball is played and detailing each place’s baseball culture.