Remember in elementary school when you had to write that essay about what you did on your summer vacation? For my first MLB Player X blog entry, I've decided to tell you fans what major leaguers do on our, well, let's call it our offseason. (Don't worry, soon enough I'll get into the other parts of the major league life: the money, the agents, the road.) Because our time off sure as hell isn't a vacation.
The first two weeks after the season ends are really our only time off. That's when we take it easy, let our bodies recover. I typically go somewhere fun with my family for a week or two; I see so little of them during the season. But make no mistake, ball players (the good ones, at least) don't spend all winter on the beach. It's a short break then back to work.