He said what?

After entering the manager's office in the visitors' clubhouse at Consol Energy Park on Tuesday, Southern Illinois' Mike Pinto surprised me with this greeting:

"Chris, how's the blog doing? What's Ron Wilson been writing about?"

I almost fell off the couch.

It's official. The people who leave comments on this blog have an audience outside of the Washington area.

Motivating ballplayers, businessmen ...

The Frontier League season is only four months long, so do you ever wonder what a FL manager does during the offseason?

Southern Illinois manager Mike Pinto probably has the most unique second job of any FL manager. Since 1990, Pinto has been a motivational speaker and president of Brand Champions International, a Chicago-based consulting firm.
According to the company's website, Pinto speaks regularly at corporate meetings, conferences and conventions through the U.S., Canada and Australia.

You can check out Pinto in action during some of his presentations by going to the company's website below and clicking on the Soundstage tab.

Brand Champions link.