Cold-hand Luke
Luke Scott just shared his unique offseason workout program with viewers of MASN's Playmakers show. See if it appeals to you.
Rather than pay for a gym membership or spend the winter in Arizona at the Athletes' Performance Institute, Scott lives in Oklahoma for the last six weeks before spring training, getting his body used to the cold and putting it through an assortment of rigorous activities.
He chops wood in the snow. And I'm not talking about splitting logs. He takes down huge oak trees with an axe, then quarters the wood and carries it away. And somebody has to stack it!
"Just doing manual labor like that is different than lifting weights," he said.
Are you picturing Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV?
Scott has grown a beard, which again conjures up images of Sly. He wishes the Orioles would get rid of their facial-hair policy.
Maybe he can take up Kevin Millar's cause.
I'll have more from Scott later.
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This is why Luke continues to be my favorite Oriole!
Luuuuuuuuuuke!
Roch! You gotta get a picture of that beard! I bet he looks like Billy Mayes from Oxy Clean. Nah.. On second thought you would probably look more like Billy Mays.
Watching Playmakers now. Luke Scott was great! Very entertaining. Lots of laughs. Missed a good portion though :(, but hope to catch a replay.
Does MASN have a policy on facial hair? Cranial hair? Coloring your hair? Dreads? Mohawks?
They should get rid of there facial hair policy. Whatever they can do to make there players enjoy there time here more, other great teams dont have a policy like that so it obviously doesnt effect play.
This is why I want the Orioles to eradicate that facial-hair policy. It is just ridiculous and stupid. The majority of Major League teams don't have this policy. And the only team I can think of are the Yankees who do have this policy.
Several of the Orioles players look so good with facial hair, such as Scott, Millar, Roberts, Jones. Remember Jones' mustache? Roberts' beard? Millar's beard? and Markakis had some stubble going on when he had his press conference too.
Can you find out if Andy MacPhail will be flexible to changing the facial hair policy? Thanks!
Reminds me of the regimen Babe Ruth put himself on during that one offseason after getting a talkin' to over his "carousing"...'24? I just saw it on Inning 4 of "Ken Burns' Baseball."
Not to imply that Luke needs rehab from carousing!!
roch, whats lukes trade market looking like?
out of all the outfielders on the roster, he would be the one i would most like to see traded.
Now that is a baseball player...to funny....I would think that would kick your butt doing that by hand....he is cool with his notes of every pitch..and his own routine for getting in shape...long as it works..he should be a good lefty DH...the way he thinks about the art of hitting so much...DHing should be an easy switch for him...keeping the beard may be harder...
I would prefer to picture him chopping wood shirtless...but get rid of the beard and it's still a pretty picture none-the-less!!
Beards for the Birds?
But really...why do they have that stupid policy?
Maybe Luke's on to something. Several years ago I read in interview with Bob Feller in which he discussed how delicate today's pitchers are. He said that when he was playing professional baseball, he never needed to work out in a gym because doing farmwork in the offseason made him stronger and more flexible. He also said that a lot of other pitchers did the same thing -- back in the day when starting pitchers were expected to pitch at least 9 innings and relief pitchers were those who weren't good enough to start.
I may not agree w/ Luke on his gun policies, but after reading this, I'm all for having a mountain man on the team, especially since he's pro-facial hair. If he chops large amounts of wood in the snow with a big beard, he can have all the...well maybe not all the guns he wants, that just sounds weird, but I like the idea of someone like that strolling into camp w/ a surly beard and then just putting on the uniform. Not saying that it's impossible for us to rack up wins this season, but wouldn't it be more fun to watch the O's as a team of characters on the field? Luke could have his mountain man beard. Nick could keep the Greek-mini-fro and add a thick moustache. And Adam Jones could have a Rollie Fingers like stache! And mutton chops for Sherrill! Who's with me???
I agree with Steve! I wish I knew the fan who painted a darth vader mask orange and wore it to the Yard. clever man
Use the force, Luke!
that and a registered piece in his lap for comfort...
Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke!!!
Sorry to stray off topic Roch but do you ever travel with the Orioles to Toronto? Are you allowed in Canada?
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I am, unless you know something that I don't. Now I'm nervous. - Roch
That was my first thought, my second was oh my god what if he nearly chops his leg off like that idiot kicker from Jacksonville who's name I can't remember.
My favorate Simpons moment: (Homer purposely gains 200 ponds to get on disablity and work at home)
Homer sits at his computer and is asked to get started push any key...
Homer: "Weres the any key, I see the ESC key, ALT, TAB... were the heck is the ANY key? Hummm TAB maybe I'll order on of them."
(Homer pushes the TAB key and holds a cup up to the disk drive... waiting for it to pour his soda)
( Then unknowingly he has started the work program, and desides to get to work )
Computer asks: "Would you like to vent radio active gases?" yes or no.
Homer types : Y E S and hits enter.
(After doing this for a few hours he gets figures out he only needs to type the letter Y to make it work, in a vintage Homer move he gets one of those counter weighted birds that swing back and forth when you tap there butt, and positions it in front of the Y key and taps the toy bird which in turn vents the gas for him by pecking the Y key repeatedly)
Classic stuff.
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I believe you're thinking of the Jacksonville punter, Hanson. And if I'm right, somebody should carry me around on their shoulders. - Roch
Swinging an axe probably is much more valuable exercise for a Designated Hitter than anything he's going to find at a gym. Compared to wielding an axe, swing a bat will seem light.
You know what this lumberjacking is about, don't you folks? Think about it a second. This can mean just one thing...
Luke's going to be gunning for the Warehouse this season! Whoo-hoo!!!
[Style note: I've always been inclined to capitalize Warehouse, though I realize either way is okay. For the record, there's also a difference of opinion even about the official name. Emporis.com, a website that specializes in building information, states that officially known as "The Warehouse at Camden Yards," although another site, VirtualTourist.com, argues that it's simply the "B&O Warehouse," though I'm inclined to believe that the latter is only its historical name.]
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetwarehouseatcamdenyards-baltimore-md-usa
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Maryland/Baltimore-797112/Sports_Travel-Baltimore-Baseball_Camden_Yards-BR-1.html
Swinging an axe duplicates the hitting stroke! Roch, have you heard of other ballplayers using this off season regimin? Gotta love BIG LUKE! Lookout Warehouse...He can replace Gibby in those commercials!
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That was a new one on me, but I love it! - Roch
Seeing as how bad Rocky laid the wood to Drago this has got to be a good thing right? Even the communists ended up cheering for Rock
Roch,
If we fill the team with ex-cubs, does that mean the team will inherit the curse? Did Andy bring the goat with him from Chicago?
I was totally imagining Rocky IV when you were talking about chopping trees. Coincidentally, I was also reminded of Rocky IV when I read about Barry Bonds earlier this week.
Enough with the "curse" already. In the 11 seasons since our losing streak started, the Cubs have been over .500 six times and won their division three times. I only wish we could be "cursed" like that.
That sounds like a good work out....back in the early days of baseball, most of the players were farmers, who did farm work all off season long...Such as Marylands own eastern shore players, Jimmie Foxx, and Frank 'Home Run' Baker.