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@ncaa
can we get rid of the WCWS and MCWS logo’s both should be CWS and I think all of us can figure out if Oklahoma City w/ 🥎 and Omaha w/ ⚾️ mean softball/baseball on the t shirts
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@ABCA1945
Video of the Week is
@Cubs
Minor League Hitting Coach, Dan Puente. Great video that covers a wide variety of drills for developing hitters
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If you are struggling right now, before you go to bed right down 3 things that were good that happened today. Do that for a week. You will rewire your brain to look for good things that happen throughout the day.
Something not many parents get to do…dropped son off at college Wednesday. Couldn’t get it all so dropped rest off today. Got to spend time with him and he is happy. First 2 weeks for all new college students are rough. He hugged me on the way out and tears of joy flowed.
The beautiful thing and the heartbreaking thing about baseball is there are no guarantees. You may work your butt off and get no results. For me this is why a lot of kids either quit or stop working at it.
For anybody that doesn’t think college baseball can be a revenue sport. 72 degrees and a really good crowd for a Tuesday night game
@ECUBaseball
@GoCamelsBSB
@ABCA1945
There is a certain amount of pride that competitive people carry with them that no matter the circumstances, they will show up and put their best foot forward. That best foot may not be much that day but they will put it out there and give it all they have.
Love mornings at the ballpark. The stillness is something I have always enjoyed. So much chaos out in the world. The baseball field has always been a sanctuary for me. Game
#1172
today will be just as exciting as game
#1
was in 1998. Grateful everyday for the opportunity.
Sad day for college baseball. Have loved it since I was a kid and have watched this mis treatment of our sports players and coaches for a long time. Have watched great coaches leave because of it and will continue to watch because of it. Wish it was better for all of us.
Happy 17th Anniversary to Aimee and I. We knew each other 10 years before we got married. Not sure either of us knew what we were getting into or where we would end up. Love you and thanks for keeping me grounded and your love for Jackson and Norah!
Had to put some finishing touches on it…but now that the 3 ring binder is put together, can’t wait to get to Chicago tomorrow to get set up for
@ABCA1945
Convention
If you are upset about
@_rachelbalkovec
getting a job she has sacrificed and worked for, then I am going to use a term from HS “You are a whack a** buster”. She is one of us. She has been busting it on the path! Most people want to talk about it, she is about it!!
Yet another 13 yr old and parent being told by an “ instructor “ That Bunting no longer part of the game.I am sick and tired of all these “ GURU” types telling kids NO need to learn to bunt! Tired act!Spent weekend watching pretty good college team in Nashville BUNTING! STOP IT!
Video of the week is with
@KentStBaseball
pitching coach Mike Birkbeck. One of the best pitching minds we have in the game. Great talk on how their pitchers attack pregame
@ABCA1945
@Blast_Bsbl
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@UVABaseball
@Kevin44McMullan
is one of the best we have in game. He uses same soft toss progression every pregame for their hitters. Always starts with heavy balls
@ABCA1945
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Great conversations at
@ABCA1945
this year. I appreciate everyone I connected with. Great job
@CoachB_ABCA
. The event was awesome, filled with gold nuggets. If you coach baseball or softball, this event is a MUST.
Happy 19th Anniversary to this wonderful person. Takes a strong partner to walk the path of baseball with you. Our kids are better people because of your love and caring. Love you Aimee!
Had a former player get out of triple A and go into HS coaching. Asked him if they listened to him? “No they don’t coach” Told him they don’t care that you played Triple A. Takes a special person to coach HS kids!!!
She hates things like this but: Summer before Aimee and I got married. 16 years of marriage and 10 years before that has been a lot of Summers, States and miles. She is a warrior and Baseball wife in every way. She is everything to our family. Love you!
Be grateful for what you have. Rolled to office today and homeless person was sleeping under our overhang. Gave him a $20 and asked him if he was hungry. Must have been enough. Walked off with bags and bike. The smile he gave me walking off was a Christmas gift to me.
HS Student-Athletes that are looking at playing in college. Do your own research and find your fit. What path someone else is taking doesn’t matter, it is your journey. Nobody in my family wanted me to go to the school I ended up at, best decision I made
@NCAA
@ncsa
@ABCA1945
May be light at the end of the tunnel Coaches. Sent a kid to the dugout for not being a good teammate. We had a discussion, saw Mom come in and check on him. He came back out finished camp great and Mom didn't say a word after camp. Tip of the cap to you Parents who get it!
Gas prices were this high after 911 and the 2008 housing market crash. Also, in the 1970’s, people had a hard time getting gas and you should check housing interest rates then!!!!!This isn’t a new thing. Roll with the punches as Americans always do and always have.
I know there are situations where a kid should transfer, but 1800 kids in the transfer portal. There can't be that many bad situations. And the kids leaving, look at that number! Maybe where you are at is just as good or better than where you end up.
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@ABCA1945
Baseball is in a great place. “Goodbye that’s all she wrote” here in Nashville! Can’t thank everyone enough for how great an experience this was.
Been going to the office since June. Have flown 4 times. Traveled August, Sept, Oct, Nov. No Covid. Social Distance, Mask Up, Hand Sanitizer as soon as you get in the car. Wash your hands anytime you go someplace new. Fairly simple approach.
Grew up around the game and with some great coaches/people that taught you to pay it forward and help the guys behind you. You can’t take it with you at the end so you coaches that are stepping over dead bodies to get to the top I feel sorry for you.
Every program needs to do what is best for them, but still feel Summer ball has value in the development process. Guys need to train but only way to see if your training works is in a competitive environment. The endgame should be to be better at baseball not better at training.
Thanks to
@CityHighSports
Baseball and for letting me stop by practice and film last night. Coach Mitchell has done a tremendous job building the program. Got some great content. Bunch of former
@UIBaseball
players helping out there now
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@Brewers
Assistant Field Coordinator
@CoachAllen_37
pulled out some really creative drills for our Chandler-Gilbert Barnstormers. You definitely want to check out this week's
@ABCA1945
Video of the Week
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We lost another student athlete today. Suicide rates have rapidly increased since FB started 2004. Might be time to drop the filters from social media and normalize that most days aren’t going to be your best bolt. Expectation should be as a human, suffering comes with the path.
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@POTUS
@VP
maybe time to implement mandatory PE pre-K to 12th grade and rethink nutrition in schools. Seems like we would be saving money and lives 🧐
This is why I fell in love with Baseball at a young age. Lots of reminders that you didn’t have to be the best, fastest, strongest and could still win a baseball game. And why it is still America’s Past Time. No barrier of entry to play the game
@O3jfrye
@Jhbrownlee
@Mike_Rooney
🚨 UPSET ALERT 🚨
Western Illinois, who went 0-13 in 2020 before the shutdown, opens their 2021 season by knocking off perennial powerhouse Louisville 👀
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@WIUBaseball
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@WVUBaseball
Randy Mazey is a tremendous advocate for baseball. Gave a great talk on building program culture
@ABCA1945
@Blast_Bsbl
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Happy Fathers Day to
@Jhbrownlee
Don’t forget about our
@ABCA1945
miniseries Father and Son. Great time to catch up on these great conversations here you go if you haven’t listend already
Shoutout to all the coaches trying to run camps in this heat. After 85 degrees, all bets are off keeping the kids under control. Rag ball World Series and slip and slide every day to get through
@ABCA1945
Best lesson I learned freshman year of HS. Complaining at dinner about not getting minutes for frosh hoops. Next practice
@Jhbrownlee
shows up, ride home “you know why you aren’t playing more, you don’t win every wind sprint. Until that happens shut up”. Effort got better
Sports Parents: It’s through adversity that character is revealed & resiliency developed. Next time your kid has an issue with playing time encourage them to speak to the coach themselves. The discomfort of that conversation will serve them much more in life than playing time. 💯