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@TheLesNozzle

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terrible baseball player who doesn’t play baseball anymore. non-glazer of ex-pro’s & willing to discuss it publicly.

In the Batcave
Joined April 2016
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@TheLesNozzle
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11 months
What did you get for Father’s Day? @charlieZiola24 got me this - The best gift ever. Thanks Shazz. ❤️
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3 years
Count how many times these guys use 2 hands to turn this double play. Stop coaching kids to use 2 hands. You’re ruining them so I have to fix them. Swallow your pride and wear it. If you coached 2 hands in the past so did I. Now you know so let’s do better for the kids.
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Friendly reminder as we go into baseball tryouts and “conditioning” (such a waste of time) that baseball defense is played w/ 1 hand. Stop running and start practicing baseball.
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
Whoa!
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@TheLesNozzle
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3 years
Serious question. If the government forgives student loans do we all get our money back? By “we”I mean the productive & honorable Americans who paid back all of our loans, on time, in full, w/ interest?
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
Ketel Marte delivers the barrel rearward and at the same time the rear leg is turned. The hands pivoting place the front heal into the ground. Knob up weighted rear leg.
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1 year
In what will be his final at bat for @CPrepBaseball , @jackthiele4 hits a double with a broken wrist swinging one handed. #Legend @KP_Omaha
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
Remove the arms by splitting the hands. Tilt happens, back tightens, and there’s gold in this drill. 🌽👊🏻
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5 years
Perfectly executed snap-stop
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@TheLesNozzle
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1 year
@Honest_ManUtd @POTUS Duped by predatory lending? You didn’t understand that if you borrow you just pay back? You deserve nothing. You really expect me and other great hard working Americans to pay your student debt? So you can travel? You owe, you need to pay. Pay your debts like we all did.
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@TheLesNozzle
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4 years
This was the clip that changed me forever. @patrickckirby posted it today and I needed to see it. I needed to be reminded. I’m not sure if it will do the same for someone else but I’m willing to try. Share this clip and maybe you can change someone too. It’s the 💵
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
Working with some 11u players @theyardNE on SnF. Sometimes you have to get creative w/ younger players. 👊🏻🌽 @kephart8624
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@TheLesNozzle
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4 years
First at bat of senior year for @GreiseNoah7 💣
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
Imagine playing the Nebraska High School Class A Football State Championship game at 9:00 am on a Friday morning (school day) at pretty much a second class venue. 🤯 I apologize to both schools in advance. You’ve worked hard. You deserve better from the adult decision makers.
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@TheLesNozzle
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4 years
It’s always a day maker when Coach @KSchnall9 at Coastal Carolina sends you a video of his players using an @LVLumberBats1 1/2 bat in practice. Thanks for sharing coach and good luck this spring! 🔌👌
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@TheLesNozzle
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2 years
My youth coaching career has come to an end. In ‘21 & ‘22 we were 108-19-5 and played really well. The reason we won was simple; we had great players! That is the secret, find great players. Thanks @OmahaTigers2026 🐅 I love & owe all of you guys!
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@TheLesNozzle
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2 years
A moment I won’t ever forget. Thanks @CadeZiola for the show. State finals & a shot to win a state title as a freshman at 152 lbs. 🙌🏻🤞❤️
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
How you practice fungo’s in a corn field. 🌽 Huck 9 mo. old GSP w/ the assist.
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@TheLesNozzle
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2 years
In my final post game talk with my team I begged them to not be afraid to laugh, cry, and fight like hell in their lives. Because when you’re old all you have left is the tears, laughs, and battles to remember. Go make sure there is plenty to talk about! 🐅
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
I jacked this from @DavidRing4 on Instagram for the usual 2 reasons. 1. It’s awesome 2. It’s applicable...
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5 years
I coach an 11u baseball team with 10 players on it. That means 10 of my best friends are 11 years old. My friends are loyal, trust each other, and fight with me until the end...so will my team. 🔑
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
I saw this on @DavidRing4 ’s Instagram and wanted to repost it because 1. It’s awesome. 2. Because of the deliverance of the barrel. The angle of the bat to the forearms doesn’t become acute. It holds 90° and force is being applied from the forearms to the handle (no lag). 1/3
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@TheLesNozzle
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5 years
My main man @GreiseNoah7 doing a little yard work today in Kansas. 🌽👊🏻
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5 years
Very few people can make Charlie smile as wide, try as hard, and stand as tall as @Teacherman1986 can.
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@TheLesNozzle
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4 years
Happy 13th Birthday Charlie. Mom and I couldn’t ask for a better son or friend. You work so hard and never quit. The strength and determination you show in everything you do keeps me motivated to try to keep up. Thanks for putting up w/ me when I make it so hard. ❤️
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@TheLesNozzle
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4 years
Check out this story about @treyfrahm very cool and deserved.
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6 years
Charlie w/ a no doubt pump to right 💣
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5 years
My boy, my best friend, and only son turns 12 TODAY! Happy birthday Charlie. You’re a better son than any old man deserves. You’re kind, thoughtful, and the hardest worker. I love you unconditionally and can’t believe the young man you’ve become. #LoveWithoutEndAmen
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6 years
The rear leg has the weight and the launch of the swing transfers it.
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4 years
Big @Nico_Sall breaks the Creighton Prep squat record w/ this lift. 500 Lbs made to look easy. This is a 3 💡 lift. Well past parallel, walked it out, and controlled it down & up. Squat to duplicate this. 👊🏻💪
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5 years
Day 1 is usually the hardest. Not because of the work...because of all the past work that has to be “Undone”.
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2 years
At 54 years old Coach Mooney can still really hit. Lots to see and learn from in this clip. Enjoy! These are his first swings of 2022 FYI. 🐐
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5 years
Compare your launch to this. Where is your weight? What moves your weight? 🔑
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5 years
Turn it down then turn the knob up like Juan does. 🔌
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5 years
College World Series championship game feels from Michigan. #CWSFinals
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5 years
“Pretend you’re Barry” 🐐
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6 years
Instead of holding a device between the arms with pressure inward this is pressure outward w/ the arms while holding the scap and turning the knob. 🤔
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2 years
Happy 15th birthday @charlieZiola24 ! You’re the best son a dad could ask for! Thank you for making your old man so proud. I love you. -Dad
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5 years
“Go” doesn’t mean “Go get more” and then swing. It means swing right now. Training your trust makes the decision easier.
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2 years
Merry Christmas from Omaha! 🎄 🎁
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2 years
My nephew Jace committed to play baseball for the Cornhuskers today. This is without a doubt one of the happiest days of my life. Thank you for the memory Jace. To many more… #GBR
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I’m so excited to announce that I have committed to play baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Thanks to all my supporters. This is truly a dream come true. There’s no place like Nebraska. #GBR #BB4L 🔴🌽 @THETimZiola @TheLesNozzle @BaseballSkutt @Prospects_NE @Husker_Baseball
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4 years
My thoughts about the neckslot to a bunch of great young players from Kentucky. There is nothing like working with and giving a hard time to a bunch of players who want to have fun and get better. I work hard to try to connect with everyone. If I’ve missed you DM let’s fix it.
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6 years
Toss it at the back hip at different arcs and hit it oppo. The focus here is on precision. Blend it w/ no device alternating sets. Be quiet and let them try it. “Turn the device” 🤫🤐
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5 years
Pay attention. If it works for Soto it will work for you. Rear legged is it. @WIRED_Dev is the way.
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5 years
Swinging (trying) to duplicate
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Absolute ⛽️ from @treyfrahm today in a private MLB team workout. Sat 94-95 up to 96. @rapsodo #MLbdraft
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5 years
“Torque the damn thing” -Teach
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Swing to duplicate the greats. 🌽👊🏻
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5 years
My nephew and the first kid to ever let me coach him had a heck of a weekend. Thanks for making me so proud bro. @GreiseNoah7 🌽👊🏻 #ZTOG #ANDO #GK #CAT #NARN #BILLY #CJ #CPO #CRAMPTON
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LSU commit @haydenrt_ resisting his forward move by keeping a tight back and a weighted rear leg. Watch the space created between his knees. Grab a bat and try it. Stretch vs momentum hitting. Adjustability vs. guessing.
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6 years
Take & Rake @GreiseNoah7
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3 years
Happy 14th Birthday to my son Charlie. Mom and dad are so proud of the young man you’re becoming. Thanks for working so hard and making your old man so proud of you. 🎂 🐅 ❤️ 🥲 He’s 14 now so he gets to have twitter. When it’s up and running shoot him a follow 👀
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@TheLesNozzle
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4 years
Gave one up on the mound, but got one of his own.
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@TheLesNozzle
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State bound ✅
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3 years
As a former meathead few things makes you prouder than seeing your son get “Plates” #135 for the first time. Charlie did it in 7th grade on 1/18/2021. I promise I’ll never forget that day. 🏋️‍♀️ Thanks for the memory son & to many more 🍻
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5 years
It doesn’t take Charlie Manuel or “Hunting fastballs” to fix Bryce. Drill this sloppy slacky gross move out and he’s immediately better. The barrel isn’t moving while he’s swinging and it’s creating a HUGE timing problem with a LARGE loop. 🤯
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5 years
It doesn’t cost money to train w/ us but it’s never been free. The cost to see the boss is now 3 sets of bench, deadlift, and squats. That’s the admission to Wayne. (Or a canned good for the local food bank)
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5 years
Coil around a weighted rear leg with tension in your rear scapula to the spine. This arrests the forward momentum and removes the slack in the arms so you can send it.
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6 years
The “Wizard” of Cal Poly sent me this after a long conversation about pushing vs turning the barrel. @patrickckirby 🔑
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@TheLesNozzle
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3 years
Quick Resume Update 😜 14x Golden Corral Allstar Succumbed to Baldness at 31 3x Finalist in Fantasy Leagues (1 win) Rude to anyone who loves him Spends all of most of his money 0x husband of the year “Super Patient” Deceptively fast in short bursts
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5 years
Slice the ball in half on the “Y” Axis with laser and the barrel do the same.
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4 years
Using 4D to measure launch quickness at @Teacherman1986 facility w/ @matterwinnn
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5 years
Start turning the barrel on one leg. The swing puts the foot down. If you’re weight isn’t forward (front foot down/weighted) getting fooled is harder to do. (TM86)
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1 year
Thanks for making the old man proud @charlieZiola24 .
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3 years
Happy birthday to beautiful wife Missy! 🎉 🎂 “It's only you for me, just like that whooping crane, Who has one wife for all his life and if she dies, he'll do the same.” -Robert Earl Keen
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4 years
Tonight, eleven 12 year old boys came back from a 7-0 deficit in the bottom of the 6th to end the game in a tie. Thank you boys. Thank you for making your old coach proud & reminding me what a good scrap feels like. Thanks for letting me be a small part of it. 👏🙏
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Happy graduation @GreiseNoah7 🎓
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5 years
Great day for @GreiseNoah7 . Through all the pain, reps, laughs, tears, and success you’ve never flinched. Not one time. You’ve never let me down. You’re everything I could ask for in a nephew, son, and friend. You taught me how to believe again. Thanks so much! #ZT 🌽👊🏻
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4 years
Keep the hands high and pivot the barrel 👊🏻🌽
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3 years
Fall ball is over for 2021. Now it’s back to “The 6’s” - 6 months - 6 days/week - 6 hours/day 2 eating 2 lifting/training 2 baseball specific skill development. If you’re looking for me this is where me and my guys will be. #BatCave #Alfred
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Happy 16th birthday to the “Son of the Year” 16 years in a row! We are so proud of you. @charlieZiola24
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5 years
Lefties do it better. 👀 🔥 Baseball is back!
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8 months
Homecoming sophomore year @charlieZiola24
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5 years
“Rewind” drill using the @QuantTee A benefit of using the tee to set up a specific “launch” is the ability to repeat the move fast or slow forwards or backwards with precision.
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4 years
Friendly reminder to all the guys I’ve worked with: You’ve been in school a couple months now. You’ve made friends. Remember this... “If you hang around with people who have nothing to lose, you will end up losing everything” -Me
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4 years
I just drove by the old K-Mart on 50th and L street. I pulled in the parking lot and had a quick laugh and cry. This is the place at 7 years old my mom, who passed away 12 years ago @ 51, pulled my pants down in the checkout line and beat my bare ass about an Icee. 😂😢
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5 years
Batters box behavior off a tee. Game rhythm, tempo, and swing. End here. Start with drills and end with a dream. 🌽👊🏻
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4 years
The single proudest day of my life. The guy I started it all for, lockers next to the guy that started it all for me. Thank you boys. Thank you so much! ❤️
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4 years
I’ve been waiting to share this story but tonight seems like a good time. It’s actually a bit humbling but it’s true. It goes like this... In July of 2019 3 weeks before the Omaha Camp I was laid off from the firm I worked for. I was tired of traveling but didn’t want to
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Merry Christmas everyone. 2019 was a great year and 2020 looks even brighter. Thank you to anyone who helped me this year and I didn’t recognize or appreciate you. I will try to do better. God bless! 🌽👊🏻
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4 years
The best live AB of the day goes to @SouthworthHits He comes in cold, 33 years young, on the bench for 10+ years, in a helmet that is 2 full sizes too small and delivers a Cadillac dub. @FlatgroundBats @WIRED_Dev
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Don’t say “You won’t” to coach because “He will”. Especially at the end of year party. @OmahaTigers2026 👴🏻🌽
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5 years
Heavy guy hitting alert. God it’s fun though. Enjoy it guys, when it’s over this is all that’s left. 🌽👊🏻🥩
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He’s 65 years old. He hits daily. He texts the guys he works with encouragement. He shares everything he knows. He’s a hell of a teacher and a real good friend. Give him a follow. Best thing I did. 🌽👊🏻
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Richard Schenck, JFD PPP LQC TTE 🙂
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Had to show a D1 commit how it’s done. 😳 He’s sitting there getting schooled. 🙂. Love ya, John. 🙂For those of you who watched The Matador Patreon livestream, this is a live version of what I was talking about.
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Tee work w/ @luke_bonfield explaining the hand pivot and tilt. 🐗
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Stretch n Fire w/ a dash of hover. It’s all right here. It unwinds w/ the turning of the hands. Clear as day.
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2 years
Happy Mothers Day to our MVP @MissyZiola the 🐐 ❤️
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Heading to the Perfect Game Fall World Series w/ @bradencaito & @charlieZiola24 for @SpectsBaseball @CPrepBaseball
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5 years
The barrel turns rearward creating an arc in-line w/ the catchers mitt. Force is at the handle turning the knob to the chin.
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1 year
Former @CPrepBaseball & All Nebraska 2nd baseman, currently a freshman at Augustana University @ParkerMooney goes big fly for his first college 💣.
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5 years
I started my Sunday w/ this message from a HS coach who reached out a year ago. Thanks for making my day coach I’m glad we hooked up. 🌽👊🏻
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4 years
Can’t wait for the tournament directors to try to steal 25% of the entry fees for tournaments getting cancelled due to the Corona Virus.
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6 years
Parent sent me this 🎥 so I thought I I’d share. When working w/ younger hitters off of a tee, remind them to keep their eyes up at at the “pitcher” or “sights up” at set up. This stops that huge over rotation young players get into.
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He’s helped more people, told more truths, broke more egos, and taught more lessons that almost anyone I’ve met in 41 years. He stands up for his friends and what he believes in. If you don’t like him you don’t know him. He taught me about the swing and about loyalty.
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4 years
Gigantic shout out to @dermsportswear for helping us recreate that 70’s cardinals look.
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The weight is on the rear leg. The forward move is countered by the rear scapula. Tug-of-war between the rear leg and back muscles creates stretch & the hands turn the barrel to imitate launch. The instant it starts its over.
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4 years
The worst thing about wearing a mask is people can’t see you smile. 😢
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5 years
7 months, 25lbs, and >5,000 swings later this is what 2021 @StengerBlake has become. Proud of you kid. I’m excited to watch you this year. 🌽👊🏻
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