Former Co-Host of the Meyers and Wes show on The Beast 980 before CBS sold it .ESPN and Pac 12 Analyst for CBB and Proud Ariz Wildcat and Baseball to the core
College baseball season ends tonight in Omaha
@NCAACWS
I want to bring attention to the parents of college baseball players who on average are paying 65% of their sons tuition for 4 years. 11.7 scholarships for baseball, 85 for football, Ice hockey 18. Time to fix this NOW NCAA
College baseball season just ended in Omaha
@NCAACWS
I want to bring attention to the parents of college baseball players who on average are paying 65% of their sons tuition for 4 years. 11.7 scholarships for baseball, 85 for football, Ice hockey 18. Time to fix this NOW NCAA
College baseball is around the corner. 2022 is a 40 player roster.
@NCAACWS
votes against a 3rd paid assistant and 11.7 scholarships is in stone. Schools are paying 100's of millions of dollars for football coaches now but can't pay a 3rd or increase the 11.7. Fix both
@NCAA
For all of you
@mlb
MVP voters , tell me the in the history of MLB the last player to do this As a Pitcher: 15-8, 2.35 ERA, 213 K As a Hitter: .276 avg, 34 HR, 94 RBI, Answer = NEVER . Ohtani is the MVP and to not vote for him just shows you do not know the game.
@Angels
I have never ever in my life heard these words come from any pitcher who was a teammate and or player I managed or coached. Wow. In his defense this mindset is learned and taught .
Coaches everywhere should sit their players down and make them listen to all of this. Then ask everyone individually what they took from Travis's words ! Will help them more than any drill you could have done or any game you could have played. Team first and Teammate has been
Got to chat with Travis Jankowski on his various contributions to this club; on and off the field.
Take a listen to the ultimate utility guy for the Rangers!
#GoAndTakeIt
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#WorldSeries
"I want you to go 0-for-4 tomorrow, but you're going to do it the right way."
The late, great Tony Gwynn gave
@YonderalonsoU
an invaluable piece of hitting advice in a fashion that only Mr. Padre could...
Rules need to change in MLB. If a team ( Mets) drafts a player (Kumar Rocker) and the team decides they no longer want to sign the player because of health issues player (Rocker) should not have to wait for another MLB draft instead he should be able to sign with any team NOW !
College baseball does not have pick off limits to 1B , they also still bunt for hits and move runners at 2nd with no outs and bunt to move runners and squeeze bunt .They also run hard thru 1st base and they also allow pitchers to throw over 100 pitches. Thought I'd throw this out
My Lord, it's called baseball. Benches need to empty because a 2B is not even taken out on a double play smh. In their defense, this is all this gen knows. It's a waste of time to explain contact used to be a part of the best game in the world and middle guys invited it.
If you’re that chapped about a slide, then do something about it rather than wait for umpires/teammates to get between you…McNeil had the opportunity all to himself. Good hard-nosed baseball.
How many hitting instructors are teaching what Chipper is saying here in the game of baseball. From kids to Big Leagues? How many do you think can even relate to this from their own experience hitting?
Just heard this on a network. If you wear a mask it means you care about your neighbor and if you don't it means you don't care. I just literally helped my neighbor carry parts of a tree he just cut down in his yard not wearing a mask. What does that fall into .
11.7 scholarships for a full college baseball team is ridiculous and we all know it and so does the NCAA. Parents are extending themselves beyond reason financially. NCAA do something .Do the right thing !
When baseball people talk hitting listen because you will hear the facts. What Harold says Betts is doing here is exact opposite of what is being taught to all ages including pro ball.
@O3jfrye
The call on the field was an out, but the Rangers gave up the go-ahead run because Jonah Heim was called for blocking the plate after review.
This turned out to be the game-winning run
We missed the entries for the dumbest post of the year contest and whether being sincere or sarcastic, well done Jared, yours will be a on the finalist list
“I can take 30 players right now in the NBA and throw them in the NFL. You cannot take 30 NFL players and put them in the NBA.”
- Austin Rivers
(Via
@PatMcAfeeShow
/ h/t
@ESPNNBA
)
Parents ,save this video and if your child is getting hitting lessons from someone who is teaching him or her to drop back shoulder and swing up, show them this video and ask them will your child be able to hit this pitch
I know we who played are just yelling at the clouds when we speak about the game we love, also know that pimping HR's and disrespecting opponents is applauded now with no consequences. This is his own teammate in an intrasquad game. There are 1000 reasons why you would never ever
What a disgrace
@Lakers
.
@JeanieBuss
allows a carnival in season pick up game tournament banner to go up right next to 1982 NBA Championship team that Kareem and Magic were on. The Lakers history should be important to you Jeanie. 17
@NBA
Championships and you just devalued
This has been a foul for decades in hoop, the ones yelling and screaming it's not a foul simply do not know hoop rules and the NBA players who complained it's not a foul,give them a pass because their league no longer follows the rule book !
Allowing ipads and electronics in MLB dugouts during a game should be banned for a million reasons. The game of baseball involves a ball ,bat, glove , hitters, pitchers, strategies, instincts and eyes not electronics.
So a few days ago
@PhilMickelson
told us hitting fairways is irrelevant in Golf. Last two days he took a 9 on par 5 finishing hole. Yes you guessed it, out of bounds. Golf Gods looking down on Phil saying , you said what?
@GolfChannel
People were paid to do this is what makes it worse! We know the people of Atlanta would not do this ! No way .No chance, No how. Thoughts are with my friends in the ATL. 🙏🙏
I still am at a loss at why MLB umpires started allowing catchers to yank pitches 6 to 8 inches at times and call them strikes. There was a time not long ago where umpire would just say "stop yanking or strike zone will get smaller" And it stopped
Every year the
@MLB
proves us right once again ! You can't out smart the game. You can't launch angle your way to a win, you can not walk lots of hitters and win, you can't run the bases bad and win, every fundamental in the game shows up in the playoffs and you can bet the team
LOL kids now days, Mike Bianco's job is to protect his team and make sure rules are enforced and that was what he was doing and he was right. I know rules and laws bother many now days. By the way, have you ever hit a HR ? It's fun even if you just drop the bat at the dish,
Mike Bianco hates fun. Ump did the right thing and let a kid show emotion in a huge spot and Bianco wants him ejected. There is no place in college baseball for people like this.
Dear MLB ban the pitchers and catchers and position players from having cheat sheets in their pockets . They are grown adults and for some reason all the previous century of players never needed them and they remembered everything just fine. Grown adults
So a Power 5
@pac12
regular season Champion
@ArizonaBaseball
and PAC 12 tourney winner is not projected to host a regional. Two other things to consider, Arizona had the
#1
non-conference schedule in Nation and in a one game winner wins the PAC game the team they beat is
In one of the best gestures of sportsmanship ever, the Beaver Valley travel organization shaking Wammer’s hand in his first at bat coming off of his brain injury. Thanks guys! Special moment.
Hope all the powers are paying attention to the art of how pitchers get hitters out and have for decades.
@Phillies
Nola FB tops out at 93 todays gun which is just 87-88 but he changes speeds on all of his pitches and locations. All pitching is = messing with hitter’s timing
Simple, he got a call from an ex player who is the GM of the Rangers who told Boch do not worry no one in the front office is going to tell you how to run your team , write your line-up, who to pitch and owner who spent money and trades at trade deadline were awesome by Young
Remember 98 MPH here is about 104-105 now with measuring from finger tips vs the plate. Pedro in his prime was beyond great. What was mind blowing was his command. He could hit a fly sitting on the top of a beer can.
What's the metric for "Gamer"
What's the metric for "fundamentally sound"
What's the metric for " Baseball instincts"
What's the metric for " leader"
What's the metric for "Wants the ball "
What's the metric for 'Wants to get that hit or last out "
Best baseball lineup will not have 9 guys who hit HR's and K a lot. It will have contact hitters, hit and run dudes,on base guys, base stealers and hitters who can leave the yard and drive in runs.
West Coast teams who didn't get in the tourney who should have because their conference play proved it.
@LBDirtbags
@USDbaseball
@CalBaseball
@AztecBaseball
.What is worse is none of these teams sniffed last 5 in. The process has to change. West Coast is tired of this yr after yr
If anyone who played pro baseball at any level or coached at any level and all who ever scouted in pro ball were voters , these 3 would have been in long ago.
When a school wins a regular season power 5 baseball conference championship along with having the # 1 Non-Conference SOS and is not projected to host a regional, college baseball has problems that need to be fixed
#RPI
@NCAABaseball
Almost hard to watch this! The playoffs and down 9 runs and zero awareness except for himself .This isn't a team thing and no, because he does this will or will not be the reason why next hitter gets a hit or not. This isn't a clouds issue, this is just right from wrong
It's a grown man's game Carl. Contact happens in baseball. Moreno keeps his mask on like he should have he doesn't take in the face. Harper is trying to touch that white thing called home plate that Moreno is blocking. Maybe next time Harper stops and asks Moreno if he minds if
The tons who are screaming for Robo umpires have no idea what a disaster that would be. By definition a strike needs to just touch the strike zone in route to the catcher, not stay in the zone. You will see some balls being called strikes with robo umps that will blow your mind
This will be celebrated by the masses. The story of how this happened=news. How it happened should be illegal and all electronics should be banned from dugout during a game and cards for defense. I'm OK with pitcher-catcher having it but that's it. Picks and instincts and how
Ok how about for
@MLB
league championship series and World Series it goes back to regular baseball rules. No pick clock , no pick off limits , No 3 hitter minimum for bullpen pitchers, no time for hitter in box . No one who loves the game will complain at all. Key word Loves
Baseball fans. Take the time to listen to this. This man's picture should be up in every clubhouse with the caption "Our game takes desire and belief "
Kids and baseball fans, this dude can hit balls miles but looky how he works. Every ball he hits is a line drive back of the screen which is exactly how you get this good .
@O3jfrye
@rgreerbaseball
@_JeremyBooth
How did this precious little girl swing a bat and hit the ball without knowing the science and angles of what she was doing ? As usual can't throw a lefty down and in, that's their happy zone 😃😃😃⚾️
Really is awesome how much coverage college baseball now gets. I am jealous, wish we had this ,hope the players appreciate what they have now.
@d1baseball
and
@espn
have been the leaders of this explosion 👍⚾️
Cry me a river. The dude who was so loud mouth to call someone else a dictator now tells people who pay their hard earned money that helps pay his salary and the players what they can do and say. Fitting. Players are tough enough to handle being booed . Go run to your safe spot
This is laughable and embarrasing to the history of the game at the same time. ! This is how comfortable hitters are in the box now ! My gosh smh. It's not their fault, it's all the know now .
Taking out a pitcher with just 93 pitches who has a no no going is embarrassing to the game and it's history, now it has happened twice in 2 years, Snell said no thanks last year. They have convinced this gen , they can not do what a century of pitchers could do. Hardly seems
Mitchell, all due respect the scouts of the 80's and 90's didn't miss players who had the talent to play pro ball. They just didn't. What you hear now is that if kids do not play travel ball or take lessons everyday or have a personal coach, they never will have a chance to play
@WesClements22
It was much more difficult to be seen in the 80's and 90's. The travel circuit was basically non existent and you had no access to coaches online whatsoever. Now everyone can reach out to programs with videos and stats through social media and recruiting apps.
This is De La Cruz exposing a lot of MLB right now. Middle guys for
@Brewers
have no awareness whatsoever who is on base, 3B is way deep off line, catcher on one knee. Pitcher not paying attention or catcher .This is Little League stuff . My gosh smh.
@TheRealJHair
@TheRealJPap58
@bryceharper3
My guess Pap is he will never forget you calling him out and by now in his career he probably gets why you did what you did and lets hope he passes that same wisdom to the next Gen coming
It's too bad we can't have an honest discussion on pitching vs max effort throwing. It's really not fair to our current gen of pitchers who's careers are being shortened by the most arm injuries game has ever seen and all a byproduct of new teachings. So much talent now we will
A great swing & mechanics doesn’t make a great hitter- stellar approach does. Hitting has been mediocre due to a poor approach. Too many players taking fastballs early, and don’t have the intention of going to the opposite gap. It’s the mindset that separates the AVG & the great
So somebody hit a ball 121 MPH's and it was the hardest hit ball for that org since 2018 . Is this what fans want to know? Serious question ? I mean is there ever going to be a point where fans say, OK this is enough, who cares about ________ ? Just throwing this out there,
This is as revealing and honest as a pro baseball hitter can be. He stood there and sucked it up and let everyone know what's it's like to be a hitter and answered like a pro. 👇
@Phillies
PSA : If you are watching a baseball game and a ball is hit and you hear, hitters name just hit a 97 MPH fastball, he actually did not, he hit the velo at the plate when it got to him normally 4-7 slower. It's OK to know facts . Ball is measured from fingers now not when it gets
You obviously never saw Rodman play smh. Bringing up a weight chart LOL, That's what you think makes toughness smh. Your hero falls down and acts like he broke his leg 3 times a game
@ApexJones22
We don’t have many bigger fans than our boy Matt, and it was awesome to celebrate his 17th birthday today and cap the celebration off with a victory over DBU!
#HBDMatt
#GoPokes
@USWNT
@MichaelEhrlich
@Visa
They spent 80 mins in offensive end and only scored 3 goals .Spain just beat same team 9-0 . How about they need to play a lot better. What is wrong with honesty now days
Happy Birthday Mom You raised us all by yourself, 2-3 jobs sometimes. Never complained just provided She is with God now April 6th will forever be your day “Mama” ❤️❤️
I never played a single inning of HS baseball, one year of Little league , I played Hoop and golf non-stop. Went to JC to play Hoop, ended up playing baseball and hit .054 in fall ball. I did OK in baseball after that. The sport will find the "Athlete" not the other way around.
College hitter has a bat in his hand around 250 days a year.
Professional hitter has a bat in his hand around 300 days a year.
Professional hitter making a change probably closer to 330 days a year.
Yet we tell HS hitters who want to play at those levels to play other sports?
If you bunt a runner to 2nd with no outs in extra innings, do you know how much that changes what the defense has to adjust. OF has to shorten up , IF might play a bit deeper, C has to keep everything in front of him , P can't make any mistake. Broken bat 1B can win you the game
Two professors of medicine at Stanford published an article over 2 weeks ago got it right! , suggesting there is little evidence that the coronavirus would kill millions of people without shelter-in-place orders and quarantines.
I am also a West Coast forever college baseball dude. Ben Orloff's
@UCIbsb
team should have been in. Andrew Checketts
@UCSB_Baseball
club should have been in also. Both are programs who have been to Omaha. West Coast has no chance to be represented fairly with current RPI metric
And you "WAR" people simply do not understand that WAR is not a stat. Stats actually happened . WAR is a made up hypothetical mess just like that hypothetical AAA ghost replacement player. We know who the better players were because we can see the numbers that actually happened
Today is Moms birthday. She worked 3 jobs at times to make sure we had what we needed. No longer with us but she walks with us every single day. Happy B day Mama !
This is not a drill, this is a catch the ball with a net game which allows the barrel to drop below the ball ,the exact opposite of how you want a bunter to do with the barrel . Bunters get better using a bat
Give me 7 hitters in my line-up with Luis Arraez's approach, use whole yard make contact, hit line drives, 2 hitters with plus HR power who drive in a lot of runs and I will beat any current line-up with equal pitching
@Marlins
. Batting average does matter as do base runners !
ALL CAPS HERE ! PARENTS, LISTEN TO ONE OF THE BEST TELL YOU WHY HE IS AND HAS BEEN A GREAT HITTER AND TEAMMATE FOR A LONG TIME ! Now ask yourself, is this what is being taught to your child. Then ask why would instructors who never had any success doing what they are teaching
Kim Mulkey Baylor's women's head coach said in her post game presser that the NCAA should stop the covid testing for all of the final four teams and just leave them alone and let them play so no team is void of any players. Guts !
Someone convinced someone who convinced someone who convinced someone else that Catchers should no longer set up athletically and have soft hands and give a target.
Showed the kids last night how I sat up and received back in the day... wow that was 19 years ago? Wide knees, posture, glove at bottom of zone, let the ball come to me and make it look like you could roll out of bed and do it without any extra effort
#glorydays