Former player and Coach. Fungo Assassin. All-American Pitch Charter. Views are my own. Get off my lawn.
Walpole, MA
Joined March 2011
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I may upset a lot of friends and former colleagues by saying this, but the youth sports system is broken in this country. “Elite” teams are not elite, “select” teams are not selected based on talent, and “travel” teams are for the parents to travel. There, I said it. #daddyball
We’ve reached the point of summer where program directors try to justify their salary and the $7,500 player fee by posting how “lucky a program would be to sign Player X” after not making a call for the player all spring/summer.
Never fails, always the same programs.
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Any college coaches recruit kids that are BALLPLAYERS anymore? If so, here’s a dude for you. He was valedictorian of his HS class also. No big deal.
Regular season in the book:
AVG - .504 (58-115)
(Top 10 among all JUCO Divisions)
SLG - .774
OBP - .572
OPS - 1.346
XBH - 20 (5 HRs)
SB - 27
Runs - 53
RBI - 42
BB - 20
K - 11
(3.9 GPA btw)
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This is how @RealCJ10 - a hall of famer and one of best players of a generation talks hitting. Short cues, to the point, not written like a dissertation for a PhD In physics.
Anytime the top of the bat almost points at the pitcher during stride, thats a long way to go to catch up with velocity. Abbreviate the load a bit. Get him to think thru the centerfield wall, not over it. That will allow front elbow to go more directly to the ball. He has a bit of an arm bar (straightening) of that elbow, which also is slowing him down. Hope it helps…
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@NE_Baseball may want to check out the line for Shane Harrington of @WalpoleBaseball - Nothing against the position players mentioned on your MIAA Player of the Year discussion, but other than Bumila, the POTY conversation should probably start and end with Harrington.
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I signed for $1,000 in a booth at Zaxby’s. The @Royals did pick up the tendies though. 🤝
Perspective.
A player I signed as an MLB scout for over a million dollars that made it to the big leagues.
I showed up at his house to sign him for over a million dollars.
His signature on the piece of paper I put in front of him was worth over a million dollars and this was in 2011.
In the house was only he and I.
No party.
No media.
No pictures.
No celebration.
He had on shorts and a t shirt.
What is the perspective?
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Every 10u travel baseball coach who has had to sweat out a 7 team tiebreaker at Baseball Heaven is going to be submitting their resumé to become the next manager of Team USA.
Truly one of the great young pitching minds in NCAA. Rare coach who is able to mesh the old/new school philosophies.
Elon will become a destination for P’s as long as he is there.
Weird to be moved to tears by emotion and not from watching @RiggsBarstool golf swing.
Great job @bobdoessports @ForePlayPod
Is there a link to donate to Beef’s charities of choice?
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People who commute to Boston daily: is there something I’m missing? Left Walpole 45 mins ago, am just entering Westwood in Rt1. What am I doing wrong?
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This dude needs so much more recognition then he’s getting. A true hero who saved a ton of lives.
7News exclusive:Good Samaritan being hailed a hero tonight for jumping into action by smashing a bar chair over the head of the accused country club killer in Nashua…Jeff says all he knew was he had to stop the shooting…his harrowing ordeal tonight on 7News #7News
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