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And Bat Speed without direction is chaos.
Direction without bat speed is a map.
Like literally a piece of paper with land, water, and a compass in the corner.
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R.I.P. Machine Gun Kelly
(April 22, 1990 - September 14, 2018)
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Winston: “Ally is on the way…”
*group cheers*
Winston: “With her boyfriend”
*group all talking at once*
Schmidt: “Well people die, maybe he’ll die.”
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I once was in Man Coverage against Bud Crawford in a flag football tournament. Asked him what the hell he was doing there, he was about to make a mil in a couple months.
He didn’t answer. Just cooked my ass on a 9 route. Then said “I’m just havin fun bro”.
🐐
#402
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Bit of personal news here:
Absolutely JACKED to share that tomorrow I will be starting the 25 hour drive to join
@DrivelineBB
as a hitting intern for the next 6 months.
Could not be more fired up for the opportunity. Thankful for
@Tstokey
and the boys. LFG.
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In all my years of fandom, I do not remember a more revered recruit. If you bash him in any way, you are the exact opposite of what a Husker truly is. Ball out, 44. You got a fan right here, regardless of the uniform you wear.
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Exceptionally grateful to Coach Roling and the people at Simpson for this awesome opportunity. Been here for 2 days and can already feel how special this place is.
Fired up to work on bringing a championship to Indianola!
#RollStorm
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Kids. You want to be a big leaguer? Seek advice from a current big leaguer. The following is sage advice...from a very good big leaguer.
@BauerOutage
#TowelDrill
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1. This is not a misconception. This is the truth. 1mph of increased bat speed has been shown to add 7 feet of distance at the same launch angle.
2. More importantly, barreling balls is really hard. If you miss barrel with good bat speed, the likelihood of good results increases
Hitters have the misconception that if they swing the bat harder then the ball will go farther..
In reality, you can swing under control so you can hit it on the “sweet spot” and the ball will travel farther...
Barrelability is 🔑
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Been keeping this fairly quiet, but I think its time to tweet this:
Really excited to say that I have accepted a coaching job at Morningside College. Coaching college baseball has been a dream of mine forever. Really excited to start this journey.
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It may have been a road series, but all 4 games for
@HuskerBaseball
were home games this weekend. Eternally grateful to be a Nebraskan. The support we show our own is unmatched.
Icing on the cake was seeing the kid
@crevans22
show out!
Go Big Red.
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Tough scene for the “swing the foot down” crowd. Tough scene. Ya hate to see it...
When the pitch is too slow but you load correctly you can delay the launch even tho your foot got down. All back all fwd hitters cant make this adjustment.
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Mini thread because I have the ass and my usual therapy options are in a different time zone:
Caring about a person is literally the easiest thing you can do. Also, its the best thing you can do.
“They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
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Homie on AppleTV baseball broadcast just said the Axe/ProXR handle is to “help you be shorter to the ball.”
We gotta do better, man. It’s irresponsible to put people on broadcasts who don’t know the details.
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Brandon Williamson went to
@NIACCBaseball
as a skinny lefty in the low 8’s. Tonight he was the 59th pick in the draft.
Kids, don’t worry about the label. Go the place that gives you the best chance to become the best version of yourself.
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“Maybe analytics hasn’t arrived in Japan…”
You gotta be joking, man.
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@_willcompton
Dude that was my all time favorite crayola crayon color in the box of 64 lets go!!!
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Today, I played golf with a 74 year old South Korean lady who lost her husband 4 years ago.
She WALKED all 18 holes with a smile painted on her face. Just hit 50-100 yard shots until she made it to the green.
She asked for a picture with us on the 8th green for a scrapbook.
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96. Class B School.
Say what you want about genetics and lineage, it definitely plays a part. But ignoring that these dudes keep being pumped out of
@Norris_Baseball
is a crime. They do it right down there.
Player. Development. Matters.
Help players get better 🔜 Win More
Breakout day for
@Norris_Baseball
CJ Hood at the
#ProCaseMidwest
Up to 96 mph with his fastball, 80-81 mph slider
#smoke
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Still the best BP in the country if you were wondering.
Got to hit tanks with a dude that hit 30 tanks in milb last year & a MLB Free Agent Matt Duffy.
They were taking eyewash professional rounds and I said fuck it and dropped some nukes.
Tanks forever.
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There's a husker flag at The Ryder Cup...and thats pretty frickin cool
http://t.co/dBEvyGk8jM
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HEY. YOU GUYS. READ THIS. BECAUSE HE’S FRIGGIN RIGHT OK? He is right. Plain and simple.
Very anxious to see how the Nebraska fans treat one of their own as head coach, hope he comes in hot & has a legendary career but if it gets shaky at some point please don't do what has been done in the past...thank you
#GBR
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“Hitting is like shaving. If you don’t do it everyday, you start to look like a bum.” -
@Joney93
😂
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So real even hitters talk to it…
MLB teams have been using a pitching machine called Trajekt to replicate in-game shapes, which was previously impossible to do.
Why is it revolutionary? Can it save hitting? Should fringe MiLB hitters even play in games anymore?!
Tease below, follow thread for full video.
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True Story: I barely made grades my 1st year back into college. Getting good grades was never a problem for me. Attendance was.
I wrote “Just Show Up” on my whiteboard. Had to look at it every day.
Made the Dean’s List the next 2 years.
Simple, but profound concept ⬇️
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@CoachAylward
@SportsCenter
@DarienJ4
This is unbelievably impressive and I want you to know it will not go unnoticed lol
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Also, just to be incredibly clear…
SOURCES: Analytics have in fact arrived in Japan
It’s me. I’m the source.
“Maybe analytics hasn’t arrived in Japan…”
You gotta be joking, man.
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@_willcompton
Parents divorced early. Only child. Spoiled by my grandparents.
I won’t apologize for it. These were the cards I was dealt.
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People sleep on Nebraska High School Baseball
I tell you hwut… they shouldn’t. Special.
This crowd is for a high school state championship game. And AJ Tauber (
@TauberAj
) made sure they got a show. Hitting a walk off bomb for the class A state title in Nebraska for Millard West
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Deeply appreciative of my time at Simpson and for baseball coaches in the state of Iowa.
Wouldn’t have this opportunity without them both! Honored.
Awesome to have former Simpson assistant and current
@DrivelineBB
Lead Hitting Trainer
@c_watson_24
here at the
@IAHSBCA
Clinic today!
#RollStorm
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Was a pleasure feeding the machine to watch these dudes hit tanks in honor of the King’s birthday.
We do pretty cool things down here in AZ
@DrivelineBB
I wanted to hit some tanks for my birthday, so I hit some absolute nukes with some pros.
I love hitting tanks, and pros do too.
Cheers to 33.
@DrivelineBB
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Live ABs have been going pretty well for my man
@MaverickHandley
during his short time down here in AZ 🏜️
Viewer discretion advised: lots of loud barrels. Stay until the end to hear how I really feel about Mav.
These 4 ABs = 💣,💣, Backside 2B🚀, Backside 💣
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@KFCBarstool
Miss me with that, man. I’m a baseball coach. Everything Rob did was for people like me and baseball people everywhere who love the game and search for information. If he did ANY harm at all, you honestly think that outweighs all the positives he brought us? Be better.
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Hi. My name is Conner and I work at Driveline. Yes, I am going to say something about Bat Speed.
Here I go…
Man…that is A LOT of speed.
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Genuinely not trying to stir the pot here.
But I just don’t understand how you can look at his production numbers, watch this swing, and tell me there’s one ideal way to hit a baseball.
Arnold Palmer was right about more than just golf. Swing Your Swing.
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Not the way we wanted today to go, but man am I filled with gratitude. Thank you to the coaches, AT’s, strength staff, athletic department, parents, and everyone involved with
@StormBaseballSC
Biggest thank you of all goes to the boys. I love you guys, forever.
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Had a conversation with an umpire that I really like about this. I asked “so its basically to protect baserunners...when there are no baserunners?” And the answer I got was “ehhhhhhhh, its just a big emphasis this year”. Makes ZERO sense.
Can anyone explain why NFHS rules don't allow the "hybrid stance" with no one on, other than to allow opposing coaches to nitpick & attempt to take a pitcher out of his rhythm? The official NFHS reasoning is terrible (basically: "because I said so").
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Hey Pat (
@PatMcAfeeShow
),
Heard you’re taking a trip to my hometahn today. It’s a wonderful place. I miss it dearly. Enjoy it. Grab yourself some chili and a cinnamon roll on the way aht. And don’t let that stooge
@tyschmit
say nothin bad abaht us.
Cheers, pal.
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Tough day at the yard. Some things put the game in perspective. Wanna send all my prayers to
@ColeWhitehill
and the whole
@PLV_Baseball
family. The metro baseball community is a brotherhood. All of us at Millard North are with you all. Heal up soon and get back to raking Cole!
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Following up on this…
There was never a doubt.
@cunebulldogs
@cunebaseball
There is a 97% chance my Grandpa cuts this out of the paper and mails it to me.
Which, side note, is one of my life’s greatest treasures. The thought of my old man thinking of me enough to send me newspaper clippings makes me cry very happy tears.
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Will sent me a lot of data this week about how he’s being pitched. All credit to him. Has been making incredible decisions. The two touch points were:
1. You don’t have to swing 2-0
2. 3-2 counts are not 2 strike counts. They are 3 ball counts. You are on offense.
3-2 swing ⬇️
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🚨MID-WEEK THREAD🚨
Kyle Schwarber is having a hilarious month of June. Also hilarious, I work at
@DrivelineBB
now, and I decided to look into why he CANT. STOP. HITTING. TANKS.
Using our amazing in-house MLB In-Season Hitting Reports, lets take a gander at June for Schwarbs
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Someone sign this man.
If you don’t, well...I mean... thats just not good sense, and you’ve probably made better decisions before. There. I said it.
Really, though: elite arm talent, elite human. Forever thankful I got to spend a year with this guy.
Jason Munsch Concordia University - Nebraska (Senior).
@munschabunch
6’2”, 230 lb, LHP 20yo
FB: 90-92 T94
SL: 78-81
SPL: 80-82
2020 Stats:
26 IP
0.00 ERA
59K/6BB (20.42K/9)
OBA: .103
Led NAIA in K/9 & ERA
Looking for Professional (preferably) Affiliated opportunities
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My Uncle Joe passed away from a heart attack today. He was one of the good ones. I cannot thank the
@mnbaseball2019
family enough for the kind words and support. I love you guys. And Joe would’ve loved you too. Thank you.
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Today, I worked... almost without pause, from 545am to 830pm.
If I needed to do it again tomorrow, I would.
The mission is always making deep, meaningful connections and the relentless pursuit of mastery.
Baseball is the vehicle that I get to drive on that mission.
Thankful.
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I will take
@BradyLeonard8
on my team every single day. This is the energy every bullpen needs and every nuke deserves.
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"The Big 3" sounds really nice, and it is, but how do we measure that as the season goes along?
What if I don't have access to bat speed, bat to ball, and swing decision metrics that we have in-gym at Driveline?
Lets look at 2 basic in-season stats I use to assess The Big 3
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As today marks my final day as an intern,
@JPFasone1
told me to end it with one last Hitting Intern
@DrivelineBB
thread…
What these past 6 months have taught me:
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4 years ago at Bryan High School I sent a video of
@jacob_lycan
in a pregame bullpen to Dupic. Said "idk what it is, but something is in there." He agreed and took a chance.
He just struck out the side, top of the 9th, tie game, GPAC Championship.
I'm not crying, you're crying.
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I quit chew over a year ago. Proud of that fact. Why do I bring this up?
Because, I’d sooner walk barefoot to the nearest convenient store, buy an entire roll of Kodak Fine Cut and just eat the entire thing...before I ever root for the University of Missouri in any fashion.
Big Ten football fans can't root for their teams this fall.
So
@BillBender92
lists the SEC school you can cheer on instead:
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I am aware my IG has been hacked. Happened yesterday.
Took the necessary steps to get it back but
@instagram
is taking their time.
Thanks for letting me know.
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You're the man
@Bookie_44
you don't have to do that. As a fan and person, I appreciate you. Ball out this year man. Best of luck.
#GBR
🌽
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I just want to hug him, tell him I love him, and say thank you.
The rest of you assholes can kick rocks.
#GBR
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Simpson Baseball got better today!! Two BIG TIME gets out of my hometown tonight! Cannot wait to keep this train rollin’
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This is the best thing I will read all month. It is the 3rd day of the month and I am very confident in my statement.
#Padres
Tony Gwynn faced Greg Maddux and Pedro Martinez 143 combined times during his career. He batted .388 and never struck out.
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Just had to sprint to catch a connecting flight for the first time in my life.
The city of Minneapolis hasn’t seen that level of speed and agility since Percy Harvin.
Basically just brought a kick back 548 yards for a tuddy.
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I tried to cook Aiden with back foot sinkers this morning. He was turning them around 100+ with flush spin into the pullside gap.
Aiden is a monster.
This kid is a big, big problem. Insane juice and speed. And a really, really good human.
110 mph off the bat! Virginia commit, Aiden Harris ('24, VA) smokes the ball into left field for a 3-run homer.
#PGNational
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Eduardo Perez talking about the first time he met Rachel Balkovec
“I actually first met her in Kent, Washington. She was doing data.”
Wonder where that could have been…
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Cris Collinsworth: “A couple Mahomesian throws from Stafford”
Don’t get it twisted. Stafford been doin this.
I will not tolerate Stafford slander in this dojo.
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I’m down to make this happen in our facility, Marty
I will be HAMMERING the under, purely based on the fact that you won’t even have a fully functioning Hamate by the 100 at bats mark.
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Fired up to join a great organization, help continue to develop some dudes, and to connect and impact more people within the baseball community!
We would like to welcome Coach
@c_watson_24
of
@StormBaseballSC
to the Prospect's summer staff.
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You’ve all done the work. Go trust it. Let it loose. Enjoy it. Good luck today boys
@StormBaseballSC
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Today, I helped run a showcase for 4 high schools from 9:30 to 3. I went home. Got a text from 2 guys, back up to the home field from 7:30-10:15. I think I had 20+ tanks hit off me in BP today. Add in some great conversation all day. Thankful, man, for this life I chose.
#Yurrr
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Here's my thing: if they can bring Pokemon back to our phones, then someone tell me why I'm not playing Backyard Baseball on my phone rn.
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Lol. Can’t wait till he stops cutting balls for homers. This is a legit miss.
Bat speed helps.
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Quick additional notes on
@sacco_noah
:
- He makes contact with 93.22% of pitches he swings at.
- 80% of the BIP are barrels
- And if you’re thinking of going off the plate he has a 0.84% chase rate.
Good luck getting him out. Very happy that guy is on our team.
.
@StormBaseballSC
Noah Sacco is one of nine seniors of this weeks
@d3baseball
Team of the Week Full Roster:
#d3b
#d3baseball
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🧵🧵🧵 A lot of people have been reaching out about my exchange with a member of the baseball community on this app.
In a variety of ways they all said to me “hey man, don’t waste your time with those people. Not worth it.”
Here’s why it wasn’t a waste and why it was worth it:
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He won't mention it because its a part of his life... but this man
@ColtonDerocher
was named to 1st Team All-Conference with one hand.
In case you think you want it bad enough, you probably don't. Colton does. Absolute dawg.
Congratulations, man. Go do it again.
Congratulations to Colton DeRocher and Declan O’Hare on being named First Team All-Conference!
#GoDutch
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My dad has called me 5 times today.
The generation before us failed catastrophically in dealing with anxiety. He has absolutely no clue how to deal with this.
This shit is heartbreaking. I absolutely refuse to let the next generation go through this.
We have to do better.
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It wasn’t supposed to happen. You got cut from your high school teams. And here you are celebrating senior days as a SUCCESSFUL college baseball player. I am so proud of you both
@Ben_Carr_2
@Skeeter161
. I love you guys. Thank you for everything. Earned and deserved. Congrats.
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This data is going to change hitting. Fired up to be a part of an organization that will take it all head on. I cannot wait for batted ball spin metrics to combine with these swing path metrics, giving us a better idea and more ways to coach bat path.
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Constantly making jokes with us and to herself. Nothing was stopping her from having the best day of all time.
She is everything we should set out to be.
Shoutout Peggy. I hope she lives forever.
Man…
today was a good day.
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Without a doubt the most influential human I’ve ever come across. Impacts lives even more than he wins, which, as you can see, is a lot. Thankful for him as a mentor and friend. Congrats, Dupes. Stress free win for number 200 😂
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I'm not sure if he was the one to originally say this, but I'm gonna give him credit for it anyway:
"I believe the happiest people on earth are the ones doing really hard things, together." -
@RyanDupic
This quote has been hitting me harder as of late. Mental thread incoming⬇️
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You can’t marvel over Ohtani hitting a ball 114, beating it out running to 1st in 4.16 seconds, and throwing 102 in the last inning…
And then turn around and say that.
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Nah man. TWITTER fired Mike Jeffcoat
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Being on both sides of this as a college and Legion coach, I echo this statement. And thank you guys
@MSHS_Baseball
so much for putting on an amazing showcase for the players and coaches.
Thanks to all the schools that came to see some great Legion ballplayers today!
@Husker_Baseball
@CU_Baseball
@UNOBaseball
@SCCBASEBALLNE
@cunebulldogs
@USF_Baseball
@AthleticsECC
@NortheastHawks
@waynestbaseball
@DoaneBaseball
@USFBaseballCoug
@BVU_Baseball
@Mside_Baseball
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🧵
1. Joc is WILD for this lol
2. This is why you can't teach hitters to adjust to pitch locations/shapes with levers only
There are maybe 5 of these that don't involve a significant postural adjustment. This is how you adjust through rotation to achieve optimal ball flights.
These are the top 20 home runs this season on pitches that were furthest from the zone
(via
@CodifyBaseball
)
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For the first time in a long, long time...it sure smells like Game Week
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In 2021,
@JPFasone1
and I interned and lived together. When I reach life’s end, that may be the most influential 7-month stretch of my entire life.
We learned, laughed, and grew together. I gained a brother. I cannot wait to see him crush pro ball.
I love you dude. Thank you 🫡
I’m super excited to announce that I'll be joining the
@RedSox
as the High-A hitting coach.
Huge thank you to everyone
@DrivelineBB
. It's been an honor working with some fantastic people who taught me so much and gave me experiences I will never forget.
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Someone get Tom Hanks a volleyball and everything will be fine. He’s been through worse.
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Most of our hitting flaws lie in where compensation takes place.
@AndrewAydt
is as good as it gets at uncovering those flaws and explaining WHY, connecting it to ball flight, and engaging the athlete.
This athlete just happens to be a potential Hall of Famer.
Do simple better.
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What you won’t hear:
My man
@ryan_taylor3
worked tirelessly the past 4 years to get into pro ball. Diligent, brilliant, bilingual, an exceptionally fast learner. He finally got his shot this year:
Video & Info Trainee for the Mississippi Braves.
He gets a ring too.
EARNED.
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Proud to be flipping in the cage right next to Old Glory today. Our dudes hitting absolute nukes today in the name of the red, white, and blue. Thankful on this day and everyday for those who protect and serve, allowing us to enjoy playing this game.
@Mside_Baseball
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This man
@mattgoetzmann
is a demon
3 jacks in a game, including a 2-run bomb to walk it off in an elimination game.
Just draft the guy at this point.
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My man
@maxgordon40
once described Driveline to me as “a f*****’ firehose of knowledge taped to your earhole, every single day”
Thats what this thread is. Absolute ⛽️ from Dutto here.
Read it and get better.
Or don’t, and be worse.
Attack angle can be that missing piece for hitters who have the hit tool but haven't had that breakout year
Let's look at an MLB hitter who fits this mold well and could make that jump with a swing plane adjustment
But first, a quick attack angle refresher
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Hard to put into words. Everyone involved deserves this. Congratulations, fellas. I love you guys. Now keep this thing goin.
No doubt -- best in the GPAC!!!
@cunebaseball
captures the first GPAC postseason title in school history!
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Small part of me expected just a normal celebration after a win.
Very happy to see the boys celebrate accordingly. This has become the norm, but I hope it gets celebrated like it isn’t.
They play a Different Game in Seward.
Congrats to all involved. Special place.
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Got a hitter who struggles with their load? Kershaw
Got a hitter who struggles with their stride? Kershaw
Got a hitter who struggles with timing, direction, and sequence? Kershaw
Got a hitter who likes the Dodgers? Kershaw
Mix in a short bat for some 🌶️SPICY🌶️ adjustability work
Oldie but a goodie, the kershaw hitting drill 🔥 as told by
@c_watson_24
demonstrated by
@joney93
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When the coroner comes to meet me, I want them to publicly address the toll that the Nebraska Football Cornhuskers put on my heart, mind, and soul.
I know wholeheartedly this is cutting my life short…
And I’m gonna be right fkn here next week. GBR till I M*****F****** die.
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Me: “He’s pitching on the same timing Simon, lets get you a bag here.”
Simon: “haha, ok”
Dave: *gives steal sign*
Pitcher: *comes set*
Me: “Yeah, yeah!”
Simon: “wait, like, you mean now?”
Simon: *gets thrown out by 4 steps*
Senior Legion:
Big Fred’s 12 - Hastings 7
WP-Nordin ; 2B-Weber, Rohrig
-Weber, Nordin, Rohrig with 3 hits each
-Vermaas with 2 hits & 3 RBI
-Weber with 5 RBI
-Weber, Johnson, Vermaas score 2 runs each
-Goetzmann, Rohrig with 2 SB each
-Gradoville thrown out stealing
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Talked about over 🔥 breakfast food for dinner this week. It is no longer a “plus” to be a massively strong human as a hitter. It is a prerequisite.
This ball is mishit and it still left the yard. Gallo is a monster. Just get huge. It helps
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