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Time and Space Management Hitting Expert / MLB Organization and Player Consultant

United States
Joined April 2016
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I have to take responsibility for partially or even largely convincing a generation of researchers to write off situational hitting variations as flukes. I may have been wrong to do that. We have vastly better data now than we did 40 years ago. Let's look at the options again.
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Good luck to all baseball and softball players working hard to get ready for the upcoming season. Maximize your potential. toastpainrelief.com
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𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 (10) | Pitt 1️⃣3️⃣, NC A&T 9️⃣ A WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM FROM @jacksa13 TO WIN THE SERIES!! And a great score to boot 😉 #H2P
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Before every at-bat, @LibertyBaseball center fielder @derek_orndorff scratches a cross in the dirt. The @ASUNBSB umpire ain't having none of that. I wonder why he doesn't cover up what the other batters are scratching in the dirt.
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The Gold Standard Teammate of the Year Award goes to the student-athlete from each team who most effectively inspired his or her team through exemplary commitment, composure and integrity. The winners are... ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #H2P
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A good path works behind &through the ball allowing hitters to make clean contact&create good ball flight w/backspin.When your path is down &across your bat is in&out of the zone very quickly.This path tends to miss hit the ball&have poor ball flight (slice,hook,overspin,topspin)
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Kids that mature physically early are the elite players 10-14u. That advantage lessens in HS. This is why player rankings are irrelevant at 15u and below. Also why being on an elite youth team doesn’t matter. Only priority should be developing your skillset & love for baseball.
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Back ✌️ back jacks from Jack! @jacksa13 📺: es.pn/3ulhF9C #H2P
B3 | Pitt 6, No. 20 Clemson 1 Two-straight @getgo homers, this one from @jacksa13! 📺: es.pn/3ulhF9C #H2P
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Calling your own game as a pitcher and catcher shouldn’t be a privilege. Give kids the ability to fail. Give them the experience to learn! If you force all your pitchers and catchers to throw exactly what you say, you’re taking a key part of the mental game away from them.
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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT is the “new” money ball - the new frontier. Can you make your players better day by day - can you enhance your players’ skill sets, can you build elite PLAYERS? Do you embrace science & technology to make your players better? It’s time.
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Replying to @FlatgroundBats
@FlatgroundBats Tor Sehnert. Uncommitted JUCO Soph OF at Polk State College. .350 avg .470 OBP .620 SLG 1.090 OPS 13 bags. Leads FL JUCO with 10 HRs
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Trout easy flow, low effort. Machine vs The Machine ⚡️
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The only unanimous HOF member with arguably the single greatest individual pitch ever, credits the “ability to fully commit to the moment” as the separator. Develop a mindset that helps you and then protect it at all costs. The body follows the mind.
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“I was a spread out, foot down early guy in college. And I got to pro ball and it didn’t work. I was basically starting my swing twice and I was late.”
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If the average club golfer did just 10% of this routine prior to their round they would likely experience a meaningful improvement in how their body feels and performs.
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The instant snap, the sudden burst, that results from breaking through the resistance, is the only way to deal with quality pitching.
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High or Low same Turn It Down approach
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Amazing advice for any ballplayer 🙌💯
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From a baby in @MLB to its No. 1 prospect ...
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Just remember on your next TERRIBLE day-there is someone out in this world that would give up what they have for your bad day - see your perspective in life and circumstance through the eyes of others before judging as it may not be that bad
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