Why would Williamson just try to put it in play and hit a lousy one hopper over the infield right there, he should be taking huge A hacks!!! He will never get paid doing stuff like that. #justplayball

Shouldn’t Deluca been trying to hit a bomb with two strikes right there to win it?? Why would you just try to put it in play to tie it??? Please read with the Sarcasm that was intended….

So you can hit a potential game winning home run in the World Series and just round the bases and get back to the dugout and celebrate with your team and it’s still cool??!!!

8 WAYS YOUR TEAM CAN WIN THE BREWERS' WAY #WinOurWay #ThisIsMyCrew

8 runs scored because of Christian Yelich's baserunning to 2nd base. If his route to 2nd is 2.4 inches longer, this 10-0 game is still 2-0 and going into the next inning. Game of inches. Don't give away inches.

Love the HR as much as the next guy… but 10-0 with zero bombs. Two out and two strike hitting clinic!!! Magical… it works!!!! It’s winning baseball and it beats anyone!!!! And the hustle play to beat force at 2B was huge!!!!

Sooooo, explain to me again, how we can only produce runs and win games if we hit it out of the park…..

#Illini Bret Bielema was emotional talking to the media about his dad, Arnie, who passed away yesterday. He called him “the most influential man in my life.” Said he wouldn’t be here without him. Added, “he was Illinois through and through.” Prayers going your way, Coach. 💙🧡

When #Illini HC Bret Bielema was in high school, he thought he'd play college football at D3 Augustana. But his father, Arnie, encouraged him to chase the biggest opportunities possible. Bielema came home after school and found a letter on his bed from his dad, who passed away this weekend. It said, "What you conceive in your mind and believe in your heart you will achieve." "I tattooed (the quote) on my calf when I was at the University of Iowa," said Bielema. Arnie, who sold sporting goods, used his connections to help get Bret at Iowa football camps and be discovered. Bielema would walk on at Iowa, become a team captain and play in the Rose Bowl. After his collegiate career, he started his coaching career at Iowa. Bielema said, "I just think about where I am now, 56 years of age. The decision he helped me make when I was 18, without helping me make it, he let me kind of come to that decision, has affected my life forever."

RT @nextlevelbb: The Brewers are being celebrated like they invented baseball. They are doing things that have become unusual. They have an…

Did he go???

Tell me again how battling, putting the ball in play with 2 strikes and running the bases correctly doesn’t give you a chance to win….

Over 2,500 games from the dugout. 50+ years in baseball. 17 as an MLB manager. I won Manager of the Year and also lost more games than I want to count. I led teams through losing seasons and took a team to the World Series. If I could go back to my first day as a leader, here are the 5 lessons I'd whisper in my own ear: Lesson 1: Be a window when it's good, a mirror when it's bad. The leaders I respected most shared every win and absorbed every hit. What this looks like in practice: • Wins: name the people who made it happen • Losses: say "that's on me" before anyone asks • Locker room: spotlight the effort before the outcome Your team will fight harder for a leader who deflects credit and absorbs blame. Lesson 2: Nobody hands you trust. You earn it before you coach it. Early in my career, plenty of coaches tried to fix my swing. I tuned out every one I didn't trust. Get to know your people before you try to develop them. Their hobbies, their family, what makes them tick. Then the coaching lands. Lesson 3: Shower well after every loss. After a losing streak in Colorado, our team president asked me how I kept the clubhouse together. This was my rule: • Self-evaluate honestly, were we prepared, did we execute? • Shower well, wash off the grit, grime, and angst before you walk out • Be present for whoever you're going home to Tomorrow is a new opportunity. Don't drag yesterday into it. Lesson 4: Lead transformationally, not transactionally. Transactional leaders ask: what can this person do for me? Transformational leaders ask: how do I put this person in a position to win? The first builds compliance. The second builds careers. When your people start chasing growth instead of your approval, you've crossed over. Lesson 5: Stay humble before life humbles you. There are two kinds of people in this world: those who are humble, and those who are about to be. Discipline keeps you in the first group: Skill gets you in the room. Humility keeps you there. 50 years taught me leadership isn't about you. It's about the people you serve. @rockies

Shocking another base running mistake…… #fundamentals

It’s almost like no one spends time on teaching baserunning fundamentals anymore…..

Pat Riley says he brought a 2x4 wood board into the Miami Heat locker room to teach his players about overcoming their fears “I remember I brought a two-by-four into the locker room. I placed it down, all the guys were ready, and I walked across it without falling off. I said, ‘Somebody else come up and walk.’ A couple guys came up and walked across it and laughed, ‘I could do it too.’” “I said, ‘What if we put that 200 feet in the air, spanning two buildings?’ Now it changes the whole thing. It’s called fear. Down here it’s easy, but up here is where you have to play.” “My whole theory was that you can play on the floor, but if you want to beat Dwyane, or you want to beat Michael, or you want to beat Kobe, you’ve got to meet them at the rim. You’ve got to get up there at the rim and meet them there. Otherwise they’re going to dunk on you and embarrass you.” “And there was also a subtle message. When you meet somebody at the rim, what happens? It’s a collision. I had one rule: if you meet him at the rim and you take somebody out, you’ve got to go out with them. You don’t want to hurt anybody, but you’ve got to meet him at the rim or it’s over.”

“Talent without effort is a tragedy. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. You have to live in the moment.”-Mike Ditka RNME RIP

"If God had wanted man to play soccer, He wouldn't have given us arms." - Mike Ditka RIP to a legend

It’s not how you react! It’s how you respond! Mistakes happen: This is a big situation in the game. Pratt is not trying to make an error! You can clearly see that. Blame was not given! His teammate, the pitcher picked him up and made pitches. Not excuses. The very next inning Pratt makes an unbelievable play! That’s what good teams and players do!! They respond to the adversity!

There is so much that goes into playing elite defense. But 99% think all you just go take ground balls or do some drills and you’re fine to compete with players at the highest level… the elite of the elite defenders are playing chess…. So put the checkers down and become a student of the game. @DirtBroUSA @CoachTaberM @nextlevelbb