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We have a team in our @NorCalBaseball program that under achieved the year before and we made a few changes and they played incredibly well this last year. Hundred percent of the change was due to culture change. Seven commits from this group already which is very unusual. There is an 8th one coming up and there are some great choices. At that point, you have to really think about your priorities. My advice was to think with his brain and think with his heart because they’re even. He’s going to think a couple more days after contemplating and getting great advice from a couple other guys that are important to him. @angryg12

Thank you @SMC_Baseball and @NorCalU1 for the opportunity to play on this field for the team camp.

Bruce Springsteen endorsed Abdul El Sayad, which means the guy who wrote "The Rising" after September 11th is now on board with the people who think America DESERVED IT. What a miserable old lesbian.

We are one program. We don’t borrow guys, we don’t pay guys, we just develop them. The only way we can compete at a high national level is to play the game the right way and we’ve been playing like the Brewers for years.

Why did I get a sensitive content warning on the pic? The AI ain’t batting 1.000

Riley Greene says baseball showcases can actually hurt some of the best players because they measure tools more than who can really play “Showcases are a different animal when it comes to baseball, in my opinion. The way that I was taught was, hit balls as far as you can. That’s not really the reality of things in this game.” “You go to these showcases and they get ten swings, they throw a ball across the infield, they run a 60, they play a scrimmage, and it doesn’t really show much, in my opinion, because there are some guys that are gamers.” “Like, I was a gamer. I could hit some pull-side homers, but I had a super below-average arm. I still do. I wasn’t the fastest. I could hit, that was it. A lot of guys are gamers, and those showcases kind of hurt them more than they help them.” “Once we got into games, I would rake and do all these things to show them that I’m a gamer. But there are guys that ran the fastest 60 ever and hit the most homers and did this and did that, and they aren’t even in baseball anymore or didn’t even go to college for baseball. That’s why I think scouts are getting better and better, because they understand what these showcases are. They know what to look for, what to expect, and how to project people.” “Bobby Witt Jr., I came up with him. He could run fast, jump high, hit the ball far. He could do all those things. He still can. But when he got into games, it was like, ‘Whoa. Okay. Now we see it.’”

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Great times ahead for these young men! Enjoy it!

These are going to be beautiful

Day one of our Sacramento area expansion with “The Rock” at Sierra College. We had 126 players trying out today with another full day next week. Found some great players, including a guy that reminded me of a left-handed hitting Dustin Pedroia with a little bit more pop at the same age. @NorCalBaseball

Boy I wish it were that way in most baseball programs at the HS/youth level. Put the ego aside and learn from each other. Happens very little. Story about ego and coaching. While an assistant at a local PHX school, I was standing in the dugout while we were on D. The HC always had his spot, I always stood at the end watching the fielders and making adjustments. Now, I mostly controlled the OF, but would "comment" about an IF player I thought we should move. We are up 5-3 in the 5th. There is 1 out. Runners on 2nd and 3rd. Our SS yells over "Cut it off coach?" to which I immediately yell "NO!" (if you dont know why you should sit out coaching baseball for a while until you learn the game) The HC looks at me and gives me a nasty and says "You really need to find your own team to head coach." I said, "You want them playing up?" He said "Of course not!" I shut my mouth and I stood there in disbelief. I guess it matters which coach says the right thing.🤷‍♂️ Thanks @ClintHurdle13 for showing that good collaboration and open dialog can be had at the upper most levels of this game if people could pocket their egos for a few seconds. What I love about coaching with @NorCalU1 organization is that 97.3% of the coaches definitely are willing to listen to other coaches in the dugout and off the field. In fact, it is one of the most open and talkative groups I have ever been around. Trust me, I will take "almost 100%" every day over the usual 40% or less you see across the board at others.

Ahhh... NOT THOSE ONES!!! 🤣🤣🤣

#MondayThoughts Good Morning America 🇺🇸 Pay Attention My Fellow Citizens 💩 Ain't Right 🤷‍♂️ LFG #VetsRising #RiseAbove @iava

If you saw the Flores presser & believe he'll be a yes man or have very little voice in Player Op decisions, youre nuts! Wow! Impressive! Unlike Dana's intro, Flores was in control, looked/sounded the part. As a #Astros fan, I'm excited by what I saw/heard! These are Flo's Stros!

That is really exciting news for NorCal

Big time power in that bat!!

That’s an outstanding group of guys. If your teams are attracting and developing high-quality character players like these, the future is incredibly bright.