FACT: It takes about 360 feet to get completely round the bases
Having a baseball player run a mile (5,280 ft) at practice would require 14.6 trips around the bases nonstop
Go watch baseball & try to tell me again how distance running isn’t the most ridiculous thing you can do
“Average competitors, and I mean this more in mindset, not talent, want to beat someone when they’re weaker.”
“Elite competitors want to beat people at their best.”
Sean McVay on what has become non-negotiable when evaluating players:
“There are certain things that have to be non-negotiables. What’s your football character like? I think that more than anything, especially because of some of the things I’ve gone through where I look back and say, ‘Man, I did not like the kind of leader or the caliber of person I was. I was fragile. I wasn’t resilient. The game honors toughness, but I think life and the game honor toughness, both mentally and physically. How many different ways can we measure that mental resilience?"
"What have they been through, and how did that shape who they’ve become in the midst of the journey?”
“When you go through each guy and have a personal message of appreciation and gratitude for him, the consistent theme is that everybody who has had any sort of success has experienced some adversity. Maybe when you’re in it, you don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if it shapes you and callouses you the right way, growth demands that discomfort.”
“You don’t punish people who haven’t been through adversity, but I also think it’s important for guys to know, ‘We’re in this shit with you, too. Let’s build a relationship.’”
“Chris Petersen always used to say to me, ‘It’s really important that all our players know they’ll never meet the enemy on the sideline.’ I’d like to think the connection, the camaraderie and the enjoyment of each other’s success are what you see when you watch our group play. That’s the type of people we’re trying to identify.”
Baseball so often is a mirror for culture in the US, providing examples of enduring American character.
Tom Rinaldi has more on celebrating America 250 through the lens of America’s pastime.
Beckett DeSerio(‘31 SC) can flat out HIT racking up 3 more hits in his game this afternoon. Keeps the hands inside and lines this down the line for a RBI Double. #PGWS@PG_Coastal
Max Jenkins(‘30 GA) got the start for his team in the 1st round of playoffs and has looked sharp. Moves down the mound well w/ a fluent pitching motion. Ran the FB up to 82 in the 1st w/ a CB(clip) that shows tons of depth. #PGWS@PG_Georgia