PLEASE READ @AROD below is my little brother. He’s named after you & here’s why... #Thread
My family LOVES the Yankees & was ecstatic when you were traded there. My mom was pregnant & when we were told it was a baby boy, I began politicking for the name to be Alex...
2023 Alex Caruso (Appomattox)
Projectable 6-2, 185-lb frame w/ strength present. Relaxed setup, loose hands, and feel for the barrel. Pull side tendency with plenty of carry off the bat. Definite 2-way potential. @ShooterHunt
@PBRVirginiaDC
#VADCLastChance
3rd base coach:
“Let’s go! Get a good pitch to hit!”
1st base coach:
“Let the ball travel!”
Dad:
“Remember to keep your weight back!”
Grandpa:
“Get that runner over!”
Little bro:
“Hit a bomb!”
Dugout:
“Don’t lunge!”
“Stay thru the baseball!”
“Stay short to the ball!”
“Watch for the 1st pitch curveball!”
“Sit fastball!”
Hitter thoughts:
You gotta block out the noise, have extreme focus, control the pressure and anxiety, have your plan and compete.
Just writing this gave me anxiety, imagine what that young ballplayer is going through in the moment the next time you want to start barking out instructions on how to hit! 🤐
#BaseballTruth
Yesterday, Tim Hill received the 2025 Tony Conigliaro Award, which recognizes a “Major Leaguer who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination, and courage that were trademarks of Tony C."
Before Hill was selected in the 32nd round of the 2014 Draft, he lost his father, Jerry, to colon cancer at the start of his sophomore year of high school in 2007. Then, in 2015 during his first minor league spring training, Tim was diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome. Later, when Tim was 25, he was also diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer.
After enduring surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, he was declared cancer-free in late 2016 and returned to baseball, eventually making his Major League debut in 2018. The 2026 season marked Hill’s ninth in the Majors 💙
The biggest thing baseball taught me:
It’s life in a uniform.
Good days, bad days, and everything in between. Let go of what you can’t control. And commit to what you can. Your effort, attitude and response to failures will continue to shape who you are. So keep stacking days.
Updated list of nicknames after reading your comments:
Shane Gillis-Alexander
Marshmello Anthony
Cream Abdul-Jabbar
Dominique Milkins
Shaquille Oatmeal
Allen 4-EyeVerson
Bam ICantSeeYou
Kevin McPale (er)
The White Llama
D’White Howard
Milk Chamberlin
LeQuant Frames
Frames Worthy
LeBron Frames
NO-Air Jordan
Dork Nowitzki
Nikola Nerdic
SLU Alcindor
Steph Blurry
Shine Kemp
Spud White
Fair Jordan
Larry Nerd
No matter how you spell it, Robbie Avila is a legend
Mike Eruzione: “This isn’t miracle. I’ve been saying it for a long time. It’s time. This is the best hockey team we’ve ever put on the ice.”
“It’s gonna be this team. This is their time.”
Turn me up Cap 🫡🇺🇸