Eric Schmidt

Television reporter and non-profit consultant. All Tweets are my own and don't reflect Comcast opinions.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@notgaetti @baseball_ref @Stathead We told him to use it his second AB against that d-bag pitcher. He politely declined. Then hit another blast about 420 to dead center. You’re not wrong. But other than the Cleveland gear bag he used, you’d never know. He never “big leagued” anyone out there.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@notgaetti Peak personal embarrassment…I had no idea this was Yeager. Might very well be the movie I’ve seen the most in my lifetime, too. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@CoachSwit And sadly those are often the teams winning games. Not because they developed players, but because they yelled loudest and convinced players other folks developed to move to them. Then show off plastic rings, sell more snake oil, rinse and repeat. Sucks for real coaches.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@QUALITYREPSBSBL @3leftsbaseball Truth. If you’re a D1 commit you’d better be playing immediately. If not, you’ll keep getting over-recruited by lower-level guys getting their game rep’s. Your D1 coach no longer cares if his staff developed you. They’ll find someone that ANYBODY could have developed.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@QUALITYREPSBSBL @3leftsbaseball Yep. I agree with the OP, but until colleges (and high schools) get on that ship, this is how guys are going to keep chasing making teams.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@TheConnorPils Well, 19 year-olds rarely get to shotgun the beer they co-own, so let’s acknowledge the marketing aspect here! 😀

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@Quags57 And start with a corner or two since those don’t count in how many slices one eats. 😬

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@GowagsKyle Agreed! The off-field stuff was just as important to our family as what happened between the lines. This was my favorite one. IYKYK.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@mr_graba @Quags57 Holy crap…the frisbees. Haven’t thought of that in decades!

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@Quags57 DePaul beats Georgia Tech, Dallas Comegys career high scoring game, Rod Strickland nearly 30…INXS and Soup Dragons, Depeche Mode, NIN, Wolves hockey, Globetrotters, Illini in Old Style Classic in 1989.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@mr_graba @Quags57 Oh man, my “first” concert when I was probably 10. He toured with Crystal Gayle and my mom wanted to go, and she brought me.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@Seth_3773 Some comments here. Yeesh. What are we doing??

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@notgaetti Clint spoke at Illinois HS Baseball Coaches convention this past winter. He and Jim Thome did a Q&A together. Couldn’t have put two better people together who happen to have a little baseball knowledge, too. 😀 Was an amazing session!

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@CoachOates94956 @Matt_from_earth I will, thanks for the recommendation!

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@bruce_lambert @BBGreatMoments PS, my favorite might be Harry saying Hector Villanueva’s name under normal circumstances!!

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@bruce_lambert @BBGreatMoments “Nen spelled backwards is…huh huh hee…Nen. Would ya look at that. Hey Arnie, get a shot of the guy in the floppy hat!”. 🤣

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@JohnnyVanBee @BaseballDudes48 I will die on this hill. Can’t agree more. Talk between innings on choices the PLAYERS made. As a coach, did you win today’s game, or did you lay the groundwork for these kids to love playing and win more games for themselves in future? Build YOUR castle, or the KINGDOM?

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@CoachBeede Not one game, but every game…my son showing mudita when things go well for his teammates whether he’s playing in the game or not. Not measurable, but huge if you have some of those guys. And I’m so proud of him for being that way.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@Matt_from_earth …Those kids made teams, kept getting more experience and better resources, and kept getting so much better than the kids who didn’t make those teams at young ages, meaning the kids left behind early were never able to catch up. Fascinating book.

[Eric Schmidt @ESchmidtChicago]

@Matt_from_earth Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” touches on something similar. At a youth hockey tournament he noticed most of the players were born in three specific months. Was the age cutoff months when teams formed and nine months difference was a huge advantage…