Gregory Hampton

Faith, Family, Sports. Detroit born. Albion Alum, UofM & Detroit Teams Fan. Blessed w/ An Amazing Wife, 1 Son, 5x Girl-Dad, 7xGrandpa.

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

Our daughter, Julie Ella Grace has wonderful 15 minute meditations on Insight Timer. ❤️🙏
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[Clayton Sayfie @CSayf23]

Books are here!

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[Morez Johnson Jr. @morezjohnsonJr]

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[WOOD TV8 @WOODTV]

As Michigan State University’s governing board splinters over dissenting trustees and the departure of President Kevin Guskiewicz, an academic expert says the conflict reflects a board that has lost sight of what trustees are for: https://t.co/FIxXzt27tz

[Woodward Sports Network @woodwardsports]

Detroit Supporting Detroit 👊

Detroit City FC announces PWHL Detroit’s 2nd Pick in the Draft 👀

[Ghost of George Perles🔋🔋 @g_inobambino]

Not bad for the first couple days! Keep it going 🫡💚

[Champ Media @ChampMediaCo]

Being around @UMichFootball’s 2023 National Championship team gave Grace Harbaugh memories she’ll never forget 🤝〽️

[Lake Michigan @LakeMichigan13]

The Great Lakes hold 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water. Enough to cover the entire continental USA to a depth of 10 feet. 🌊🌊
My native apex predator of the deep (Lake Trout) would not like that tho

[Flozell Adams @FlowMaster76]

All of them should submit their resignation papers. Got this info from a public site

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

@CollegeFBPortal Other Universities Football Social Media staff will feast off of this for decades!

[Bob Wojnowski @bobwojnowski]

MSU appeared to have a powerhouse President-AD combo. Both are gone, chased away by tiresome battles, and Izzo is venting: "I’m ashamed. I’m disgusted, hurt."
Wojo: Izzo furious as Michigan State blows another chance to get it right https://t.co/oLTYfhRUxw via @detroitnews

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"I was the greenest rookie that ever was.
One evening I was standing out on the sidewalk when a stranger approached and said:
‘You’re famous already kid.
See, they’ve named a hotel for you.’
I looked across the street and sure enough, there was a big illuminated sign that read:
"Johnson Hotel."
Well, do you know that I was so green that I actually believed the man! Well I can’t rightly say which player hit the ball hardest, but the home runs Babe Ruth hit got smaller, quicker."
Walter Johnson.
Senators legend Walter Johnson fans Stan Coveleski to become the first pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters. July 22, 1923.
The milestone will not be reached again until Bob Gibson accomplishes the feat in 1974.
Walter Johnson’s skill wasn’t limited to pitching.
He was also an adept batter, scoring more than 2,000 hits during his illustrious career. In 1913, he had one of his most memorable seasons, winning 36 games and losing just 7.
Off the field, Johnson was known for his humble demeanour and sportsmanship, qualities that made him popular among fans and peers alike.
"The Big Train."

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"To teach me pitching accuracy, my Dad made me throw a baseball through a tire hung from a tree and then at a strike zone painted on an old mattress."
Annabelle Lee.
In 1944 threw a Perfect Game.
1945 threw a No-Hitter.
Annabelle Lee passed on her pitching knowledge to a nephew, gave him his first left-handed glove, and became one of the biggest influences in his life.
He grew up to become a lefty junkballer just like his Aunt Annabelle.
Better known as Bill “Spaceman” Lee.
"I like to think I got my competitive nature from her.
My Aunt was the best baseball player and the best athlete in the family, including me."
Annabelle Lee, AAGPBL.
Annabelle "Lefty" (Lee) Harmon was buried in her AAGPBL uniform.

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

@GovWhitmer PLEASE!

[Ghost of George Perles🔋🔋 @g_inobambino]

#Believe
Go Green 💚

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

@Lions

[Justin Thind @JustinThind]

Michigan State University.

[Bob Page @BobPagesports]

Nobody still ALIVE!!!

As you know, The Pager somehow turns 75 late this year. I never used it nor have even heard of this.

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

@sober_empath 🙏🙏🤗🙏🙏

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

@Lions @bobwojnowski The Lions should hire the @michiganstateu Turf Experts for Ford Field. I would bet there would be fewer injuries.

[Lansing State Journal @LSJNews]

For MSU researcher Trey Rogers, FIFA World Cup is about turfgrass and family https://t.co/Fo0lqtts9l

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

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[Tevin Macharia Mukabana @TevinMacharia]

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Tommy Edman was asked about the role Jesus plays in his life. And his answer cuts straight to the thing most athletes never say out loud.

"He's my Lord and Savior. Not only that, also my teacher. I try to study scripture each day and learn more about Jesus every day and kind of model my life after him. My performance in the game or whatever's happening isn't my identity. Rather, as a disciple of Jesus. That's the foundation of my life and it kind of makes me who I am."

That one sentence deserves to sit for a moment. My performance in the game is not my identity. That is one of the hardest things for any athlete to actually believe. The entire sports world is built around performance. Your value is your numbers. Your worth is your contract. Your identity is your stats. And Tommy Edman looked at all of that and said: none of that is who I am.

He is a disciple of Jesus. That is his identity. The baseball is just what he does.

He also said something that reveals how he maintains that foundation. He studies scripture every day. Not weekly. Not when he feels like it. Every day. And he is actively trying to learn more about Jesus and model his life after Him. That is discipleship. That is not a Sunday morning posture. That is a daily practice of sitting at the feet of the teacher and asking to become more like Him.

In a culture that attaches worth to performance and identity to achievement, Tommy Edman is building his life on something that does not move when the batting average drops.
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing" (John 15:5).

Is your identity built on what you do or on who Jesus says you are?

This is what it looks like when someone refuses to let their performance define them. Tommy Edman plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the most watched teams in baseball, and he said plainly that his identity has nothing to do with what happens on the field. He is a disciple of Jesus. That is it. That is who he is. And he studies scripture every day to stay rooted in that truth. Pray for Tommy Edman and pray that more athletes build their identity on Jesus instead of their jersey number.

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

@PTI Starting Pitching!

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"In my opinion, the greatest game ever pitched was between the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Braves on July 2, 1963.
Forty-two-year-old Warren Spahn and 25-year-old Juan Marichal each went 16 innings and the game ended 1-0 on a home run by Willie Mays.
Each pitcher threw over 200 pitches.
Spahn threw 201.
Marichal threw 227.
There were seven future Hall of Fame players in that game, including Spahn and Marichal.
We will never see that again because the game won’t allow it.
But both guys were prepared to go as long as it took.
And this game was not a fluke, both pitchers won 20 games that season.
For Spahn, it was his 13th 20-win season and for Marichal, it was his first of 6.
My highest pitch count was 232 in a game against the Red Sox in 1974.
I pitched 12 innings, struck out 19, walked 10, and had a no decision.
My counter-part, Luis Tiant threw 180 pitches in 14 1/3 innings and took the loss 4-3.
We were on a 4-man rotation and pitched on 3 day’s rest.
I had 26 complete games in 1973 and 1974 and didn’t even lead the league.
Gaylord Perry had 29 in 1973 and Ferguson Jenkins had 29 in 1974."
Nolan Ryan.
Art by Graig Kreindler.

[Gregory Hampton @GregoryAlbion]

@Graham_Couch Wow!