Justin Barath

RLB commissioner. Son of Mr. Baseball.

[Tim Kanak @fantasyaceball]

Alright, now who is ready for prospects 147 -141?

Let's get some hell yeahs, and some re-posts! 💪⚾️

[bay ✨ @pale_atlantis]

THE GAY TIGERS!!!!

[dank @cptdankkk]

Charlie Sheen reveals the time he spent $7,000 on 2,200 seats to catch a Cecil Fielder home run

“That was April 1996. I did it for Cecil Fielder. In Anaheim at the Big A”

“I called because I wanted to sit in that section. They said, ‘Well, that section’s closed. It’s an underattended game.’ I said, ‘Okay, what about this? How many seats are in that section?’”

“They were like, ‘Uh, 2,200.’ And I said, ‘What if I wanted to buy all of them? What kind of break could you cut me? What kind of deal could you swing?’ I think it came out to something like $7,000”

“It was left field. I wanted to force the hand of the baseball gods and not just catch a foul ball, but catch a home run ball. I figured if I’ve got the entire left-field stands with a couple buddies of mine, I’ve stacked the deck”

“We were hammered. We barely made it to the game. There’s also a great shot in Sports Illustrated of me standing like this with a glove and the empty stands behind me”

“We didn’t catch anything that night. And the next night, not just in that section, but in our seats, four home runs were hit. You can’t force the hand of the baseball gods”

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@Slyday10 @HeelSteve @curseofthegooch @RyanTouchdown

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to pursue a left-handed 1B/DH at the trade deadline, per @Ken_Rosenthal

Luis Arraez, Lars Nootbaar, Zack McKinstry, TJ Rumfield and Troy Johnston are listed as potentially available options.

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@HeelSteve could be useful for your boys

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

When I was with the St. Louis Cardinals, we had a team meeting about hitting with two strikes.

Albert Pujols was leading it.

At the time, he was hitting something ridiculous with two strikes.

I want to say it was around .265.

Naturally, everyone wanted to know how.

So somebody asked:

"What's your two-strike approach?"

Albert's answer surprised me.

He said:

"I think fastball inside and hit it back through the middle."

That was it.

No complicated mechanics.

No secret formula.

Just:

Fastball inside.

Back through the middle.

I remember sitting there thinking:

"Why would you think fastball inside with two strikes?"

So somebody asked him.

And Albert said something I'll never forget.

He said:

"If I can hit a fastball inside back through the middle..."

"I can hit the fastball away."

"I can stay on the changeup."

"I can stay on the slider."

"I can stay on the curveball."

Then he paused.

And said:

"The ball gets deeper."

That's when it clicked for me.

He wasn't trying to pull the inside fastball.

He was using one thought to cover everything.

The more I thought about it...

The more it made sense.

So I started trying it.

And it changed the way I thought about hitting with two strikes.

Instead of worrying about every pitch...

I focused on one.

Fastball inside.

Back through the middle.

See it DEEP.

If you're struggling with two strikes, here's what I'd do tonight:

Round 1: Short Box

(Set the distance somewhere between front toss and batting practice.)

Have a coach throw only fastballs inside.

Your only thought:

"Fastball inside."

Drive the ball back through the middle.

10 swings.

Round 2: Mix Speeds

Now the coach mixes:

- Fastballs
- Changeups
- Breaking balls
- Sliders

But your thought never changes.

You're still looking:

"Fastball inside."

10 swings.

Round 3: Two-Strike BP

Every pitch starts 0-2.

Compete.

Battle.

Use the same approach.

"Fastball inside."

Back through the middle.

10 swings.

That's it.

30 focused swings.

One thought.

One approach.

One goal.

Drive the baseball back through the middle.

One thing I've learned:

Most hitters get worse with two strikes because they add thoughts.

Albert got better because he removed them.

With two strikes, simplicity is a weapon.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

P.S. - If you enjoyed this and thought it was helpful, please share it.

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[wiLL @willfulchaos]

20% in the scary movie franchise is like a 12 minute standing ovation at the cannes film festival

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@RyanTouchdown @curseofthegooch

[NHL Trump @trump_nhl]

Sleepy Steve Yzerman FAILED to improve the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline, leading to one of the WORST CHOKE JOBS in National Hockey League history to miss the playoffs. Sadly, GREAT AMERICAN Dylan Larkin has seen enough, and has asked sleepy Steve for a trade out of the GREAT State of Michigan. The ridiculous Red Wings have brought TOTAL SHAME to their tremendous fans, who have been suffering very badly for many years, and now Captain Michigan wants out! A TOTAL DISASTER! Thank you for your ATTENTION to this MATTER! NHL President DONALD JOHN TRUMP

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@curseofthegooch @RyanTouchdown Kind of BS. He skipped. Play the hand you're dealt

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@RyanTouchdown

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

Someone replaced the dinosaurs in JURASSIC PARK with PEE-WEE HERMAN and I love it even more now 😂🔥 (not created with AI btw)

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@Slyday10 3-0 in pride month

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@curseofthegooch @RyanTouchdown José Adell!

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@curseofthegooch @RyanTouchdown Are they?

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@RyanTouchdown @GravSax @curseofthegooch

[Lost Internet @LostMemeArchive]

NBA Jam had hidden code that made the Chicago Bulls miss last-second shots against the Detroit Pistons.

The creator was a Pistons fan.

So if the Bulls tried to win at the buzzer against Detroit, the game quietly sabotaged them.

Petty coding at an elite level.

[MLB @MLB]

Repost and reply for a chance to win this autographed Paul Skenes @Topps card!

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@Mr_SpotLite_10

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@curseofthegooch @RyanTouchdown This is great

[Thomas Nestico @TJStats]

Reminder: MLB Owners are not your friends

They are going to hammer home that a cap is what the fans want to even the playing field. Don’t let this fool you; these billionaires couldn’t care less about what you or I think. It’s all about maximizing profits. It always has been.

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@GravSax

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Today, we remember a legend.

On this day in history, Harambe would have celebrated another birthday. An icon that became part of internet history, American culture, and an entire generation’s timeline.

Tomorrow marks 10 years since we lost him. Ten years since the moment the world stopped scrolling and collectively mourned something bigger than a meme.

He became a symbol of loyalty, strength, chaos, unity, and the strange beauty of the internet bringing millions of people together for one cause: never forgetting Harambe.

Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. And somehow, a decade later, his legacy still lives on.

Gone, but never forgotten.
Rest easy to a true patriot. 🕊️🇺🇸

May 27, 1999 — May 28, 2016
Forever in our hearts.

[Justin Barath @JustinDBarath]

@GravSax

[2001 Live @25YearsAgoLive]

“Harambe,” the darling baby gorilla of the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, celebrates his second birthday.