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[Justin @JuttersB]

@JermaineCurtis Inconsistent high school pitching. One night you face a kid sitting low 80s, 2 nights later you face a kid that may be throwing 70. That’s not even factoring in the control side of it. Both my kids say they would rather see the low to mid 80s, slower pitching is harder to barrel.

[Justin @JuttersB]

@_NoahHiles What’s most frustrating is that’s it’s the pitching staff that let us down. As a fan, that seemed impossible at the beginning of the year. The injuries to the offense have hurt as well but the pitching dug this team a hole that no offense could help.

[Justin @JuttersB]

@burghbulletin Have they checked in on Oscar Marin’s availability?

[Justin @JuttersB]

@KodyDuncanPGH Safe to say they were a little quick to crown him the next big thing and then not pursue any offensive help at the deadline.

[Justin @JuttersB]

@JermaineCurtis In BP attacks all zones, in live both my boys tend to be less aggressive which puts more calls in the hands of high school umpires.

[Justin @JuttersB]

@ThePoniExpress There were some reasonable right hand bats that could have helped but overall great help for the bullpen. A healthy Spencer and getting Cruz back will help.

[Justin @JuttersB]

The reason Skubal will end up in LA and likely Skenes as well is because games like last night won’t matter, you just hand the ball to the next ace. LA is full of players that don’t want to be the single leader. Bad year? Doesn’t matter, someone else is there to pick up the slack

[Justin @JuttersB]

@KodyDuncanPGH Night after night this continues to make no sense. He was fine last year when we were in last place, he can’t be an option when you are fighting for a playoff spot.

[Justin @JuttersB]

@JermaineCurtis I send almost every one of your posts to my teenage boys who are playing high school baseball. Great stuff!

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[Justin @JuttersB]

@KodyDuncanPGH Remember when they sent Bednar down to fix things? At what point does that happen with Santana? He is twice as bad as when Bender was struggling.

[Justin @JuttersB]

@SNPittsburgh Stop pitching Santana in high leverage situations or don’t pitch him at all…there, found a way.

[Justin @JuttersB]

@PlatinumKey13 They would have better off letting Reynolds pitch to the next batter as well.

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[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

I worked with a D1 college player this morning.

He has an unbelievable swing.
Elite bat speed.
Incredible raw power.

By the end of practice, he was almost hitting balls over the fence at 385 to 400...

Off a tee.

But when we first started...

He was hitting the ball over 100 mph with a wood bat...

And the balls were barely getting out of the infield.

Low line drives.
Weak carry.

His complaint?

"I'm struggling to elevate the baseball."

The problem wasn't his strength.

It wasn't his bat speed.
It wasn't his swing.
It was his timing.

He was starting his hands too early.

His body wasn't ready.

That made his swing choppy.

Instead of letting the barrel work through the zone, he was rushing to the baseball.

So I gave him one cue:

"Hold the load longer."

Think about throwing a punch.

You don't throw your fist from wherever it is.

You pull it back.
You store energy.
Then you explode.

That's exactly what I wanted him to do.

Stay loaded a split second longer.

Stay over the back leg.

Let the lower half get into position before the hands fired.

Almost immediately...

His attack angle improved.

The baseball started carrying.

Those low line drives became towering line drives.

Some were nearly leaving the park off a tee.

Here's what I'd try tonight:
-Get into your load.
-Pause for just a split second longer.
-Feel your weight stay over your back leg.
-Then fire.

You should feel like you're storing power before releasing it.

Because here's one thing I've learned:
Power isn't always about swinging harder.

Sometimes it's about staying loaded long enough to let your power show up.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis
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Skenes Day!

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[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

Brandon Lowe leads all NL 2B in:

-Home Runs (20)
-RBI (60)

Retweet if you think it’s BS that he didn’t make the NL All-Star Team.

This is a 4th of July injustice on par with the Stamp Act.

[Justin @JuttersB]

@RealCJ10 brothers - Freshman and Junior

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

Skenes Night: He’s due. So here’s the deal. If Paul strikes out 9 or more. Like he did the last time he faced the Dodgers. And the Buccos win. I’ll give away 5 Paul Skenes jerseys. Just follow me. And retweet this post. And you’re good. Let’s go Bucs!