Craig Pruski

Dad, Coach, Old School Athlete, SRV, DLS, Berkovich, EOYDC-High Five, Butte College football baseball, UTPA-Coach Al, Squaw Valley, Student of the game and life

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

One of the biggest mistakes I made as a hitter...

I thought hitting was all about my swing.

- If I struggled, I'd fix my swing.
- If I hit a ground ball, I'd fix my swing.
- If I popped the ball up, I'd fix my swing.

Then I got to professional baseball.

After being around Major League hitters, I realized something.

The best hitters weren't obsessed with their swing.

They were obsessed with their operating system.

- They knew what pitch they were hunting.
- They knew what pitches they could drive.
- They knew what type of contact they wanted.
- They had a plan before they ever stepped into the box.

That completely changed how I practiced.

I stopped studying my swing.

I started studying myself as a hitter.

I did this by...

Going to Walmart, bought a notebook, and started tracking everything.

- Every pitch I saw.
- Every swing I took.
- Every ball I hit.
- What I was thinking.
- What I was feeling.

At the end of each week, I'd go back through my notes and look for patterns.

Then I'd build a plan to improve my operating system.

I wasn't trying to build a better swing anymore.

I was trying to build a better hitter.

Because here's one thing I learned from being around Major League hitters:

The swing wasn't the starting point.

It was the result of everything that came before it.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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[FIU Athletics @FIUAthletics]

Born in the heart of Miami, this is @FIU 💙

#PawsUp

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has RAPIDLY surged support, equipment and supplies to Venezuela as President Trump does the same

El Salvador previously had BITTER relations with Venezuela, but now Trump has captured Maduro!

The American hemisphere is BACK 🇺🇸🇻🇪🇸🇻

[Coach Harris @CoachHarris7]

University of the Ozarks (AR) is looking to add a few more baseball players for Fall ‘26. U of the Ozarks is a small, Christian university located at the base of the Ozark Mountains. Great education, hunting/fishing, and amazing facilities. #Uncommitted2026 #Uncommittedjuco

[Brandon Perry @JUCoachPerry]

Lots of emotions. We’re sad that Dave won’t be with us. Excited for him and the next chapter of his life. But mostly grateful for everything he has given us. Johnson Athletics is a better place because of all he has given. I’m personally better because I can can call him friend

[FIU Athletics @FIUAthletics]

Coach Grifol already knows, there’s nothing like the Panther family 💯

📺 https://t.co/okYSx189Ow

[FIU Baseball @FIUBaseball]

Assistant Coach Juan Alvarez has MLB playing experience and ties all over Miami 👀

[FIU Baseball @FIUBaseball]

Coach Alvarez comes with 20 years of knowledge as an MLB crosschecker and scout 🧠

https://t.co/fqRE5sSHAV

[FIU Baseball @FIUBaseball]

Juan Alvarez is honored to come home and ready to help build something special at FIU 🙏

#PawsUp

[FIU Athletics @FIUAthletics]

How can you not be excited about the future of @FIUBaseball and Coach Grifol? Special time to be a part of it👇

🎟️ https://t.co/8LCAWJIIvD

[FIU Baseball @FIUBaseball]

World Series MVP and 9x @MLB All-Star @SalvadorPerez15 shares words of love and support for Head Coach Pedro Grifol 👏

https://t.co/vs4Hr6YD8Z

[FIU Baseball @FIUBaseball]

We’re thrilled to welcome former @MLB manager and Miami native Pedro Grifol as Head Coach 👏

https://t.co/rVBRmj9ciW

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

The best place to improve your mental game is on the practice field. If you train hard with a positive attitude, you’ll strengthen your mind for games!

[Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonx]

When I’m elected governor, I’m going to make our state Califordable.

One key step in doing that is giving you your first $150k tax-free.

It’s about making simple changes that put more money in your pocket. ☀️

[Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonx]

We are in Texas. Just filled up for $3.59. In L.A. on Monday it was $8.59.

Californians: It's not the Iran war. It's not "Trump." It's Democrat policies that have given us the highest gas prices in America.

You can have $3.00 gas but you have to VOTE for it in November.

[Victor Rojas @VictorRojas]

Doing things the right way every day is hard. Really hard. The moment you think you've got it figured out is usually when the game humbles you. The best players know that, so they show up every day locked in, chasing excellence in every rep. Standards don't care about your feelings, your excuses, or your success from yesterday.

Have a great rest of your week, my friends!

@HCBroncoBSB

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

This young San Francisco Giants fan doesn’t think the team should have a Pride Night at all.

This kid is unbelievably BASED & gives me hope for the next generation 🙌🏼

[CONSTITUTIONAL PATRIOT🇺🇸 @ConstitustionX]

🚨 JUST IN: SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE DROPS BOMBSHELL
“Barack Obama is a CROOK who broke the law — he belongs in PRISON!”
Senator Tuberville just went nuclear: Obama needs to marinate in a prison cell for what he did.
Fauci lied to America for years. Policies killed people. And the elites think they’re above the law.
No more protection. No more excuses.
Lock. Them. Up.
This is what real accountability sounds like.
RT if you agree Obama should rot in a cell! 🔥
#ObamaInPrison #Tuberville #DrainTheSwamp

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: Sen. Tommy Tuberville says Barack Hussein Obama AND Dr. Fauci should be THROWN IN PRISON

"Obama's a CROOK. All these people broke the law. Let's put him in jail!" 🔥

"We've got people in prison that did 10 to 20% of what these people have done to our country. They broke the law. They thought they're above the law, but they're not!"

"Anthony Fauci...I went through every one of those hearings and listened to Anthony Fauci's lie to the American people for basically a year and a half, two years, and he should be in prison. Don't give me this nonsense about being able to, you know, be given a pardon."

"You can probably pardon somebody from a federal crime, but look at the thousands of people that he actually let die because of his lies on a state level. So let's go after him on the state level. You can't get a pardon for that!"

@RealAmVoice

[Craig Pruski @PruskiCraig]

@CoachJohnsonOU Congratulations. Coach Al was looking over you.