Ron Link

Husband, Dad, Friend, Media Man

[Ron Link @RonLink]

@catchblockthrow To be fair, most young catchers are not allowed to learn how to run a game. From the earliest ages coaches take over everything and catchers just take orders from the dugout.

[Ron Link @RonLink]

In Vegas for the end of Fall and Club Career. Last game of the season and @tylink18 had a pretty incredible effort defensively. I counted 18 blocks in the game and to top it off, last AB gets drilled in the knee. Take a week to rest up and start grinding for the Spring!

[College Athlete Advantage @The_CAAdvantage]

Congratulations to C Tyler Link on his commitment to University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point! Tyler will have the opportunity to make a huge impact as a freshman for the Pointers. We look forward to watching your continued success! @tylink18 @UWSPbaseball

[Tylink18 @tylink18]

I’m excited to announce my commitment to UW Stevens- Point! Thank you to my parents, friends, coaches and teammates who have all helped me along the way! Another thank you to coach Richter and coach Haupt for this opportunity!

[Ron Link @RonLink]

So proud of @tylink18 for the work he has put in to get this opportunity. Congrats and keep grinding!

[Tylink18 @tylink18]

I’m excited to announce my commitment to UW Stevens- Point! Thank you to my parents, friends, coaches and teammates who have all helped me along the way! Another thank you to coach Richter and coach Haupt for this opportunity!

[Blizzard Baseball @BlizzardBasebal]

🚨Commitment Alert🚨

Congratulations to Ty Link on his commitment to @UWSPbaseball!

@tylink18 | @PrepBaseballMN
#BlueLove | #1Point

[ConservativeOkie_Patriot47 @Okie_Patriot46]

I need to make a very PUBLIC announcement on behalf of younger GenXers and older Millennials.

If you see someone in their 40s or 50s who seems a little boring now, I need you to understand something...

We already got it in.

Like...GOT. IT. IN.

We are not sitting home on a Friday night because we never knew how to have fun.
We are sitting home on a Friday night because we have seen enough.

We went to parties in houses that should have been condemned and were almost certainly owned by the local drug dealer.

We saw police lights and RAN and not across a nice, flat field.
INTO THE WOODS.

Do you understand the athleticism required to hurdle uprooted tree roots in platform shoes while simultaneously trying to keep your low-rise jeans from sliding completely off your ass?

And somehow...we never spilled the Zima. We never spilled the Boone’s Farm.

That was TALENT.

We slept on floors in strange houses because the designated driver either never showed up or, in a shocking turn of events, was drunker than everybody else.

There was no Uber, Life360 or Find My Friends.
There was just somebody named Mike saying, “I know a shortcut.”

And we FOLLOWED MIKE.

We closed down bars and then decided the night was still young, so we drove to Atlantic City, where we somehow managed to get drunk, sober up, get drunk again, sober up again and then get drunk a THIRD TIME before breakfast.

And according to our parents? We were at Michelle’s house.

Eating pizza and watching movies.

Michelle’s mother unknowingly covered for approximately 17 people every weekend. If there even was a Michelle.

We drank things called Purple Passion, Mad Dog 20/20 and whatever somebody mixed inside a giant plastic garbage can. Nobody asked what was in it. You grabbed a red Solo cup and trusted the process.

We went to clubs until the lights came on. Do you know the psychological damage of seeing a nightclub with the LIGHTS ON? Nothing good happens after those lights come on.

We danced for four straight hours in shoes that permanently altered the structure of our feet.

We made entire plans without cell phones...no texts, dropped pins or group chats...just an extremely questionable sense of direction.

We rode in cars with 11 people when the vehicle legally seated five. Someone was always sitting on someone. Someone was always in the hatchback.
And there was always one friend yelling, “DUCK!” when we passed a cop.

So yes...now we like being home.
We like sweatpants.
We like cancelling plans.
We like saying, “That sounds fun!” with absolutely no intention of attending.
We like restaurants at 5:30 because we can get a good table.
We like being home by 8:17.

And if someone texts at 9:30 PM and says, “What are you doing?”
Sleeping...we are sleeping.

Because this is not boring my friends...this is retirement.

We already played, partied and danced on the bar.
We already ran from the cops through a wooded area dressed like a Spice Girl.

We have stories that cannot be posted because there are still people with careers, marriages and reputations to protect. And thank GOD there were no camera phones.

So kids, when you look at your Gen X and older Millennial parents sitting peacefully on the couch watching Dateline at 8 PM and think:
“God, you guys are boring.”

Sweetheart...oh sweetheart.
You are looking at retired legends.

Put some respect on our names. We're probably the reason Life360 was invented.

xoxoxo (posted from someone else on FakeBook) 🤣 #genx #oldandtired

[Ron Link @RonLink]

@MMcKernon Had one college football shirt. Go break up a kegger!

[Ron Link @RonLink]

What a great time Thursday night. Friendship goes back to 1st grade. Husey said it right “Time and distance can’t break the earth bonds of childhood.” Lucky to have friends like this and guys you can count on for anything.

[Ron Link @RonLink]

A few days late but a great week starting Senior year. A lot of new stuff but proud of Ty and looking forward to an amazing year.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Players don’t quit teams.
They quit transactional coaches.

Saban breaks down why.

🎥 Watch. Bookmark. Share.

[Ron Link @RonLink]

What a great Summer for @tylink18. Finished .453 OBP, .612 SLG and 1.065 OPS. Great defense behind the plate in 120 innings. Can’t wait to watch more this fall. Thanks @BlizzardBasebal for running a great program for Ty to compete and keep improving!

[Blizzard Baseball @BlizzardBasebal]

Class of 2027

[Tylink18 @tylink18]

Had a great weekend last weekend in Chicago, going 4-1 and making it to the quarterfinals and a great first two games of our last tournament of the summer. Below is 3 doubles and a single from the past week.

[Tom Griffin @catchblockthrow]

Great chart that Tanner Swanson put out years ago. Great visual on location of throws to bags. Tag time is something to keep in mind when timing C’s throw downs.

[Ron Link @RonLink]

A few clips from last weekend with @tylink18. Another great play at the plate in a close game. Great throw, great tag. I love the wood bat sound when you barrel it up!

[Blizzard Baseball @BlizzardBasebal]

This weekend had it all. Proud of our boys in the Windy City!

2029 & 2027 Black make a bracket run.

2028 Blue moves to championship Monday.

#BlizzardBaseball 🔵

[Blizzard Baseball @BlizzardBasebal]

Fill up the zone & trust your defense!

#BlizzardBaseball

[Blizzard Tournaments @BlizzardTourna2]

2027 Black win their second straight!

@JacobWilli96741 5IP, 0BB, 3K
@EricksenDominic 2IP, 3H, 0BB
Ben Fedor 3B, 2R, 2RBI
@tylink18 H, R
@epadin7 2H, R, 2RBI
@henrybraun_14 2H, R, BB
@setterjoey H, R, RBI

@BlizzardBasebal

[Ron Link @RonLink]

@tylink18 would like to forget this one! 3 HBP, a foul tip and countless blocks this weekend but keeps grinding! Proud of him and his drive to get better everyday.