Honored to be serving as a National Board Member for a non-profit organization called Refuge for Women. Refuge for Women is a faith-based organization providing specialized long-term care for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation. https://t.co/9YdjGpFX70
Middle America families stuck in the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time that is travel baseball.
Baseball needs Legion Ball played at high school fields in t-shirts and gray pants more than ever right now.
Sandlot it ain't.
Youth sports now $40 B industry:
"Teenagers on travel teams are rolling into weekend tournaments wearing a few thousand dollars of apparel, equipment & swag. Avg family spending on baseball increased nearly 70% between 2019 and 2024."
https://t.co/YssaxYkMfw
Fathers, what will your children say about the home they grew up in when they get older? What will they say about your marriage? About their childhood under your fatherhood?
You get only get one shot at family life. There are no do-overs.
You get roughly 18 years to train your children. After that, the rule "unsolicited advice is rarely taken," kicks in. Make the most of the time you have with your kids because it flies by.
During one of the worst losing streaks of my career, our team president walked into my office.
Keli McGregor. One of the best men I've ever known.
He could have come to vent. To question my decisions. To ask hard questions.
Instead, he said: "Cut to the chase, Clint. What's next?"
I looked him in the eye and gave him two words: "Shower well."
The Colorado Rockies were struggling badly that year.
Pregame preparation was solid. Scout meetings, early work, attention to detail. All of it was there.
But at game time, the tires were flat.
I told Keli: the game did everything it could to us today. We just couldn't meet its demands.
Now it was time to reset.
"Shower well" means exactly this:
• Watch the frustration circle down the drain
• Shampoo, rinse, repeat and get the grime of today completely off your mind
• Walk out clean, go home, and actually rest
Leave it at the ballpark. The game is over. There's nothing left to solve tonight.
Keli nodded. Asked if he could share it with the whole organization.
I said sure. And then it hit me. This isn't just for baseball.
Bad day at the office. Grumpy boss. Missed deadline. Traffic on the way home.
You can carry all of that through your front door.
Or you can shower well.
I've never seen a single problem get better because someone dragged it home with them.
The reset is a discipline. Same as preparation. Same as showing up.
Either we win. Or we learn.
The only real loss? When you don't take a single thing out of a hard day.
So tonight, whatever kind of day it was, shower well.
Tomorrow is a new at-bat.
What does your reset look like? I'd love to hear it.
In a world of woke Team USA members like Hunter Hess & Amber Glenn trashing America at the Olympics, be a Tamyra Mensah-Stock.
“I love representing the U.S. I freakin’ love living there. I love it, and I’m so happy I get to represent USA!”
Neuroscience is discovering what the Bible has said all along: Turning the focus off of ourselves and onto something or someone else is always healthier than wallowing in our own self-pity.
Check out our Friday devotional.
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Players: Enjoy your HS playing days. There’s nothing like playing in front of a crowd of your community members, friends & family & playing alongside classmates. The sense of community & school pride is unbeatable. Relish it; rejoice in it; respect it. It’s over before you know.
@ClintHurdle13 One of mine stopped playing in 11th grade to pursue fishing in college. One of the best decisions he has made. Following his passion not his dad's
@baseballinpix Curious if there is a way to get a copy or print of this photo. We have 2 guys that cover PR and would love for them to get a copy. Thanks
“If you want to take it to this next level, you gotta be driven a lot different than everybody else”🔥
Listen to Trave Hopkins tell an incredible story about Cam Akers and what it takes to get to the next level from #BTG24#The108Way
Sgt. John C. Cole, a United States Marine Corps veteran who served in both World War II and the Korean War. He was a rifleman with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), part of the 1st Marine Division. Cole was born in 1927 in Texas but grew up in Colorado. He enlisted in the Marines in 1944, following his brother and uncle into service. He passed away in early 2025 at age 97, and his obituary highlights his lasting legacy as a decorated hero.
USMC, Korean War HeroService: WWII & Korea
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (1st MarDiv)
Key Battle: Chosin Reservoir (1950)
Wounds: Shot in arm; 3 Purple Hearts
Evac: Last flight out of Chosin
Awards: Purple Heart ×3, Presidential Unit Citation
Legacy: Honored fallen comrades; awarded South Korea’s Ambassador for Peace Medal in 2022
Home: Roy, Utah
A rifleman who fought hand-to-hand in freezing hell. One of the “Chosin Few.”