Steve J Moga

AUbaseball / ESPtraining / WCCathletics / MSBLplayer / HBRalum / UPwannabe / TZtraveler

[Steve J Moga @SteveJMoga]

Waubonsee honors HOF inductees and 2025-26 Student-Athletes https://t.co/blDfGbVFee

[Natural Sense I Am @NaturalSenseIAm]

12-year-old Xavier Taylor from Maple Shade, NJ, remains in extremely critical condition on a ventilator after a heartbreaking freak accident on May 26. ⚾💔

While warming up before a youth baseball game at Fellowship Columbia Bank Field, Xavier — a passionate pitcher/shortstop who lives for the game — was walking back to the dugout when an errant throw from a teammate struck him in the neck. He collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. His dad (a retired firefighter) rushed to him, and Xavier was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital.

His father, Greg Taylor, has stressed it was a complete **freak accident with no one to blame**. Xavier, known for writing Bible verses on his hats and playing on multiple teams, is fighting hard. The family is holding onto faith and miracles.

The community has rallied with prayer vigils, “Bats Out for X,” #6 shirts, and massive support. Videos of the vigils, father’s emotional updates, and local news coverage are circulating widely on TikTok — search #XavierStrong for raw community moments.

**A prayer shared for Xavier & his family:**

“Heavenly Father, we lift up Xavier Taylor to You. You know every detail of his life. Before he needed a miracle, he followed You, prayed to You, and wore Your Scriptures. Surround his family with peace. Lord, we ask for a miracle. In Jesus’ name, Amen.” 🙏

Prayers up for full recovery, strength for the Taylors, and the whole Maple Shade baseball family. He will play again.

#XavierStrong #PrayForXavier #MapleShade

[MLB @MLB]

The @WhiteSox pulled off an EXTREMELY rare play last night 😯

There haven't been two 3-6 putouts on the same play since June 26, 1972!

[Kevin Burrell @KevinBurrellMLB]

Being a Major League Baseball scout the past 35 years, I’ve narrowed down three important characteristics when considering a prospect to draft.

Not perfection!..but consistency.

1) Character: Determines who you are and how people trust you when nobody is watching.

2) Chemistry: Determines if you’re a great teammate, and if people want to build with you. Do you add value to the locker room.
Do I win with the “nine best” players or the “best nine” players?

3) Competency: Determines whether you have the talent and skill level to deliver the results to win a championship.

You can fake one for a while.

You cannot fake all three for long.

• Character — Who You Are

Your character is your real reputation. It’s who you are at the core.

Not your image.

Not your branding.

Your habits under pressure.

Talent can open a door. Character keeps you in the room.

Weak character destroys strong opportunities.

Discipline matters more than motivation because motivation changes daily.

Integrity is expensive — that’s why so few people have it.

Your private decisions eventually become your public reality.

The fastest way to lose respect is to compromise your values for short-term gain or comfort.

Successful people are trusted because they are consistent, not because they are perfect. Don’t miss that!

If your words and actions don’t match, your future will eventually collapse.

• Chemistry — Are You a Good Teammate?

Nobody becomes great alone.

Your ability to work with people multiplies opportunities.

Poor chemistry destroys a locker room culture.

People don’t just hire skill — they hire energy and coach-ability.

A toxic player eventually becomes a liability.

Humility makes collaboration possible.

Ego kills more careers than lack of talent.

The people who rise fastest are usually the ones others trust in hard moments.

Great teammates make everyone around them better. They are winners!

Listening is more powerful than constantly proving you’re smart.

If people feel smaller after talking to you, you will lose immediate influence.

• Competency — Are You Actually Skilled?

Confidence without competence is noise.

Results matter.

Work ethic without skill eventually hits a ceiling.

Being busy is not the same as being valuable.

Excuses never outperform preparation.

Average skills with consistency beats raw talent with laziness.

Organizations respect execution.

The higher you rise, the more competence becomes non-negotiable.

At the end of the day, competence matters.

Summation:

Your future is connected to the value you consistently create.

Character earns trust.
Chemistry builds relationships.
Competency creates results.

When all three align:

People respect you.
People enjoy working with you.
People can depend on you.

That combination is rare — and rare people become unforgettable.

[NOLLY @omoelerinjare1]

Los Angeles, 15-year-old Clara Daly from California, was travelling with her mom.

A flight attendant asked if anyone knew sign language. Clara, who had studied ASL for about a year, volunteered.

The passenger was 64-year-old Tim Cook, who is deaf and blind, flying alone. Clara knelt in the aisle and fingerspelled into his hand to communicate. She helped him order water, check the time, and speak with the crew.

For the rest of the long flight, she stayed with him, chatting until landing and bringing comfort to his journey.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is so big that it could fit:

• Churchill Downs
• Yankee Stadium
• Rose Bowl
• Taj Mahal
• The White House
• Liberty Island
• Roman Colosseum
• Vatican City

And at 300,000+ people, the Indy 500 is the world's biggest single-day sporting event.

[Tom Moore @junogsp7]

Memorial Weekend
2026 🇺🇸 🫡

This is such a poignant and respectful remembrance for all 9,387 US soldiers who paid the ultimate price for our freedom on D-Day in Normandy.

French caretakers’ tradition of taking sand from Omaha Beach and scrubbing it into the letters of the tombstones makes the names more visible and gives them a golden appearance.

[G-PA @IndianaGPA]

If you ever get the chance to go to Normandy, take it. Don't just visit it-take your time and let it sink in, because it is one of the most humbling experiences I've ever had.
Standing there, looking out across those beaches, you can almost feel the weight of what happened there. It's hard to fully understand what those soldiers went through until you're standing in that place, realizing the courage it took just to run toward that shore.
The beauty of Normandy is quiet and powerful, but so is the sacrifice it represents. The rows of white crosses, the history in the ground, the silence in the air-it all reminds you that freedom came at a tremendous cost.
It's the kind of place that stays with you long after you leave. It makes you grateful, reflective, and a little more aware of how much was given for the life we live today.

Normandy is more than a battlefield. It is a lesson in sacrifice, bravery, and remembrance. 🙏🇺🇸🙏

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

The annual Pentecost tradition (today!) at Rome's Pantheon is a moment of extraordinary beauty.

It occurs every year on the seventh Sunday after Easter. At noon, after the Holy Mass, thousands of rose petals are dropped through the oculus of the mighty dome.

As the petals fall, a choir sings "Veni Sancte Spiritus," known as the Golden Sequence, a masterpiece of sacred Latin poetry.

This is to celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Virgin Mary and the Apostles.

The rose petal ritual likely dates back to 607 AD when the pagan temple became a Christian church.

[Steve J Moga @SteveJMoga]

@CoachW1224 Congrats on the Regional title! Good luck and go get them Sea Gulls. ⚾️

[Steve J Moga @SteveJMoga]

Join the Chiefs Golf team https://t.co/Z9WrG1YPPr
@WaubonseeChiefs

[Steve J Moga @SteveJMoga]

Had this happen in our 2023 NCAA Super Regional game. Runner was tagged out after rounding third, and declared out despite fielder interference just past second base. It is not up to the umpires to guess if the runner would or wouldn’t score.

[Steve J Moga @SteveJMoga]

@JohnSchriffen That is not the correct call. Interference only gives the runner the base he is going to. He advances beyond that base at his own risk. Should not have been awarded home.
@whitesox

[Mr.King @Mrkingstar4me]

I wasn't like most bartenders ♥️

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

That's nuts 🤯

[mallory palmeri @malmeck]

Sox currently have a top 10 WAR leader at First (Murakami), Second (Meidroth), Third (Vargas), Short (Montgomery), and Pitcher (Martin).

[Tim Tebow @TimTebow]

Attitude is a choice.
Gratitude is a discipline.
Bitterness is expensive.

Nobody accidentally has a great attitude.
Nobody stumbles into gratitude.
And nobody means to end up bitter, it just quietly moves in when you stop choosing something better.
Guard your peace like it cost you something.
Because it did.

[Today In History @historigins]

The most breathtaking images of tornadoes ever captured (Colorado, 2016)

[NACC @NACC_sports]

#NACCbsbtrn ⚾| Congratulations to the 2026 NACC Baseball Tournament champions --- @AU_Spartans!

#NACCtion #d3baseball