Rich Burley

[Bridget Phetasy @BridgetPhetasy]

My biggest takeaway from this Fauci stuff is that we aren't mad enough.

[✭Five Tool Texas✭ @FiveToolTexas]

.@TxAngelsBB 2028 Royer's Easton Burley lofts this one to deep left-center for a 2-run double.

Lytle (TX) 2028 #uncommitted

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[✭Five Tool Texas✭ @FiveToolTexas]

F: @TxAngelsBB 2028 Royer 12, Gladiators 16U Hill 9
PoG: Easton Burley 1-3, 2 RBI

[Rich Burley @TheRealBurley4]

@nicohoerney @ScoringChanges @Cubs @Mets This

[Rich Burley @TheRealBurley4]

@ScoringChanges @Cubs @Mets Wouldn’t it be reasonable to argue that he was impeded to the bag on the initial touch causing him to come off?

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

The biggest scandal isn't just what happened during COVID.

It's that six years later, the evidence continues to emerge while many in government and the media still refuse to confront it.

I've spent years following the money and exposing the truth. The American people deserve answers and accountability.

[Jon Karcich @JonKarcich]

That dude that just stole home! Armani Guzman...
That's the same kid who hit .053 his freshman year and was a role player. A Swiss Army knife for his club.

He always had the speed tool. Freshman year they used him mainly as a pinch runner. 1 for 19 at the dish. Most guys would have transferred or quit. He went to a summer league, made adjustments, only hit .248, but came back more prepared.

2025, back on the bench again. Hadn't started in 30 days. Coach noticed two pinch-hit singles in a blowout loss and put him back in the lineup.

He didn't try to do too much, he just contributed. Trust was being built.

About a year ago in the regionals, he hit a walk-off sacrifice fly. Then 4-for-5 with the go-ahead RBI in the 8th. The 2025 Regional MVP batted 9th.

His coach said it best.

"His mentality has been so spot on. You want to talk about a confident guy that's not arrogant. He is in such a strong place competing right now that he knows he'll have success." Coach Sabins, 2025

He wasn't confident because things were going well. Things were going well because he stayed confident!

By 2026 he's breaking the all-time stolen base record at WVU, delivering walk-off hits, and helping send West Virginia to Omaha for the first time in program history.

As a former D1 coach and 7th rounder, I love this story because it's real. The work wins. The best players fail the most, they just refuse to let it stop them.

In a world that wants everything now, let's play the long game.

Belief comes before ability. Always has. Let's let the next wave of athletes embrace this mentality, stay consistent, and stay persistent.

I went down a rabbit hole on Guzman because I saw it wasn't always easy and smooth sailing for him, as that's how most athletes on TV appear. Adversity will always show up. It's how we keep that belief and keep improving. Kudos to Guzman and WVU, fun to follow as a baseball fan.

I pulled much of this information from WVU sports, domainpost and 247sports.

@WVUBaseball @mani_ftn

[Rich Burley @TheRealBurley4]

@alixonmartinez2 I can see both sides of this. Maybe small schools are getting undersized or under metric dawgs that should’ve been power program guys in the first place.

[Coach Gunnar Hayes @CoachGunHayes]

The most common traits mentioned:

Competitiveness
Coachability
Work ethic
Humility
Being a great teammate
Communication Skills
Ability to handle failure
Academic commitment
Self - Motivation

Character matters!

[Rich Burley @TheRealBurley4]

@CDraf2 @chipshot95 @TheEXECUTlONER_ @SilasUnleashed I had an umpire tell me he can dance a jig in the box if he wanted. I told him he was not only wrong but I hope you never umpire anywhere on earth again. I got tossed. He was still wrong.
The amount of people that don’t understand this baffles me.

[Austin @MrAustinPredict]

🚨 MICHIGAN'S DOWNFALL: New poll shows most Michigan voters have NO CLUE how far our state has fallen.

• 59% unaware we rank 44th in 4th-grade reading
• 75% unaware we dropped from 16th to 39th in personal income (WORST DECLINE in America)
• January unemployment rate (4.9%, 7th WORST in the country): 65% unaware

The corrupt Whitmer propaganda machine has been working overtime on the population.

PATHETIC.

https://t.co/VyPzsONEM5

[Hayden Collins @Hayden_Collins8]

Yesterday I wrapped up my college baseball career as well as my playing career. I was reflecting on some things that I wish I knew coming into college or somethings that I would tell younger players interested in playing college baseball. So here they are in no particular order⬇️

[Rich Burley @TheRealBurley4]

@CurmudgeonBall @Rate_the_Refs Too late

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

The majority of high school baseball coaches aren’t in it for the paycheck.
The hours don’t match. The stress doesn’t match. The pay doesn’t match.
They do it for the love of the game, most people don’t realize that.

[Rich Burley @TheRealBurley4]

@woodsonwhiskey @CharlesWoodson Go Blue!

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Nolan McLean, 84mph Sweeper (22" of break) and 97mph Two Seamer (18" of run), Individual Pitches + Overlay.

40 inches of horizontal movement difference.

[Rich Burley @TheRealBurley4]

@Challenger_ST @JLucroy20 Both can be true.

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Why Juco?
100% scholarship (most cases) vs 25% scholarship.
Two seasons (fall and spring).
Immediate playing time (most cases).
Smaller classes.
Less restrictions on coach's time spent with players.
Draft and four year options open.
Learn to grind.
The majority of college freshmen belong in junior college baseball.

[Rich Burley @TheRealBurley4]

@birdturd318 @CharlesWoodson Auto correct got me. 😂