T.J. Keefe

BA⚾️2020 #33, UMassD ⚾️ #18 2024

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

This isn't about some game, this is about our lives. Augie Garrido was a legend 🧡

[Tyler Goodro @goodrocatching]

Reaction training.

Mix use of X-treme Training Balls, Slider Balls (3oz) & Atec Hi Per Lite Balls.

Catch. Block. Throw.

[T.J. Keefe @ThomasKeefe33]

@JB9124 @FlatgroundApp @PBRMinnesota @UMassDBaseball

[T.J. Keefe @ThomasKeefe33]

Such a cold take. This is senior year. You’re telling me a senior without the ability to start at the HS level is going to be capable at the next level?

[Tyler @tylerjhaman]

@xanbarksdale In my opinion being the backup prepares you better for the next step. Ready to go at a moment’s notice-always the pressure on you to perform when you do get to play so you can earn more PT. If you’re going to play in college that battling mindset gets you better prepared.

[Jimmy Dolan @coachdolan32]

Love this crew. Took time to remember Kate today. Tell someone you love them just because!! Kate Phalon McCarthy Memorial Fund

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Highly competitive players don't like sharing a dugout with players that don't know how to compete. Same can be said for the GRINDERS, they don't want to be around the lazy, in competitive settings. PREPARE to COMPETE!! Do highly competitive players want YOU as a teammate?

[UMD Baseball @UMassDBaseball]

October 5th is the #corsairchallenge 🏴‍☠️your support is greatly appreciated. All donations go directly to the baseball program. Let’s strikeout the competition! #umassdathletics #corsaircrew #umassdalumni

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Zach Wagner from the Arizona Miracle league, came to bat with the game on the line, called his shot than hits the walk off. What legends are made of.

[Baseballer @TheBsblr]

This tweet is to remind you how good Tim Lincecum was:

10 year MLB career
110-89
3.74 ERA
1,736 Ks
4X All Star
3X World Series Champion
2X NL Cy Young
3X NL Strikeout Leader
Pitched two no-hitters

[Boston Strong @BostonStrong_34]

RIP Tim Wakefield.

[Boston Strong @BostonStrong_34]

Curt Schilling revealed yesterday on his podcast that Tim Wakefield has been diagnosed with brain cancer, we send our thoughts and prayers to Wake and his family, we’re certain that he will beat it.

[Jimmy Dolan @coachdolan32]

So proud of James and Coco named as Captains for the 2024 Salem State University Baseball team ☘️ ⚾️@csdolan10 @Dolan2James

[Jordan Moore @iJordanMoore]

The Red Sox are officially eliminated from AL East contention.

Boston hasn’t won the division in five years (2018). Unacceptable for this franchise.

[𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙚 😎 @SwagnShades]

If you workout with high performers, your performance increases 15%.

If you work out with low performers, your performance decreases by 30%.

In the world of highly competitive sports, who has 15% to spare?

Let alone the 45% change by not challenging yourself…

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

What percentage of HS players think they're good at throwing and catching? My guess, 95% plus. In reality, less than 25% of HS players are actually good at throwing and catching! It has to be practiced intentionally every day! Throwing and catching is prerequisite #1.

[T.J. Keefe @ThomasKeefe33]

Such a huge fall off in the basics, less and less kids know how to bunt, hit, catch, and throw every time I show up to a youth field. I know most coaches are volunteers but if you care about the future of this game we gotta do better for these kids end of story.

[Seth McClung @Seth_3773]

Youth Coaches!

As a coach who’s rebuilding a high school program,(in the last ten seasons 27 % winning percentage) I tell our kids you can’t do anything beyond fundamentals until you get the fundamentals down and cemented in.

We do rep after rep after rep. We haven’t gone over any philosophy yet. We’re just trying to learn how to throw and catch the ball correctly.

I shouldn’t have to be doing this at the high school level. This needs to be done when these kids start playing baseball. We are doing fundamental skills that should’ve been ironed in as a 10 year old baseball player.

I see this problem across the country.

Fundamentals first…

[Seth McClung @Seth_3773]

Youth Coaches!

As a coach who’s rebuilding a high school program,(in the last ten seasons 27 % winning percentage) I tell our kids you can’t do anything beyond fundamentals until you get the fundamentals down and cemented in.

We do rep after rep after rep. We haven’t gone over any philosophy yet. We’re just trying to learn how to throw and catch the ball correctly.

I shouldn’t have to be doing this at the high school level. This needs to be done when these kids start playing baseball. We are doing fundamental skills that should’ve been ironed in as a 10 year old baseball player.

I see this problem across the country.

Fundamentals first…

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

The portal trend. Kid goes to D-1 school as freshman...doesn't play a lot...instead of dropping down and going juco/D2 etc... kid goes to another D-1 school and doesn't play again. Simply make the same mistake twice, instead of learning from the first mistake.