Eric MEyer

Reno. +E

[Kevin Wilson @KWBaseball]

We have traded fundamentals for measurables.

And it shows up in today's version of the game.

Too many players are lacking:

⚾️ Baseball IQ
⚾️ Awareness
⚾️ Ability to play catch
⚾️ Baserunning
⚾️ Ability to throw strikes
⚾️ Bat-to-ball skills
⚾️ Feel
⚾️ Adjustability
⚾️ Perseverance
⚾️ Grit

Just to name a few...

Players today spend more time in cages looking at screens and less time in the sandlot competing, having to learn how to play the game without coaches.

The players, coaches and organizations who still value fundamentals, stick out more today than ever before!

[3 Lefts Baseball | Coach Big Mike Fuchs @3leftsbaseball]

The Death of Baseball IQ

The game is over and we need to talk about why we took an L and why half of you are going to go home open your phones and completely miss the point.

We have an absolute epidemic in amateur baseball right now.

Players who are chasing metrics but losing ballgames. You’ve been trained to believe that if your exit velocity is up, your launch angle is perfect, and your radar gun numbers look good on a screen. You’re an elite prospect.

Let me tell you the truth. You are training for a spreadsheet while the team is trying to win a game on the dirt.

Data builds a great engine but tools don't mean a thing if you have zero Baseball IQ.

The 3 Lefts Metrics Audit

The Situational Deficit: In the cage a 95 mph exit velo is a perfect rep. In a live game with a runner on second, zero outs, and a tie score in the 6th. The definition of success changes. If you take a massive, heavy-pull hero swing to juice your personal data profile and roll over into a weak groundout. You failed. You chose to chase a metric instead of executing the backside approach the scoreboard demanded.

The Invisible Play Deficit: You can’t put a radar gun on a perfectly executed cutoff throw. There is no viral metric for an outfielder running 60 feet just to back up first base or an infielder communicating who has the bag on a steal before the pitch is thrown. Because those high IQ defensive plays don't generate a flashy stat line for social media. You treat them like afterthoughts. That is exactly why we give up runs.

The Scout Card Reality: You’re on the bus right now refreshing apps looking at a padded batting average. Let’s be real high level college recruiters and pro scouts don't care about your digital box score or what a local app says you're batting. They see right through it. They are watching how you handle a 95-mph fastball inside, your pitch recognition on a 3-2 slider, and your in game instincts. The screen might lie to protect your feelings but the radar gun and the scout's notebook won't.

Data can build the engine but it cannot steer the car. The college game moves way too fast for slow thinkers. If your energy, your hustle, and your focus change depending on your personal metrics instead of the team's record. You aren't a competitor.

You're just a data collector wearing our jersey.

Turn off the screens. Learn the game. Own the standard.
#3LeftsBaseball #CoachBigMike

[Jeff Weiss @Passionweiss]

A lost track called "Just Like" (also known as "Heroin") from the scrapped Black Hippy project.

Featuring Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Isaiah Rashad, Ab-Soul, Punch, Jay Rock, and Lance Skiiiwalker.

Produced by Thundercat.

Allegedly recorded in 2016.

[erick the architect @erickarcelliott]

10 years is a long time in life, and especially in the music industry. <i put this on IG again but i thought you guys should see it too>
thank you to everyone who supported the album that changed our lives forever❤️

22 things about the album you might not know in the comments ↓

[DatPiff @DatPiff]

In 2009, we tried to throw our very first DatPiff Live concert at the Masonic Temple in Brooklyn. On paper, it looked solid. Styles P, Red Café, JR Writer. In reality? Total disaster. We had no idea how to properly market a show or handle the logistics that come with running one. On top of that, the venue was way out of the mix. It was the perfect storm for things to go wrong, and they did.

But we learned.

In 2010, we ran it back. This time at SOB’s in SoHo, arguably the hottest, most intimate venue in NYC at the time. The approach was different. Instead of stacking the bill with just popular New York names, we built the lineup around artists whose mixtapes we had recently released. XV was the headliner. He was buzzing heavy, and we were dropping his new mixtape at midnight that same night, so the synergy made perfect sense. The supporting cast was strong too: Cory Gunz, Los, Masspike Miles, DJ Woogie, DJ Killatouch.

And then there was Mac Miller.

K.I.D.S. had dropped about a month earlier. Mac had never performed in New York City before. We knew he was hot online, but we had no idea what that would translate to in real life. We didn’t know how many fans would show up for him.

Big mistake.

That night quickly became a Mac Miller show first, DatPiff Live second. I’m not exaggerating when I say 90% of the crowd was there for him. He went on third to last, and the second he touched that stage, the place exploded. The room was shaking. He did a 30-minute set, and if I could go back, I would’ve given him an hour to run the entire mixtape front to back. He absolutely bodied it.

I remember looking around at everyone backstage, we were all in shock. Like, “what just happened?”

His manager at the time, Artie Pitt from Rostrum, great dude, was in tears after the set. He looked at me and said, “I’m just so proud of him, man. He made it. This just solidified what I already knew, the kid’s a star.”

He was right.

None of us could’ve predicted just how far Mac would go, but in that moment, we all knew something had shifted. He had arrived.

As for the rest of the night… after Mac’s set, about half the crowd left. Masspike Miles went on to a nearly empty floor. The remaining fans were holding out for XV, who closed the show to about 40–50% capacity. To his credit, he still delivered a great performance, finishing right around midnight as his mixtape officially dropped.

The next day, the blogs and media coverage labeled it “Mac Miller’s show at SOB’s.” DatPiff barely got mentioned. The other artists barely got mentioned.

And honestly?

Rightfully so.

Deep down, we all knew that was the night. The night Mac Miller went from a buzzing mixtape kid out of Pittsburgh to a future global touring superstar.

It’s a night I’ll never forget.
And I guarantee anyone who was in that building won’t either.

If you were there, drop a comment 🙌 #macmiller

[Lindsay Adams 👽 @LAtweets22]

I can’t stop watching this. Freddie with the “oh my god, Miguel” gets me every time cuz like same 😭

[Lindsay Adams 👽 @LAtweets22]

Why this got me sobbing 😭

[RamsSteveHam @RamsSteve]

This is art. It's only 20 minutes. Please watch.

[cindy @Cintistic]

The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers are gonna Live Forever 💙✨

[Dodgers + Oasis]

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

🗣️ HE’S BAAAAAACK!!!

@kikehndez is ending the season just as he started it — with our camcorder.

It has arrived: The @Dodgers World Series parade footage. Roll the tape.... 📹

[MLB @MLB]

All the emotions of postseason Kiké 😭

[Dodgers Nation @DodgersNation]

WAIT TIL FREDDIE HITS THE FLOOR 🔥🕺

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

"It was the best feeling in the world."

Miguel Rojas is still reliving his Game 7-tying, 9th-inning home run 🤩

[SportsNet LA @SportsNetLA]

"Thankfully, relationships keep going. I'll get to keep in touch with these guys and I'll be around, but you don't ever get to do something like this again."

Thank you for everything Kersh! 💙🤍

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

THEY STILL NOT LIKE US. #WORLDSERIES

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

For the final time...

A postgame interview with Clayton Kershaw, 3x #WorldSeries champion.

@Dodgers | #MLBTonight

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

Clayton Kershaw embracing his family is one of the best things you’ll see tonight.

The final chapter of his legendary career ends as a World Champion �

[SportsNet LA @SportsNetLA]

Kiké: "This world series was epic. It was one of the best ever and we had one of the best game 7's of all time. I'm just incredibly proud to be part of this group."

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Entering tonight, Miguel Rojas hadn't gotten a hit in a month

Primarily a role player, he got the start because of his defense

In what might be his final career at bat, he homered in Game 7 of the World Series to tie it in the 9th

What a damn moment

[Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_]

Clayton Kershaw goes out a champion!