Jim Harbaugh explains why he tells his players to put the team third, or even fourth:
“Put family first, because that’s your God-given responsibility. Secondly, put yourself first. That’s human nature.”
“If you can get the team in third, fourth.... at least get us in your top four.”
“If somebody’s really doing what’s best for their family… doing their job with integrity… their kids are going to be proud of them.”
“If you’re taking care of yourself, putting the right things in your body, getting your sleep, getting your nutrition, then you’re taking care of us. You’re taking care of the team. I'ts mutually beneficial. It's all connected. It's a win-win-win.”
KISS Principles for High School Pitchers!
1. Shift mindset from getting hitters out, to letting them get themselves out. Attack, attack, attack. The game is on your side
2. Don't overcomplicate your delivery. Be athletic, have some rhythm and fluidity, repeat your separation, stay back over the rubber, stay closed, and really finish.
3. Fuck the 3rd and 4th pitch if you can't command two. I'm sorry. You don't get to learn calculus until you've mastered algebra. Also, if you can't get high school hitters out with 2 pitches, you aren't very good.
4. Best pitch in baseball is a well located fastball. Learn to throw a FB low and away to your glove side in your sleep.
5. Create a routine. You should do the same thing every pitch. You should have a reset. You should use a deep breath.
6. Play high quality catch. I love lots of different throwing drills, but the best drill is simply coming set just like in a game, and delivering the baseball to a spot.
7. It's you versus you. Win The Battle Within!! It's lonely on the hill. No one is coming to save you. Embrace that. Love it. Be a bulldog; a warrior - whatever you want to be. No excuses. Control what you can control - and we always have control of: our attitude, our mound presence, our body language, our tempo, our thoughts: THIS PITCH.
Throw up a hand if you remember when our society was stable enough you could give 10,000 fans regulation baseball bats without worrying they’d immediately start trying to kill each other.
Somewhere today a twelve-year-old is playing his fortieth game since March, and everyone around him is calling it development. Forty years in this game, and here is what I have never seen: a college career built by a twelve-year-old's fifth summer tournament. I have seen plenty end in a surgeon's office because nobody in the boy's life was brave enough to schedule rest. Be the brave one. He will thank you at twenty.
7 Umpires have informed MLB that they will be accepting their buyout and retiring at the end of 2026, via @BNightengale.
⚾️ CB Bucknor
⚾️ Laz Diaz
⚾️ Brian O’Nora
⚾️ Lance Barksdale
⚾️ Marvin Hudson
⚾️ Tony Randazzo
⚾️ Andy Fletcher
Bucknor is the longest tenured Umpire in MLB.
Remember when Jim Harbaugh dropped this LEGENDARY quote about Ohio State head coach Ryan Day
"Sometimes people who are standing on 3rd base think they hit a triple but they didn't"
Harbaugh stood on business and was 3-1 vs Ryan Day
My GOAT
Nobody talks about the student who came ready to learn, sat through the disruption, said nothing, and fell further behind while every adult in the building focused on the one who made the most noise. She is still waiting for someone to notice she was there, too.