‘25 OF Connor Essenburg (@LWWestBaseball) gets the barrel to 99 (!) at the top of the zone & crushes a 💣 the other way, quieting a chorus of “overrated” chants. Real twitchy 2-way guy; hammering the ball this spring & throwing well today. #Kentucky commit. #PGHS@PG_Draft
Tons of respect for the work you’ve done covering a sport that has experienced its own evolution. Take the forward pass for instance. The QB specifically became glorified & of paramount importance because of that evolution. How about the spread offense? I don’t hear anyone clamoring for “60 minutes of ground and pound” these days. If there are people BEGGING for the wishbone & punts on
4th & 1 these days I don’t hear em’. Gloves that are stickier than the spider tack baseball players use aren’t part of the game so receivers can hold a block downfield alongside a fullback that no longer exists. Michael Vick came along & revolutionized the way the QB position was played & defended. Just like Jacob Misiorowski is throwing 106MPH & making it that much tougher to get a bunt down against him. Games change whether we like it or not. I think we can both agree that executing fundamentals of the games is foundational to success. Players will evolve to perform in ways that lead to trends of compensation. Nobody is paying for sac bunts but they pay for HR’s. Nobody is paying a QB to hand it of 35 times but an Air Raider gets breaded up before he ever takes an NFL snap. The game changes.
FINAL from Ozinga:
@StRitaBaseball wins 2-0 over Nazareth behind RHP Will Rewers (2026; St. Ambrose) - sending them to state for the seventh time in school history.
LINE: 7IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 10K
Final out 👇
From last night at Ozinga an extended look at RHP Jack Slightom (@Lyons_Baseball, 2026; Cincinnati).
FB: T97-98 in the 1st, sat 93-95 thru 6
CH: 85-87 mph
SL: 78-81 mph, S/M
Final Line:
6IP, 2H, 3R, 0ER, 2BB, 12K
@ShooterHunt | #MLBDraft
Dear @USAGoldenSpikes,
I know you're an amateur award, but let's talk about a name that deserves your attention: Kameron Yearsley of @LoganVolsBsbl.
The numbers speak for themselves:
.506 AVG / .631 OBP / 1.306 SLG, 36 HR, 91 RBI, 87 R, 37 BB, only 23 K
"But what about the competition?"
John A. Logan is a Top 10 team (40-8) on a 17-game win streak. They're 6-1 vs. teams that played in the World Series the past 2 years, competing in one of the toughest regions in the country.
For context, the last JUCO winner was Bryce Harper. Here's the side by side:
Harper (66 G): .443/.524/.987, 31 HR, 98 RBI, 98 R, 39 BB
Yearsley (47 G): .506/.631/1.306, 36 HR, 91 RBI, 86 R, 37 BB, 23 K
I'm not saying he'd win it. But to be a JUCO guy on the watch list with this resume? That shouldn't be out of the realm of possibility.
Just something to think about.
RHP Jack Slightom (@Lyons_Baseball, 2026; Cincinnati commit) continues to gain #MLBDraft helium.
FB sat 94-96 mph early, settled in around 93-94, glove-side misses early on. Sweeping SL flashed in the upper 70s. CH played 85-87 mph, dive, S/M.
LINE: 5.1IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 10K
"Hitters who hit more, hit more."
I strongly disagree.
Some of the hardest workers I've coached under-perform (compared to the work they put in)
I was one of them.
It's the mental side.
- Anxious.
- Nervous.
- You care so much it works against you.
I remember shaking in the box because I wanted to be so good.
It wasn't fear of the competition.
I just cared too much
I didn't need more reps.
I needed to train winning.
I needed to focus on scoring runs.
I needed to stop thinking about ME and start thinking about scoring runs for MY TEAM.
When you shift your focus from yourself to YOUR TEAM, your energy transfers.
That's when the swing you worked your butt off, shows up.
These "governments" are out of their minds.
They think if they say the word DRAFT and do some paperwork and im going to go and die in a ditch because of what? I "have" too? "Law"?
Get fucked I will HAPPILY GO TO JAIL thank you very much.
Not dying for Epstein.
Hey young baseball players…
JT Realmuto talking importance of in-season training…
✅ 5-6x per wk off-season
✅ 5-6x per-wk training in spring (6 or so exercises)
✅ Almost every day during season (3-4 exercises)
He trains in-season you should too
For all the experts taking shots at the USA hitters last night…
How many of you have actually stood in the box against 98 with plus-plus off-speed?
It’s easy to talk from the couch.
Different story when you’re 60’6” away trying to compete.
“Let the kids play” right?
Poor Enmanuel De Jesus hasn’t pitched in the @MLB since 2023 but no one cares because the Top Prospect with the AURA couldn’t catch a couple routine fly balls!
The second one was ruled a ground rule double somehow.
This is what happens when organizations hype up Prospects who haven’t done anything at the @MLB level yet who are more concerned with building their brand than actually playing the game!
This is also a direct result of MLB teams not having veterans who used to teach the young knuckleheads how to look and act like a Big Leaguer!
Let’s hear it from all you keyboard warriors who think this not a problem in 3…2…1
#shegone
@tigers@notgaetti@BobFile@twuench@billdubs@iamrags@CRAIG_LAPINER@hittingguru7@ROXSystem@BLocsports@artofhitting@TheRealJHair@DMEASrecruiting@ToddPratt07@mikepiazza31@JLucroy20@GreggOlson30
LEVELS TO THIS! Veteran leadership and detailed work ethic. Laser beam focus on the fundamentals. Intensity, focus, and flow. There’s a reason why the “Dodgers are ruining baseball.” LOL! I guess respecting the game and honoring work is killing baseball. #ChampionshipMentality