Some ❤️ for our @LHS_CardsBB pitching staff!
#’s from the first 14 games (4-10) compared to last 12 games (10-2):
ERA: 5.56 vs. 2.01
WHIP: 2.10 vs. 1.08
BB rate: 17.8% vs. 12.7%
K rate: 18.2% vs. 27.4%
Free Pass rate: 23.9% vs. 13%
West Salem tomorrow, then playoffs!
“Grip it & rip it”… There’s more to it than that as Mason explains. Find the grip you’re comfortable with, understand WHY it moves (or doesn’t move) & build on that. Finding different ways to execute & refining your skills is imperative for long term survival on the mound.
Sometimes it’s beneficial to have a young coaching staff.
Two big time LHP for the boys to live ABs today 🔥 Marriott and Blake were making it nasty…….. I got shelled.
#LiveABs
Graeme is a name to keep an eye on! Loves to talk pitching, always hungry to improve his arsenal (his new Sinker is naaaasty), and has a beautiful movement plot with his Snk/SL/CH/4sFB. A real ‘26 riser!
2026 Graeme Warner-McGee up to 85.4 MPH (Rapsodo) in his pen today. Nasty kick change on this one. 2 Seam/Slider combo was gross.
OF/RHP also has exit velo around the triple digits & sprint speed better each week 📈
Get this name on your board to watch this spring/summer!
A word that changed everything for me?
"Muditā"
It means finding joy in others' success. Celebrating when your teammates, friends, and family win as if their victory is your own.
In 48 years of baseball, I've learned that the most successful teams aren't just talented.
They're united.
They lift each other up.
Whether it was the 2007 Rockies or the 2013 Pirates, our greatest moments happened when we celebrated each other.
Life's not a solo sport. It's a team game.
The game taught me about more than baseball.
It taught me about life. Those lessons coming soon in Hurdle-isms. Tap the link in my bio to preorder a copy
Someone can be excellent at repairing your elbow and that would give them no insight into why your elbow needs repair in the first place (from a longitudinal etiology standpoint)
I used to put too much pressure on myself. I wasted a lot of time worrying about others instead of focusing on my routine & things that I could control.
🗣 #MentalHealthMonday#PaveTheLane
Having people around you who believe in you is really a powerful thing.
And for anyone who may think they don’t have people around them like that, sometimes you just need to look harder🙌🏼
We have a long ways to go with pitching in youth baseball. Teams throwing kids 2x per day, 4x over two days, 150+ pitches over 3-4 days. All for the W. And we wonder why arm injuries have 🚀!!