Ben Shoemaker

Geneva College Grad - Geneva Men’s Soccer - NF12

[Ben Shoemaker @bshoe_1316]

@JoeFortenbaugh was never worried about the under… go hornets baby

[TPC Sawgrass @TPCSawgrass]

Almost time.

[Joe Fortenbaugh @JoeFortenbaugh]

Glass half full: Kansas City will finish the season undefeated in one-score games

[Ben Shoemaker @bshoe_1316]

@JoeFortenbaugh @EvCoRadio This is the content I live for as a listener to both shows

[Dan Orlovsky @danorlovsky7]

There is, what feels like an endless E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES chant at Epcot right now and it’s been going for 5+ minutes

[Barstool Miami @BarstoolUMiami]

I’m going to have an aneurism looking at all the people saying Ward quit on us. One of the best quarterbacks in Miami history and played half of a bowl game when we didn’t make a 12 team playoff.

[Barstool Philly @BarstoolPhilly]

ON THIS DATE ONE YEAR AGO:

BRYSON STOTT GRAND SLAM

#RedOctober

[Cal Gibbons @sircallihan]

@rodger They ain't call him Calm Gaines

[Ben Shoemaker @bshoe_1316]

@steve_mandella @vincenzo_s7 Congrats on avoiding relegation* 👏

[Ben Shoemaker @bshoe_1316]

Jon Rahm told Scottie “grow a beard bro, you’ll see”

[Ben Shoemaker @bshoe_1316]

This chick got pie necklace #bachelor

[UNC Barstool @UNCBarstool]

Jordan Love vs the Cowboys

[James Pearce @JamesPearceLFC]

Jota runs to the bench and celebrates by holding up Diaz’s No 7 shirt.

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

They cut @MikeTrout.

The greatest baseball player of our generation.

The story you have never heard and the lesson to learn:

Back in 2008, I was a high school junior.

I was an up-and-coming baseball player and my first big break was an invitation to the USA baseball team trials.

You see each year USA Baseball brings in 100+ of the best baseball players in the country to try out for the 18u national team.

That year, USA Baseball had arranged for two players each to stay with a host family.

My roommate was a player named, Mike Trout.

Mike had incredible athleticism but was from the Northeast so he didn't come into the event on the "hype train" like some of the top prospects from California, Texas, and Florida did.

We both performed well at the event and made it to the final stage of the trials.

Here USA Baseball chose the final 18 players for the national team.

Mike didn't make those final 18 players.

Fast forward 15 years and Mike is the best player of a generation. A surefire Hall of Famer and arguably one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Funny, how life works sometimes.

Look the lesson we can all learn from this is life is full of things that are outside of our control.

You will be told no.
You will suffer adversity.
You will face disappointment.

Accept it as part of your journey.

My friends, we focus far too much on the end destination and completely miss the beauty in the journey.

The come up, the adversity, and the struggle are what you will talk about one day.

It makes the destination worth striving for.

So, the next time you face a setback, remember Mike's story.

[Barstool Miami @BarstoolUMiami]

we’re all blacking out for Jimmy buffett today correct?

[Ben Shoemaker @bshoe_1316]

Nothing makes me happier than seeing VVD yelling at the back line less than 10 minutes in on a Sunday before noon…. Premier league is back #ynwa

[Ben Shoemaker @bshoe_1316]

PGA Rain Delays = listening to dudes like Jim Nance just chat about golf with no script. Big time vibes

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

PGA and LIV

[Barstool Football @StoolSoccer]

Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Will Vaulks with the cleanest Worm you’ll ever see! 😅🐛

[Dan Rapaport @Daniel_Rapaport]

Today was kinda lame but tomorrow has all-time potential—10.5 straight hours of Masters golf on a Sunday, with the weather steadily improving and peaking with a 60 degree and sunny golden hour with the final group playing the last few holes. All is well that ends well.