Chad Specht

[Khi Holiday⚡️ @KhiHoliday]

Let’s get it @TheSavBananas practice.
#Visitors
@ShauneHoliday @HolidayLayth @bigplay24slay

[Chad Specht @cspechtSTL]

Yes sir! @cspecht45 @CoachRamirez7

[Khi Holiday⚡️ @KhiHoliday]

Putting that work in at @TheSavBananas practice.
@ShauneHoliday @bigplay24slay @HolidayLayth
#blessed

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

When I was with the St. Louis Cardinals, we had a team meeting about hitting with two strikes.

Albert Pujols was leading it.

At the time, he was hitting something ridiculous with two strikes.

I want to say it was around .265.

Naturally, everyone wanted to know how.

So somebody asked:

"What's your two-strike approach?"

Albert's answer surprised me.

He said:

"I think fastball inside and hit it back through the middle."

That was it.

No complicated mechanics.

No secret formula.

Just:

Fastball inside.

Back through the middle.

I remember sitting there thinking:

"Why would you think fastball inside with two strikes?"

So somebody asked him.

And Albert said something I'll never forget.

He said:

"If I can hit a fastball inside back through the middle..."

"I can hit the fastball away."

"I can stay on the changeup."

"I can stay on the slider."

"I can stay on the curveball."

Then he paused.

And said:

"The ball gets deeper."

That's when it clicked for me.

He wasn't trying to pull the inside fastball.

He was using one thought to cover everything.

The more I thought about it...

The more it made sense.

So I started trying it.

And it changed the way I thought about hitting with two strikes.

Instead of worrying about every pitch...

I focused on one.

Fastball inside.

Back through the middle.

See it DEEP.

If you're struggling with two strikes, here's what I'd do tonight:

Round 1: Short Box

(Set the distance somewhere between front toss and batting practice.)

Have a coach throw only fastballs inside.

Your only thought:

"Fastball inside."

Drive the ball back through the middle.

10 swings.

Round 2: Mix Speeds

Now the coach mixes:

- Fastballs
- Changeups
- Breaking balls
- Sliders

But your thought never changes.

You're still looking:

"Fastball inside."

10 swings.

Round 3: Two-Strike BP

Every pitch starts 0-2.

Compete.

Battle.

Use the same approach.

"Fastball inside."

Back through the middle.

10 swings.

That's it.

30 focused swings.

One thought.

One approach.

One goal.

Drive the baseball back through the middle.

One thing I've learned:

Most hitters get worse with two strikes because they add thoughts.

Albert got better because he removed them.

With two strikes, simplicity is a weapon.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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[Tyler Bindi @TripleNetTyler]

Went to vote today for the California primaries

The guy next to me called over an election worker because his ballot didn't include the LA mayoral race

The worker checked and told him it was because his registered address was in Malibu, which is outside the City of LA

The guy then asked if he could provide another address

To my surprise, the answer was yes

So he gave the worker an LA address, they voided his previous ballot, issued a new one, and suddenly he was able to vote for the mayor of LA

How is voter ID not mandatory in all 50 states?

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

This is Todd “Let’s Roll” Beamer, who died heroically while trying to retake United Flight 93 from Al Qaeda terrorists on 9/11. His final resting place, is in Cranbury, NJ — where he was living with his wife and children before his murder. Cranbury is located in NJ-12, where the new Democratic nominee for Congress is Adam Hamawy.

Hamawy was a close associate and translator to Omar Abdel-Rahman, aka the ‘Blind Sheikh,’ an arch terrorist convicted of masterminding multiple plots against targets in NYC — including the World Trade Center. Hamawy testified at Adbel-Rahman’s trial, as a defense witness.

It has also been reported that Hamawy traveled to Bosnia to volunteer at an organization that was later unmasked as an Al Qaeda front group.

One of Hamawy’s loudest and most high-profile supporters and endorsers has openly declared that America deserved the 9/11 attacks.

Hamawy is now the prohibitive frontrunner to represent Todd Beamer’s district in the United States Congress.

[AmericanPapaBear™ @AmericaPapaBear]

Notice who puts their hands on their hearts during the playing of the National Anthem.

The only 2 white players did.

All of the black players did NOT.

At least they were standing, but cmon man!

Show some respect for this country.

What do you guys think?

[Rob Schneider 🇺🇸 @RobSchneider]

God bless Chloe Cole

[TheMicahBeckwith @MicahBeckwith]

The Indy Star just published an entire opinion piece mocking the idea of banning Sharia law from influencing American courts.

In one fell swoop, they openly admitted they’re upset about efforts to keep American law above Sharia law.

I don’t want to ban your veggie pizza. I want to protect the Constitution.

Sometimes outing Marxists is just too easy. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. 🎣🇺🇸

[BILL HEMMER @BillHemmer]

STOP: Best thing you’ll watch all day. Promise.

[Ken Colbert @KColbertReport]

INDIANA -EVANSVILLE

Evansville continues to spiral to lower depths of societal decline under socialist policies of Evansville Mayor Terry.

The local NGO’s coordinate vehicles for illegals, and yet allow the poor whites to Uber with a dolly.

Evansville is a 💩 show.

@EvansvilleWatch @MicahBeckwith @LGMicahBeckwith @GovBraun

[David Burge @iowahawkblog]

The fact of the matter is Indiana had half of Alabama's NIL budget, a roster full of FCS transfers no SEC program would sniff at, and still beat Bama like a rented mule. That's not destroying CFB, that's saving it

[Brandon Tatum @TheOfficerTatum]

RIDICULOUS: Parents dropping their kids off at a Davis, California elementary school were greeted by the principal and staff wearing Pride shirts alongside a trans-themed crosswalk. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Just another reason to homeschool your kids, if you can.

[Khi Holiday⚡️ @KhiHoliday]

Blessed to have this great opportunity to be apart of this great organization @TheSavBananas.

[Chad Specht @cspechtSTL]

@cspecht45

[Khi Holiday⚡️ @KhiHoliday]

Blessed to have this great opportunity to be apart of this great organization @TheSavBananas.

[Sophie Cunningham @sophaller]

Loving Jesus is fun, try it. 🤎

[Oliver Burdick @oliverburdick]

Not my people.

Real Christians don't celebrate the sins that Jesus died for.

[Blaze Jordan @Blaze_j24]

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Matthew 28:6 “He is not here, for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."

Thank you Jesus❤️

[AshleY @Aku_700]

George Floyd went to jail 8 times.

In 2007, he held a gun to a woman’s stomach during an aggravated robbery.

George Floyd statues should be removed.

Raise your hand 🤚 if you agree — I’ll follow back! 📷💯

[Trumps Nephew @ForgiatoBlow47]

Trump was indicted for "pressuring" Georgia
Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger to investigate election integrity in his state.

5 years later, Georgia admits they ILLEGALLY certified 315,000 ballots in the 2020 election, handing Biden a "win" by 11,779 votes.

[Missi Hesketh for MO 7th @MissiforMO]

The City of Festus, MO canceled their Council meeting for tonight following last night's election whereby citizens voted out of office every single member who voted for the data center there that the people did not want.
Micro to macro, that is how we hold them accountable.