David Webb

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@georgemalik Did he quit in the org or did he quit on Yzerman?

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

I worked with a D1 player and a D3 player this morning.

On paper...

They looked almost identical.

6'4 200 pounds...

Both had elite bat speed. Both had power. Both were physically gifted.

But there was one difference.

Every time the D3 player mishit a ball...

He complained.
He got frustrated.
He pouted.

Then he'd struggle for the next 3 or 4 swings.

Pop-up.
Ground ball.
Weak contact.

The D1 player?

He'd mishit one.

Make an adjustment

...And move on.

No emotion.
No drama.
Just the next pitch.

It reminded me of something I learned playing professional baseball...

Sometimes the biggest difference between two players isn't their talent.

It's the conversation they're having with themselves in their head after they fail.

Your bat speed matters.
Your swing matters.

But the operating system between your ears matters just as much.

The best hitters I've been around don't waste energy explaining why they failed.

They spend their energy figuring out what to do on the next pitch.

- Jermaine Curtis

P.S. The next time you mishit a ball, don't ask, "What's wrong with me?"

Ask, "What's my adjustment?"

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[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@CANRadCentrist @frank_seravalli He learned from Yzerman

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@TonyWolak @FlyingOctoPod So we are gonna miss the playoffs again. Great..,,

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@KeithGave Same scouts who said sign Appleton, Gustafson, Holl for example ?

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@johnnywharton And he played with Ratledge at Georgia. Hope they saw something in Miller to make it the right choice

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@johnnywharton No but St. Louis gets a chance at a really good pick

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

ONE SHINING MOMENT 🙌

#MarchMadness

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@The_Mexinadian JVR is slooooow

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@BizNasty2point0 @BizNasty2point0 if you did that, you’d find yourself in the press box for the foreseeable future

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@johnnywharton Lucas Raymond has no heart. Won’t get dirty this time of year. Today he had a clear lane up the bench, defense got caught up, and he just dumped the puck in and went for a change. Had the lane! Take it! He is invisible 3/4 of the time.

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@BizNasty2point0 Need players that aren’t scared to go to the net or hit someone. The dump and chase with players that don’t want to hit anyone has to go.

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@johnnywharton Feel like the top guys are tired because the bottom half is carrying their weight. They looked slow today and scared to hit anyone or go hard to the net.

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@georgemalik A 2A center? We need a 1C

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@EliteClubS0B Dumb

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@313Hockey @drstexy What’s sad is that Rasmussen should be one to embrace the dump and chase with his size…..

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@johnnywharton I’m sure you remember the screams of Brent Gilchrist prior to each playoff game in 02. Do you think any of these current Red Wings would play through what he did just to kill penalties?

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@Jimmyking35 Going banana ball now…

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@BizNasty2point0 Softer than the Charmin I wipe my butt with.

[David Webb @fired_up_78]

@MarcRyanOnAir Parayko is better and fits what they needed more than Faulk. Same team I know he nixed buffalo but hopefully Yzerman kicked the tires on him