Matt Hockenberry

Father, Former Minor League Pitcher and Pitching Coach. 10+ years of Professional Experience. Expert on Failure. Fatherhood Support Specialist

[DJ Snelten @DJSnelten]

@RobertStock6 This is such a win, anyone that played up until the most recent CBA knows the pain you’re sharing here … 6 players to a 3 bedroom apartment and we were all responsible for the rent, and we all still managed to be in the red at the end of every month 💀

[Phillies Nation @PhilliesNation]

What’s it like hitting your first home run in the majors? Gabriel Rincones Jr. is at a loss for words.

[Phillies Nation @PhilliesNation]

Exclusive: Former Phillies World Series pitcher set to retire after suffering career-ending injury during comeback attempt

https://t.co/TrLAA8rTIe

[MLB Stats @MLBStats]

Mickey Moniak has FOUR multi-homer games already this season!

[MLB @MLB]

Mickey Moniak destroys this baseball 439 feet 😤

[Baseball Performance Center @The_BPCsj]

Chase Petty Off-Season Adjustments 🔥

Coming into the off-season there were 3 main points of emphasis for Chase…

1. upgrading his arsenal
2. Attack plan to righties
3. Delivery adjustments to get in the zone more

How? Let’s start with his Fastball & Gryo ⬇️

#Develop

[Blondelady2024 @arva61138]

This is probably the best answer I've ever heard to the question, "Why did God create evil?"

A professor at the university asked his students the following question:

“Everything that exists was created by God?”
One student bravely answered:
“Yes, it was created by God.”

The professor asked :
“If God created everything, then God created evil, since it exists. And according to the principle that our deeds define ourselves, then God is evil.”

The student became silent after hearing such an answer. The professor was very pleased with himself. He boasted to students for proving once again that faith in God is a myth.

Another student raised his hand and said:
“Can I ask you a question, professor?”
"Of course," replied the professor.

“Professor, is cold a thing?”
“What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you ever been cold?”
Students laughed at the young man's question.

The young man answered:
“Actually, sir, cold doesn't exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is actually the absence of heat. A person or object can be studied on whether it has or transmits energy.
Absolute zero (-460 degrees Fahrenheit) is a complete absence of heat. All matter becomes inert and unable to react at this temperature. Cold does not exist. We created this word to describe what we feel in the absence of heat.”

The student continued:
“Professor, does darkness exist?”
“Of course it exists.” said the professor.
“You're wrong again, sir. Darkness also does not exist. Darkness is actually the absence of light. We can study the light but not the darkness. We can use Newton's prism to spread white light across multiple colors and explore the different wavelengths of each color. You can't measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into the world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you tell how dark a certain space is? You measure how much light is presented. Isn't it so? Darkness is a term man uses to describe what happens in the absence of light.”

In the end, the young man asked the professor:
“Sir, does evil exist?”
This time it was uncertain, the professor answered:
“Of course, as I said before. We see him every day. Cruelty, numerous crimes and violence throughout the world. These examples are nothing but a manifestation of evil.”

To this, the student answered:
“Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist for itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is like darkness and cold—a man-made word to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not faith or love, which exist as light and warmth. Evil is the result of the absence of Divine love in the human heart. It’s the kind of cold that comes when there is no heat, or the kind of darkness that comes when there’s no light.”
🙏🏻���️🙏🏻

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

FELIX REYES WELCOME TO THE SHOW

[Phillies Player Development @PhilsPlayerDev]

Career-high 10 Ks for Braydon Tucker 👏

5 IP | 3 H | 0 ER | 2 BB | 10 K

[Jeff Fletcher @JeffFletcherOCR]

Logan O’Hoppe is loving the way the Angels new staff trusts him.

Also, updates on Trout, Yates, Rodriguez. https://t.co/9SupS0Gw2Y

[Albertus Vaut Barber IV @AlbertusIV]

Baseball players

When approaching lower half cues it can sometimes feel difficult to execute it. Try and find out if the areas you’re cuing respond better to distal, or proximal cues, and then go from there.

[Mitch Rupert @Mitch_Rupert]

Two strikeouts for Griff McGarry in a clean inning for Lehigh Valley, one on a fastball at 95 and another on a good breaking ball with help from a Garrett Stubbs challenge

[Mitch Rupert @Mitch_Rupert]

Alex McFarlane goes fastball at 99 and two filthy breaking balls for his three punchies in Reading’s season opener. McFarlane allowed a walk and infield single in a scoreless inning

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

A work of art 🖼️

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

Couldn't paint a better picture

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

All 8 Ks from Andrew Painter's MLB debut! ⬇️

[MLB @MLB]

Andrew Painter strikes out the first batter he faces in the big leagues!

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

Is the Shroud of Turin miraculous evidence of Jesus' resurrection — or one of the greatest hoaxes in history?

We had @_jeremiahj on the Live Free Podcast this week and the conversation was fascinating 👇