John Hecker Jr

Retired Summer Head Baseball Coach for Premier Ohio Hecker & the Premier Ohio Fall College Prospect Team. President of Premier Ohio Baseball and Softball Clubs

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

@SouthwestAir The people in front of us said they did not have early bird. Also, getting stuck behind the family boarding is not right. Anyone who pays extra should be guaranteed to board before people who don't.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

I guess you only respond if it is public. @SouthwestAir What is the point of paying for Early Bird months ago if I have to check in myself and end up in boarding group B? I don't believe for one second 52 seats with Early Bird were bought before mine. Has never happened before.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

@SouthwestAir What is the point of paying for Early Bird months ago if I have to check in myself and end up in boarding group B? I don't believe for one second 52 seats with Early Bird were bought before mine. Has never happened before.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

@MrWhite1079 @BlueJacketsNHL Yeah, I don't see that happening. I still have a #34 Josh Anderson in my closet that I never got to wear because he changed his number about a month after I bought it at the team shop.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

A lot of Taylor Swift's songs are about her picking the wrong man. Remember that when she endorses political candidates and/or their policies this political season. Just sayin.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

@OEBMcNerney Not fired but needs to give up play calling. I'm over seeing runs wide when we need a yard. The game was still in reach at that point. Hell he called a 2 yard QB sneak earlier. Why run wide and lose a yard to force a longer 4th down try which led to a pick 6?

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

Hey @fox8news you should be ashamed of yourselves for the way you teased and led into the story about the Ozempic/Wegovy study about suicidal thoughts. The study shows that instances are lower than on other weight loss drugs. The media wonders why people don't have trust anymore.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

Different week same dumb decisions. How in the world is his job safe?

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

OK I need to see SAT and ACT test scores. There is NO WAY Stefanski is smart enough to have gotten into Penn. Not with this play calling against the worst run defense in the NFL

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

We Browns fans right now

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

OK I need to see SAT and ACT test scores. There is NO WAY Stefanski is smart enough to have gotten into Penn. Not with this play calling against the worst run defense in the NFL

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

@byrnesy44 @OEBMcNerney While I don't agree Day should be fired, it wasn't Jim Knowles that puckered up and let the clock run down to 3 seconds and settle for a 52 yards FG attempt with a kicker that had a career long of 50 yards at the end of the 1st half.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

These officials in The Game are atrocious. Every call and spot have gone one way and it is ridiculously obvious.

[Cleveland Browns @Browns]

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[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

@JoelArmbruster I see what you did there.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

You hear that and have to wonder how Baseball gets the least amount of financial support in high school and college.

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Everyone wants to play baseball

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

Probably not the best time to promote this video. Hahaha #caughtstealingsigns

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

The mentalist at Michigan: @OzTheMentalist returns to his alma mater to wow Michigan’s No. 2-ranked football team.

[Premier Ohio Baseball @premierath]

35 dozen all new softballs ready to go for our 8 teams here at Premier 🥎

[Chris Colabello @CC20rake]

I heard a great line this weekend from a friend who coaches college baseball, in regards to an interaction he had with one of his players, following his freshman year.

"It's amazing. None of the things that I thought mattered when I was in high school, are actually important."

That same sentiment was mirrored by a player I've worked with in the past who is in his freshman fall.

I'll tell you this too - at some point, I had that same revelation myself.

When people that I know watch young people play baseball, it's very rare that they are there looking for the same things that a young high school player is trying to achieve. The evaluator isn't looking for the player who gets three hits that day. Yeah sure it's nice if you do it, and then you can probably make a post about it on social media, and it certainly doesn't hurt your cause to get hits, but let's be clear here, it's generally the last thing that the person watching you cares about.

That evaluator is looking for someone who is in control.

In control of their emotions.
In control of their timing.
In control of how they take balls between innings.
In control of their on deck routine.
In control of how they run on and off the field regardless of their last at bat.
In control of how they make an out.

Consistency comes from great habits. No one is saying it should be fun to make an out, or make an error out in the field. That's not it at all. It's the ability to overcome that moment that makes players special.

Everyone in the ballpark knows that you're frustrated when you make an out in a big situation. You don't need to stomp around the dugout and slam stuff to the ground to show everyone it bothered you.

If you want "real" baseball people to notice you, learn to take control of the things that you think no one is paying attention to. It will accomplish two things.

1. It'll help you perform better over time.
2. It will make you stand out like a sore thumb on the field, in the best way possible.

[John Hecker Jr @jaheckerjr]

@ThorntonDavis75 @NRose_61 @premierath Ah, another "winner" that thinks follower count on makes a difference in your ability to do something successfully. I had a long reply typed out, then I realized it wouldn't make a difference to someone like you. Keep thinking the NLB way is the only way. We will keep growing.

[Premier Ohio Baseball @premierath]

11u Hanlon takes home the Fall Ball hardware 🏆