James Garcia

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

One of the biggest mistakes I made as a hitter...

I thought hitting was all about my swing.

- If I struggled, I'd fix my swing.
- If I hit a ground ball, I'd fix my swing.
- If I popped the ball up, I'd fix my swing.

Then I got to professional baseball.

After being around Major League hitters, I realized something.

The best hitters weren't obsessed with their swing.

They were obsessed with their operating system.

- They knew what pitch they were hunting.
- They knew what pitches they could drive.
- They knew what type of contact they wanted.
- They had a plan before they ever stepped into the box.

That completely changed how I practiced.

I stopped studying my swing.

I started studying myself as a hitter.

I did this by...

Going to Walmart, bought a notebook, and started tracking everything.

- Every pitch I saw.
- Every swing I took.
- Every ball I hit.
- What I was thinking.
- What I was feeling.

At the end of each week, I'd go back through my notes and look for patterns.

Then I'd build a plan to improve my operating system.

I wasn't trying to build a better swing anymore.

I was trying to build a better hitter.

Because here's one thing I learned from being around Major League hitters:

The swing wasn't the starting point.

It was the result of everything that came before it.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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[Mike Netter @nettermike]

Repost this

[Marsha Lycan @mlycan12]

Every year June 15 gets treated like some sort of recruiting judgment day. It's not.

It's simply the first day college coaches can start conversations with the Class of 2028.

If you don't get a call Monday, it may mean we don’t put you in our top group at the moment. But, it also may mean we haven't seen you enough. It may mean we don't know who you are yet. It may mean you slipped through the cracks of thousands of emails and evaluations.

It does NOT automatically mean you're not good enough. Every single year we end up with players in our recruiting classes who we did not even know on June 15.

The players who end up at their best fit schools won't be determined by what happens on June 15. They'll be determined by what happens from June 16 forward.

We are so excited to speak with many next week, and just as many more over the course of the next year!

#LetsGo2028s #CollegeSoccer #RecruitingJourney #EmbraceTheProcess @WMTribeWSOC @ShacksTribe16

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@iamcardib Kid killed another kid found guilty sounds like justice to me.

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@RevRayCistman Never have

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@CAgovernor Liar

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@Elex_Michaelson So they can lie to our face.Lets go.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: VP JD Vance CALLS OUT California's rampant fraud and cheating after Spencer Pratt gets thrust behind Nithya Raman due to "late mail-in ballots"

"You would expect these mail-in ballots to kind of meet that same basic pattern where, number one would get the most votes, number two would get the second most votes and so on."

"But somehow we find ourselves in a situation where number one, they're still receiving ballots, not just counting ballots, they're still receiving ballots!"

"And number two, the way that they're coming in just so happens to work out such that the Republican is getting kicked out of the final two so it's a Democrat versus Democrat runoff!"

"That seems pretty shady to me, especially when you add on top of the fact that in California you are prohibited from asking for somebody's identification before they vote!"

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@Elex_Michaelson @AC360 Rigged

[Amy Reichert @amyforsandiego]

They say: “Show me proof of election fraud in Los Angeles”
“Ok, here you go!”

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@nithyavraman Winning with help cheater

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@XavierBecerra Sure

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@harryjsisson Cheaters

[Five Tool California @FiveToolCA]

.@SoCalBirds 2028's Jason Garcia (@JasonGarcia2028) lines one back up the middle for a single.

Villa Park (CA) 2028 #uncommitted

Profile: https://t.co/QlBpWOw2oH

[Five Tool California @FiveToolCA]

.@SoCalBirds 2028's Jason Garcia (@JasonGarcia2028) rips a double down the left field line.

Villa Park (CA) 2028 #uncommitted

Profile: https://t.co/QlBpWOw2oH

[TONY™ @TONYxTWO]

Anyone who votes for Karen Bass is an idiot

[A Man Of Memes @RickyDoggin]

Worst Mayor Ever!

[James Garcia @jant1124]

@obsrvate J-ho

[James Garcia @jant1124]

Congrats on your J.V. M.V.P. Jason .385 35 hits 19 sbs. .970 fielding per. at SS summer ball time So Cal Birds

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 HOLY CRAP! Mail-in ballots in LA are being found BURNED and a voting center VANDALIZED with just 1 day until Spencer Pratt's potential for an upset win

What a coincidence.

Pratt needs to win this!

This is why mass mail-ins must be banned totally! Pass the SAVE America Act!