JORGE POSADA: “I CAN’T WATCH TODAY’S BASEBALL.”
Yankees legend Jorge Posada, a 4-time World Series champion and one of the faces of the dynasty years, (The Core 4) did not hold back during his interview on Abriendo El Podcast.
Posada said today’s game has become too robotic, too obsessed with formulas, and too accepting of strikeouts.
“The baseball being played today is garbage,” Posada said.
He also pushed back hard on the analytics crowd trying to judge Derek Jeter’s defense strictly through modern numbers.
“You can’t judge Jeter through a computer.”
That line right there is pure old-school Yankees.
Posada came from an era where putting the ball in play mattered. Moving runners mattered. Taking pride in not striking out mattered. He said back then, striking out 100 times in a season felt like you were not doing your job.
Now? Guys can strike out constantly, hit 30 home runs, bat .202, and still get paid like stars.
His message was simple:
The game got smarter on paper, but dumber between the lines. #yankees #repbx
Your annual reminder that the NCAA baseball tournament is (maybe a lot) better than the NCAA basketball tournament -- 16 on-campus regionals makes for one of the best sports weekends of the year.
Here's another great soundbite from Jay Johnson about how he feels like this one was maybe a make-up call from the baseball gods after having such great success early.
IF you know anyone in the FIRE JAY camp, play this one for them. #LSU
Tom Brady: “You need coaches that push you outside your comfort zone because that’s how you grow and that’s how you develop self confidence and self esteem. They push you to deal with failure.”
As the game continues to evolve, so does the way in which teams scout players.
Former GM Dan O'Dowd compares scouts' approach towards batting average, home runs and fastball velocity from 25 years ago to now.
"We're not curing cancer here we're talking about hitting a line drive up the middle with a man on second base and two outs"
Jay Johnson says his team needs to be more mentally mature to be successful moving forward.
Clearly a huge emphasis on driving guys in as well.
#LSU
Overprotected kids become unprepared adults.
Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥
You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts.
Hard is the lesson.
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Stanford has hired Chris Claiborne as an assistant LBs coach. Most notably the 9th overall pick in the 1999 draft, Coach Claiborne previously worked at U$C, Arizona State, and the UFL as a LBs coach. Welcome to the Farm Coach!
#GoStanford
🚨#WATCH 😖 — Scottie Scheffler tossed his ball into the water in disgust at Bay Hill’s 18th hole following a bogey. ⛱️
He sits 10 off the lead. @SchefflerFans