Ser Kendall Powell

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@SpacesGrizzlies “ Back to the Grind “ or something like that might work

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

@saadiii__ And I ain’t talking about chicken and gravy mane 🤧

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

@The_Ryan_Shull Cho and Brandan Clarke

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Holy peak

[Sri Harsha @HxA_RSHA31]

"A dragon so beautiful they named him after the sun itself". The sun has risen again. Sunfyre has returned

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🌊

[TSUNAMI @Tsu_Surf]

Should I ? ….

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

MAC 11 highlights on my TL 🥲

[🐦‍🔥 @Precision80]

In an era with Kyrie Steph Kemba and more, its forgotten how shifty Conley used to be he was fucking elite

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

The Riddick movies was peak in my childhood 😂

[Every movie 🎬🍿 @everymovieandtv]

Happy 59th birthday to Vin Diesel
What is your favourite movie of him?

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

This gotta go triple platinum now 😂🔥

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Cardinals have aura again 🥲🥲

[Underdog MLB @UnderdogMLB]

Jordan Walker wins 2026 Home Run Derby.

First Cardinal to win derby.

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Team Green 🫡

[Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 @big_business_]

#HouseOfTheDragon tonight

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@BIGMEM12 This moves me 🥲

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🔥🔥

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

When I was with the St. Louis Cardinals, we had a team meeting about hitting with two strikes.

Albert Pujols was leading it.

At the time, he was hitting something ridiculous with two strikes.

I want to say it was around .265.

Naturally, everyone wanted to know how.

So somebody asked:

"What's your two-strike approach?"

Albert's answer surprised me.

He said:

"I think fastball inside and hit it back through the middle."

That was it.

No complicated mechanics.

No secret formula.

Just:

Fastball inside.

Back through the middle.

I remember sitting there thinking:

"Why would you think fastball inside with two strikes?"

So somebody asked him.

And Albert said something I'll never forget.

He said:

"If I can hit a fastball inside back through the middle..."

"I can hit the fastball away."

"I can stay on the changeup."

"I can stay on the slider."

"I can stay on the curveball."

Then he paused.

And said:

"The ball gets deeper."

That's when it clicked for me.

He wasn't trying to pull the inside fastball.

He was using one thought to cover everything.

The more I thought about it...

The more it made sense.

So I started trying it.

And it changed the way I thought about hitting with two strikes.

Instead of worrying about every pitch...

I focused on one.

Fastball inside.

Back through the middle.

See it DEEP.

If you're struggling with two strikes, here's what I'd do tonight:

Round 1: Short Box

(Set the distance somewhere between front toss and batting practice.)

Have a coach throw only fastballs inside.

Your only thought:

"Fastball inside."

Drive the ball back through the middle.

10 swings.

Round 2: Mix Speeds

Now the coach mixes:

- Fastballs
- Changeups
- Breaking balls
- Sliders

But your thought never changes.

You're still looking:

"Fastball inside."

10 swings.

Round 3: Two-Strike BP

Every pitch starts 0-2.

Compete.

Battle.

Use the same approach.

"Fastball inside."

Back through the middle.

10 swings.

That's it.

30 focused swings.

One thought.

One approach.

One goal.

Drive the baseball back through the middle.

One thing I've learned:

Most hitters get worse with two strikes because they add thoughts.

Albert got better because he removed them.

With two strikes, simplicity is a weapon.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

Winter schemes for my summer dreams , winning seems to have become routine its my thing 😮‍💨

[Blog era HIP-HOP @HipHopTrafalgar]

J. Cole Ft. Wale - Winter Schemes (Prod. By Jake One) [2013]

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

Damn man 😔

[Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz]

Your legacy will carry on in the hearts of Grizz Nation, always and forever. In loving memory of BC 💙

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

😕😕 RIP BC man , wow that hurts

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Brandon Clarke of the Memphis Grizzlies has died at 29 years old. RIP.

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

@SpacesGrizzlies Liked him early in season , late in season he disappointed me toughness wise when Caleb went out . But Santi replacement maybe tho 😴

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

Watched this in my dorm room losing my mind 😭🔥

[Bryson Wright @BrysonWright3]

Revisiting one of my favorite Mike Conley games of all time after last night

35 points
13-23 FG (4-8 3-PT)
9 rebounds
8 assists

Grizzlies beat the Spurs on a Marc Gasol game winner in overtime and avoid going down 3-1 (April 22, 2017)

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

Was there that night , playoff ball in STL is needed 💯

[Cardinals Talk @theredbird_way]

good morning, everyone. The Cardinals play the Dodgers at Busch Stadium tonight.

Carlos Beltran smacks a 2-run double, a game-saving throw and then walks it off to win Game 1 of the 2013 NLCS😤

[Ser Kendall Powell @LightsOut25KP]

I could never delete Twitter man 😂

[Jessy_szn💕 @Astro_jessie]

When I’ve already used my fake laugh 3 times and the person won’t stop talking

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🥲

[Jomboy Media @JomboyMedia]

Every walk-off home run in history that clinched a playoff series!