Hypothetical: You’re the owner of an MLB team. I offer to take $0 salary and sign a minor league contract and go to Low A.
If the “he sucks now” crowd is right and I get lit up, you cut me, lose $0 and there’s no risk to the big league club.
If the “clubhouse cancer” crowd is right, you see it immediately at Low A and cut me. You lose $0 and there’s no risk to the big league club.
If there’s massive negative PR, which we already know there won’t be, you just cut me and move on. The story is dead in a couple days, you lose $0, and there’s no risk to the big league club.
But, assuming none of those things happen, which they obviously wouldn’t, if you like what you see, you can promote me to AA and re evaluate me there. Then AAA. Then the big leagues. If I earn it, which you’d be 100% in control of deciding. If you don’t think I’m good enough, you lose $0 and there’s no risk to the big league club.
You could take away my “antics”. You could take away my social media. You could ask anything of me. If I don’t comply, you cut me, lose $0, and there’s no risk to the big league club.
What logical reason is there to not do this? At worst, you cut me and there’s no risk to the big league club. At best, you get a Cy Young winner for $0 who you know can still pitch and could help the big league team if and when you see fit.
Dan Hurley on the two personas every head coach must master:
The Jockey 🏇, and the Corner Man. 🥊
In practice — you are the jockey. You push. You challenge. You demand more than they think they have. You stretch them past comfort so execution becomes inevitable.
On game night — you become the corner man. You steady. You simplify. You remind them who they are. Confidence replaces correction.
Preparation is where you build them.
Performance is where you believe in them.
In case anybody was wondering, here’s get in door prices for tickets to each conference championship games on Ticketmaster:
ACC: $31
Big 12: $44
Big Ten: $48
Big East: $190
SEC: $20
Big East tourney always one of the hottest tickets in town.
This may not be the final map, but I wanted to illustrate the potential we are working with here. This continues to look like the Blizzard of ‘26 that we will remember for a long time.
Remember with this storm it is not only the totals, but the WIND. 40+ mph gusts will cause significant blowing and drifting of snow. Basically 12-24” through the whole area, but trying to illustrate where I think best banding is possible.
Snow map sponsored by Omaha Beef, a wholesale foodservice distribution and manufacturing company, servicing locations across CT, MA, NJ and NY - celebrating their 145th year in business!!
Map collab with @wx_brady
Tony Bennett on what it meant to make the Final Four as a coach
“It doesn’t compare to faith, kids, family, grandkids - because I know what truly matters - it enables me too enjoy what seems too matter like this.”
BEAUTIFUL
(Via @thecoachtube 🎥)
This needs reposted a million times
Managers are the fuel that keep college programs moving
Selfless, hard working, and dedicated human beings
Would hire a manager 100/100 times
(Via @MSU_Basketball 🎥)