Michelle Bowen

Wife 💖 mother 💙💙 teacher 📚 baseball mom ⚾️ basketball wife 🏀

[Michelle Bowen @mch21083]

@680TheFan Go Pokes! 🧡

[Michelle Bowen @mch21083]

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[Appalachian League @AppyLeague]

Terrance Bowen (@TBowen24) GRAND SLAM ‼️

His second #AppyLeague home run of the season puts the @elzriverriders up 11-1!

389 FT | 35° LA | 98 MPH

[Appalachian League @AppyLeague]

Terrance Bowen (@TBowen24) and the @elzriverriders respond with early fireworks of their own! Bowen’s first #AppyLeague home run of the summer jump starts July 4th weekend in E-Town!

409 FT | 26° LA | 105 MPH

[Michelle Bowen @mch21083]

@Ostate_Daily Well said! 🧡

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

This is a passage from my book, Hurdle-isms:

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Hurdle-ism 21: It's not about proving others wrong; it's about proving yourself right.

Man, did I have this Hurdle-ism backward for many years! From an athletic perspective, I didn't have many poor performances starting from Little League all the way through high school. Most of the time I was the best player on my team, and my abilities to play and hit were way above average. I was always a big fish in a small pond.

Then I was drafted in 1975 by the Kansas City Royals in the first round as the ninth pick in the nation.

From that point on, there were multiple times in my playing career when after a disappointing performance I had to deal with emotions I'd never processed before. Also, for the first time ever, I had to deal with fans booing and the media calling out my lackluster performance. I quickly realized I had become a small fish in a much bigger pond.

When I had a bad game, my quick fix was to tell myself, “That won't happen again.” I really didn't attempt to analyze or honestly self-evaluate my approach or mechanics. I went straight to “I'll prove them all wrong.”

In fact, my focus was on other people's evaluation of my performance and the vitriol that comes with that. In other words, I would let people whom I'd never ask for advice from to begin with control my emotional state moving forward. Brilliant, right?

I continued to have this ineffective mindset throughout my playing career. And trying to win over the crowd is the easiest and quickest way to not win over anyone, myself included.

It wasn't until 2005 when a conversation that I had with Bobby Cox, the Hall of Fame manager with the Atlanta Braves, opened my young manager's eyes and ears to a much better way of proving myself. Bobby reached out one day before a batting practice I was holding at Coors Field and asked me if we could meet the following afternoon. I was beside myself with excitement. I said yes, and we agreed on a time. Our meeting took place early the following afternoon.

Bobby shared some thoughts and encouragement with me and really took the time to commend my staff and the Colorado Rockies players about the way we were approaching the game and our level of energy. He shared the importance of being consistent and cohesive during a rebuild period.

Bobby then pivoted and asked me if I listened to the talk radio shows after the game on the way home. I answered, “Yes.” He said, “That's interesting.”

He then asked if I read the newspaper the next day, especially the columnists' articles. I answered, “Yes.” He said, “That's interesting.”

He also asked if I listened to the game recap on the news at night. I answered, “Yes.” Again, he said, “That's interesting.”

He then said, “Clint, listen to me. Don't waste your time or energy listening to what other people think about your team or the job you're doing. You don't need to make sure they get it right. They'll say what they want to say, and they'll write what they want to write, and they're not going to ask you for your opinions or thoughts. Let your public relations guy read the newspapers and the notes and give you a heads-up on anything that you really need to know. Let him make your life easier.”

He continued, “The only people you need to confide in and have conversations with are those in your organization and life who care about you and will tell you the truth. Trust your gut – unless it's indigestion – and follow what's best for you, and you'll prove yourself right.”

I followed Bobby's advice from that day forward.

Many thanks to my two public relations directors, Jay Alves in Colorado and Jimmy Trdinich in Pittsburgh. They became my smoke detectors and made my job easier.

I'll be forever grateful to Bobby Cox for reaching out to me and sharing his experience and wisdom. I reached out to Bobby on a number of occasions after that day, and he was always gracious to listen to me and share his wisdom. Except for one time …

As we entered into extra innings in the 2008 All-Star Game at the iconic Yankee Stadium, I was the manager of the National League team, and our team was running out of pitching. I was asking my coaches, Lou Pinella and Buddy Black, for advice, and then I had a thought: our trainer for the game was Jeff Porter of the Braves. Jeff and I had spent a season of winter ball together in Venezuela and had become friends since then. I asked Jeff to give Bobby a call in the 12th inning so I could ask for some advice. Jeff made the call and handed me his phone.

I asked Bobby if he'd ever been in this position and what advice he might have. Bobby answered, “Looks like you've got your hands full, kid. I'm going to get another glass of wine and sit back down in my recliner and see how this plays out.”

I laughed out loud. Bobby helped downsize the people-pleaser in me dramatically. We all need someone in our lives who will tell us what we need to hear rather than what we might want to hear. I need a “human smoke detector” to help me remember to prove myself right.

[Holy Bible @Holy__Bible1]

Exodus 14:14

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

CJ Abrams knows how to start a game with a bang! 💥

The @Nationals star shortstop and leadoff man joined us live on #MLBCentral to break down all things hitting.

[Jon Gruden @BarstoolGruden]

How bout them OKLAHOMA STATE Cowboys???

You won't believe this box from Stillwater and I have to say what an incredible program and tradition the Cowboys have! There is some really incredible stuff in here!

Thank you Coach Gundy and @CowboyFB for this amazing box... GO POKES!

[GHSA @OfficialGHSA]

2025 GHSA Baseball State Champions ⚾️🏆

[Ian Smith @IanSmittyGA]

You hang it, we bang it.

2025 SS Terrance Bowen with a monster swing to cut the lead in half in the late innings with the pull-side 2-run 💣.

The #Super60 participant keeps the barrel head on the backdoor SL with present bat speed showing.

@OSUBaseball commit.

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@ShooterHunt
#GAHS25

[Prep Baseball Georgia @PrepBaseballGA]

What. A. Game ‼️

2025 SS Terrance Bowen clutching up and smoking this back up the middle for the walk-off RBI 1B in the bottom of the 8th.

One of the most competitive series we saw across all of the Elite 8 round.

@BT_Baseball back to the Final Four!

#GAHS25

[BLESSED TRINITY TITANS BASEBALL 🏆 @BT_Baseball]

⚔️ Titans pick up some 2025 Region Awards! 🔥 @TheCoachesBoxGA @BTTitansAD @PG_Georgia @PrepBaseballGA @MaxPreps

[Ian Smith @IanSmittyGA]

Terrance Bowen was a big winner for me this weekend at #GDC25

The 2025 SS hit .500 with a 90% hard-hit rate including the hardest hit ball I’ve seen at Lakepoint at 107.9 👀

Excellent swing here on the breaking ball as well. Front foot down, catches it out front with accuracy in the barrel.

@OSUBaseball commit

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@PB_DraftHQ

[Ian Smith @IanSmittyGA]

Barrel party to open the year for 2025 SS Terrance Bowen.

The @OSUBaseball commit showed the premium bat speed on a pair of pull-side 2B.

- 1️⃣0️⃣7️⃣.8️⃣ EV ‼️
- 92.8 EV

Top 10 in @PrepBaseballGA ‘25 class and recent #Super60 participant.

@ShooterHunt
#GDC25

[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

📊 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬: 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 💥

Our friends from @Blast_Bsbl attended the prestigious 23rd Annual #Super60 where they collected and analyzed the top swings from the event. #MLBDraft

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[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

only 24 days, 17 hours, & 30 minutes until #Super60 2025 kicks off 🔋

... but who's counting? 😅

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𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓮 𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓽𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽: @TBowen24

GA’s #6 player and the Nation’s 54th ranked player is heading west. The @BT_Baseball SS is joining @OSUBaseball.

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[LakePoint Sports @LakePointSports]

🎥 Best of 2024 Mic'd Ups, Vol. 1

⚾️ @TrevorCondon8
⚾️ @CaseCannon808
⚾️ @KamVandersee
⚾️ @TBowen24

@prepbaseball | #BestOf2024

[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟎: 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱
🔋: @DICKS

#PBFG23 ➡️ 2025 #Super60

The #54 ranked player in the country & #6 ranked player in Georgia, @TBowen24 is #𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙄𝙣 🔒

@osu@osubaseball recruit.

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