Mike Buswell

Third-term Town Councilman representing District 1, Life-long resident of Trumbull. Husband & father of 4. Director @TrumbullTravel

[Mike Buswell @mikebuz32]

You’re Welcome @GameTimeCT #cthsfb

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

Baseball is a game of failure.

The best hitters fail 7 out of 10 times.

You can throw a perfect pitch and still give up a hit.

Sometimes your best swing finds a glove.
Sometimes your worst swing finds grass.

The scoreboard doesn't always tell the truth.

Confidence isn't built by success.
It's built by surviving failure.

Baseball doesn't build character.
It reveals it.

Pressure doesn't create you.
It exposes your preparation.

Body language is part of your scouting report.

Your teammates are always watching.
Your coaches are always watching.
Someone is always watching.

The game owes you nothing.

Every strikeout is a choice:
Feel sorry for yourself...
or get ready for your next at-bat.

Failure is inevitable.

Your response is your career.

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

The overwhelming majority of college freshmen belong in junior college baseball.
Even most of the players that were and are draft prospects.
Don't believe me?
Do real research.
What percentage of D1 freshmen are now in the portal?
What percentage of D1 freshmen didn't get meaningful at bats or innings pitched in games?
If you were a D1 freshman that didn't get to play and are now in the portal.
Your career is now in the balance.
Take the check down and go juco to get your trend back on track.
Juco kids that get to play are happier than D1 kids sitting on the bench.

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

2026 Baseball salaries:

Bobby Bonilla $1.193 million

Paul Skenes $1.085 million

The former Pirate is 63 years old. And played his last game in 2001.

And he’s making more than the reigning Cy Young.

What a world.

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

The machinations of LeBron James career make me appreciate Sidney Crosby even more. Sid stayed loyal to Pittsburgh. Was the NHL's best player for two decades. Won 3 Cups. Zero drama. Zero controversy. Perfect face of a franchise and league.

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

The baseball world moves fast.

One great weekend and you're "the guy."

One bad weekend and people start asking what happened.

The truth?

Neither weekend defines you.

Development isn't linear. Confidence isn't constant. Failure isn't permanent.

The players who eventually separate themselves aren't the ones who never struggle.... they're the ones who keep showing up, keep learning, and keep stacking good days when nobody is watching.

Trust the work. 😤

Your future doesn't care what happened this weekend. 🙌

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

This is why some guys shouldn’t be in a rush to get to the NBA

Liam McNeeley played the majority of the season in the G League, after being drafted by the Hornets

Had he gone back to UCONN, he would probably be a National Champion right now

[Platinum Key @PlatinumKey13]

The dugout's reaction to Esmerlyn Valdez's 461-foot BOMB

"Holy shit"

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

Ryan O’Hearn is Exhibit A for why the Pirates need to continue to buck tradition and spend. 1st multiyear deal since Ivan Nova. Stop signing guys like Ozuna Tellez and Tommy Pham. Offer extra years to get real hitters.

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

O'HEARN AGAIN! 💥

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a guy hit a home run this far out to left center field at PNC Park. Maybe Sammy Sosa? Esmerlyn Valdez has HUGE power.

[MikedUpSports @MikedUpSports1]

The Pirates to their fans anytime they start to have a little bit of hope

[Easton Nankervis Baseball @EastonNankervis]

Grateful to have been part of an amazing season with a talented group of teammates. FCIAC Champions and State Finalists. So proud of what we accomplished and excited to keep building. Up next: summer baseball and football!#StudentAthlete @prospectdugout @scan1ansports

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

What 40 mph to 100 mph looks like ⚾️

[MLB @MLB]

Konnor Griffin unleashed a sweet bat twirl after homering in his first at-bat off the IL 😮‍💨

[Connecticut Post @connpost]

Fairfield University was a charter member of the MAAC, starting in 1981. https://t.co/pS8Bkg9hN7

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

Konnor Griffin looks good to go. He is the face of the franchise. And by the end of the year will be a top 3 shortstop in baseball.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Fairfield has accepted the CAA’s invitation to join the league, per ESPN sources. They will be a full member effective July 1, 2027.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

The weight room, classroom and working hard in practice isn't for everyone.
Then again, neither is playing time...and neither is winning

[Fairfield Stags @FairfieldStags]

Fairfield University accepts invitation to join @CAASports beginning in 2027-28

➡️ https://t.co/VA9ICMjuQu

🤘

[𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳 @JeffMoyer41]

I watch a lot of HS and Travel Baseball and here’s what gets evaluated that most players/coaches/understand:

1. Catch Play - how do you treat “getting loose” before a game? Is there meaning to it or are you just throwing to throw….

2. Ground Balls between innings - 7-3-21
7 inn, 3 GBs/inn, 21 reps/game. How do you treat those? How are your throws?

3. On Deck Reps - What are you doing to prepare for your AB? You have three responsibilities. 1. Time the Pitcher, 2. Communicate w/base runners 3. Relay location to hitter. You’re not there to “get loose”

4. Response to Failure - how do you respond to a Strikeout, an error, a bad call, giving up a bomb?

5. Communication - Are you talking between pitches, directing cutoffs, helping teammates w/ pitcher tendencies, etc.

6. Competitiveness In Non Game Situations sprinting on and off the field, backing up bases, prep steps, moving with hitters tendencies, does every pitch matter?

These are the aspects of the game that are often taken for granted but make a huge difference for your evaluation.