Michael Shields

[Lochlahn March @lochlahn]

Dylan Cease is the first Blue Jays pitcher to start the ASG since Roy Halladay (2009). Cristopher Sánchez is the first Phillies pitcher to start the ASG since ... Roy Halladay (2011).

[Sanjay Sujanthakumar @tha_Real_Kumar]

#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card:

“I think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. There’s still lots of people we’re inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.”

On shaking ref’s hand postgame:

“As said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. It’s not an excuse to be disrespectful… I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.”

[Nuel @LfcNuel]

🚨🗣️ José Mourinho on the VAR double standard between Lionel Messi and Folarin Balogun:

"When I speak about the system, people call me crazy. They say Mourinho is always complaining. But today, the whole world saw the script with their own eyes.
Folarin Balogun makes an accidental step, a completely natural movement of a striker fighting for the ball, and VAR calls the referee like a crime has been committed. A straight red card. He misses the biggest game of his life.

But when the poster boy of FIFA, Lionel Messi, puts his studs into the calf of an opponent, the VAR room suddenly loses their internet connection. The referee goes blind. It is a completely different rulebook. If Balogun's name was Folarin Messi, he would not have even received a warning. It is not about the severity of the foul anymore; it is entirely about the name printed on the back of the shirt. It is a disgrace."

[Michael Shields @mshields979]

@TimKellySports @OnPattison Don’t play the Braves May-August

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:

Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”

Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.

About 1.5% of those get drafted.

Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.

The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”

I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️

[Michael Shields @mshields979]

@notthefakeSVP Skinny Joeys

[Michael Shields @mshields979]

@ActionAdvisors_ UFC

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: The 2026 Masters concessions at Augusta National have gone viral for being extremely cheap.

You could order every item for a total of $78.75.

Every sports organization needs to take notes.

🤯🤯🤯

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

As @JayBilas correctly points out, there’s a lot of hypocrisy in college athletics right now.

It’s only when athletes begin to get paid that it’s necessary to have a federal law to “save college sports.”

[ACC Digital Network @theACCDN]

"They've been here the whole time. Anything I've ever done..."

Speaking at his introductory press conference, @Coach_McNamara talks about the support of his family

@Cuse_MBB | @Cuse | #Cuse

[Jake Fenner @jakefenner_]

Today, UConn basketball has the small task of beating both God and The Devil

[Hunter Price @CoachHPrice]

Brad Underwood waited 26 years for a Div 1 head coaching job. Yes, he spent 26 years coaching high school, JUCO, and assisting.

At 49 years old he was hired to coach SF Austin. At 53 he was hired by Illinois. He finally reached the Final Four after turning 60.

The point: Sometimes if you truly want to be great you have to pay your dues. You have to stay the course and trust the process.

We want microwaved success so badly. There are 20-30 year olds mulling over quitting the profession because it isn’t happening fast enough. You gotta understand that a high level coaching career is earned, not given.

Congrats to Coach Underwood for sticking with the dream. He did what a lot can’t do: he waited. And he was rightfully rewarded.

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

High School Baseball in the Northeast

Has anyone thought about HS Baseball in the Fall then Spring?

April 35–45° vs fall 60–70° isn’t close.

• Arms not rushed
• Better early games
• Higher quality
• Less injury risk

Wouldn’t Fall be better? Thoughts?

[linds semi depressed spurs fan @finestlinds]

Geno just went all the way off ..!!!!!

[7PM in Brooklyn @7PMinBrooklyn]

Melo is confident former college teammate Gerry McNamara is the right guy for @Cuse_MBB & Kiyan 🍊

"This was the right decision ... [he] bleeds orange."

[CreighTakes @CreighTakes]

I will never forget this talk that Mac gave after the heartbreaking loss to San Diego State in the Elite 8😢

[FOX College Hoops @CBBonFOX]

Siena HC Gerry McNamara commends his players 💚👏

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Flynn Clayman: "High Point and Miami (Ohio) are 2-0 in Quad 1 games. We couldn't get games. They couldn't get games. Akron couldn't get games. UNCW couldn't get games. Belmont couldn't get games. We won 22 of our 23 last games, and we didn't move up one spot in the metrics..."

[Scranton Athletics @RoyalAthletics]

NCAA Final Four Press Conference with Coach O'Brien and senior captains Kaci Kranson, Jenna Sloan & Kaeli Romanowski! @ScrantonWBB
https://t.co/8XI5K4nhJS

[Michael Shields @mshields979]

@thepropdealer MARCH