Robert Baratta

⚾️ nut - lifetime love of the game - I promise myself to be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind. - Devoted Hockey 🏒 Dad 😊

[Robert Baratta @RMB879]

#FaithBaratta ‘27 @LovellAcademy Team 🇺🇸 vs Team Canada U18 Select Series 🏒 #BelieveAndAchieve #3 ❤️ 💪

[Howie Rose @HowieRose]

Thanks to the Knicks, I watched more NBA in the past 30 days than I have the last 30 years, and you know what? They remind me more of the 1969 Mets than any New York champion since.
What a likeable group of men. Congratulations. Savor every morsel. It’s forever!

[Olney Cropdusters @CropdustersBB]

Cropdusters WIN!

[Olney Cropdusters @CropdustersBB]

Lineup for tonight!

[Robert Baratta @RMB879]

#LoganBaratta ⚾️ Frosh Year 🎥 part 2 #BelieveAndAchieve https://t.co/D0LbVyIJO3

[Stony Brook Baseball @StonyBrookBASE]

Relive every moment from our historic journey with the 1,300 Miles to Omaha documentary!

Part 1 → https://t.co/ClP7jtOm3G
Part 2 → https://t.co/QynPqZhO7Y
Part 3 → https://t.co/GtQDJ9hqXh

🌊🐺 x #NCAABaseball

[Fordham University @FordhamNYC]

As the @nyknicks return to @TheGarden for Game 3 of the #NBAFinals tonight, the sounds of this historic series are deeply personal for Fordham.🎙️🏀

Both Mike Breen ’83 (ABC/ESPN) & Mike Walczewski ’77 (MSG PA announcer) honed their craft right here at @WFUVSports! (1/4)

[Robert Baratta @RMB879]

Very nice 😊 @Lorenzo_Cam19

[Lorenzo Camilleri @Lorenzo_Cam19]

Backside double and 2k single tonight @BeauRMac @EliteSportsAdv

[College Baseball News @CollegeBSBNews]

On April 3rd, Milwaukee was 5-22 and one of the worst teams in the country.

Some of their losses:

Run-ruled 21-7 by LSU
Run-ruled 20-3 by Duke
Run-ruled 14-4 by Minnesota
Run-ruled 12-2 by SEMO
Run-ruled 17-1 by Purdue
Run-ruled 14-1 by NKU
Run-ruled 13-2 by Wright State
Run-ruled 16-2 by Notre Dame
Run-ruled 14-4 by UNLV

They finished the regular season 22-31, but won the Horizon League tournament and earned an autobid to the NCAA tournament.

Milwaukee beat #4 Auburn 13-8, beat UCF 13-6, and is now in a regional final, one win away from going to supers.

College Baseball.

[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

Well well well… I guess real baseball matters again… and it wins. Don’t strike out. Get the ball in play. Hustle, steal bases, throw strikes, compete. Yea, bombs are good… but so are doubles, singles, bunt for hits, moving runners … pressure on defense. Why has it taken this long to figure it out! That’s what pisses me off. Winning Baseball ….. well it wins! At every level.

[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. ✌️

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

I'm not at my best in heavy traffic.

Actually, I'm not at my best while waiting for anything.

But here's the one that stung.

We were at the Key Royale Club for Bingo. Someone called a premature number. Maddie was watching. And I muttered something under my breath that wasn't exactly Sunday morning material.

Maddie yelled out, "What the hell, lady?" because she had just heard her dad mutter it.

In that moment, Karla didn't yell at me. She didn't lecture.

She grabbed me by the ear, looked at me with those captivating brown eyes, and said five words: "Model the behavior you hope to instill in others."

That line hit me like a fastball at my ears.

All those years as a manager.

All those talks about character, discipline, how to handle adversity. How to represent yourself with respect. How to stay composed when things go wrong. And my daughter was watching me lose it over Bingo.

I wasn't modeling anything except frustration.

I was teaching her that the rules change when nobody important is watching. That your values are situational.

Here's what this taught me: Your kids won't always listen to what you say, but they're always watching what you do.

Model the behavior. Every time. Because someone who loves you is watching.

[Jacksonville Baseball @JUBaseball]

To our fans, families, alumni and everyone who supported us throughout the season, THANK YOU 🙏

Records aren’t broken and milestones aren’t reached without the people behind the program. Your energy, support and belief in us helped make this season one to remember.

We couldn’t have done it without you.

#JUPhinsUp

[Coach @CoachBradley9]

Interesting to note that the most talked about hitting metric in recents months is
Barrel Accuracy… not bat speed, not exit velocity and not launch angle! In very simple terms….being able to get barrel of bat to the ball! Ability to make solid contact!

[Lorenzo Camilleri @Lorenzo_Cam19]

Hard hit outs from the spring @BeauRMac @EliteSportsAdv

[Lorenzo Camilleri @Lorenzo_Cam19]

@BeauRMac @EliteSportsAdv @NickCamilleri20

[Robert Baratta @RMB879]

#LoganBaratta ⚾️ Frosh Year 🎥 #BelieveAndAchieve https://t.co/ZzzVyDQtpJ

[Old Row Sports @OldRowSports]

“Because you never know when the last one is”

- Kyle Busch, last week

Wow

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

Just LAST WEEK, when Kyle Busch won his 69th NASCAR Truck Series race, he was asked why these wins “never get old”

Kyle’s response?

“Because you never know when the last one is.”

And today, Kyle passed away at 41 🙏🏻