Ron Raby

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. - John D. Rockefeller (Opinions shared are my own...)

[MLB @MLB]

Trading cards
Playing catch
Meeting your idols

This is so much more than a game. This is baseball ❤️

[Prospect Select Scout @PSBaseballScout]

Brian Raby Jr. ('28,PA)⬇️

Tall setup w/ slightly open stance & controlled leg lift. Barrel stays level thru the zone, shoots it to LF for a 2B.

#BostonClassic | #Uncommitted

👤 https://t.co/BTCp68IWcI

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

A week ago our H.S. players were competing in front of 800-1,000 fans with a season on the line.

Last night they were playing a 16U travel game in front of about 20 people, 0 energy and no pressure.

Tell me again that travel baseball can replace the high school experience.

[PGA TOUR Superstore @PGATSS]

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It's a Philly Special! We're giving away one of these limited-edition Callaway staff bags - here's how to enter:

- Repost & Like this
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[Inside The Gamecocks @GamecocksShow]

Monte Lee explains the "Hunt N Shrink" offensive approach the Gamecocks used to get to elite Texas starter Ruger Riojas in a 9-1 win against the No. 2 Longhorns.

[Kyle Wagner @GowagsKyle]

If your athletes are taking a lot of pitches or fouling too many balls off the other way…please consider 👇

[Patrick Jones @pjonesbaseball]

I had a conversation with a Power 4 college coach who’s been doing this for 25+ years.

We were talking about the mentality of high school players during the recruiting process.

Here’s what he told me:

“What these kids don’t realize is…

I don’t care how many followers you have.
I don’t care how many home runs you hit in travel ball.
I don’t care how many offers you have.
I don’t care about your ranking.
I don’t care how hard you can hit a ball.
I don’t care about your metrics.

The only thing I care about is this:

Are you going to produce in between those white lines when we play this season?”

Then he said something else that hit:

“They’ve been so protected that the first time they fail, they quit… or they transfer.”

And here’s the part that matters.

The biggest development mistake I see?

Players don’t plan for failure.

They plan for success.
They visualize success.
They expect success.

But they don’t prepare for 0-4.
They don’t prepare for getting booed.
They don’t prepare for sitting the bench.
They don’t prepare for struggling for 3 weeks.

So when it happens — and it will — they panic.

Instead of executing a pre-made plan, they try to create one while emotional.

That never works.

Failure is coming.

The question is:
Did you already decide how you’re going to handle it?

[Next Level Prospects @NextLVLProspect]

Tied up!

2-2 on a 💣 to deep LCF by @LSCHSBaseball Ronnie Raby

Raby a @SalveBaseball commit put a healthy swing on it (missed 🎥)

Bottom 2nd - 2-2

@ronnieraby

[Alex Feinberg @Alexfeinberg]

Baseball is such an amazing teacher of life

Today on Opening Day, the Vandy catcher hit 3 nuke shot home runs. Each of them cleared the fence by 50 feet and one may have been the furthest ball I’ve seen hit

He also threw a 90 ft toss away that cost his team the game

He did 3 things that not one player in 1,000 could do, but cost Vandy the game by failing to execute on a task that 99% of players can

And isn’t that just like life? How many hidden geniuses are there who can do the uncommon, but you’ve never heard of them because they struggle to execute on what’s common?

Your weaknesses may never be your strengths, but you have to get them to the point where they’re not taking you out of the game

[Trosky @NateTrosky]

Day 1 at @ABCA1945 in the books

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The first sleep AI foundation model for predicting diseases was published today @NatureMedicine by @james_y_zou and colleagues
https://t.co/4sITCh4K5O
With @NotebookLM I made this infographic that tells the rich story pretty well

[Jesse Cohen @JesseCohenInv]

It's important to teach this to your kids.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Pete Carroll said, "The thing about grit is real."

"It's about competing, pushing yourself, striving to be your best, and what's really exciting is nobody controls this, but you."

Grit isn't about talent or luck.

It's about choosing to endure. It's taking ownership.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Curt Cignetti shares a universal truth about habits and consequences.

"In life - you got freedom of choice, but not freedom of consequence."

"First you form your habits, then your habits form you."

Every choice and action you take compounds. The small decisions you make daily - preparation, work ethic, and how you respond - those become your habits.

And over time, those habits become your identity.

You're free to choose. But the consequences of those choices aren't optional.

Your habits are shaping who you become.
(🎥IU Athletics )

[Army-Navy Game @ArmyNavyGame]

Chills.

Another great open from @CBSSports.

#ArmyNavy

[Lane Johnson @LaneJohnson65]

🚨 Fan Love 🚨

RT for a chance to win my 2 TICKETS to the Raiders game this Sunday & an exclusive Philly Special Christmas plushies set! 🎄🏈🎟

Appreciate y'all for your support - you truly are the best. 🙌

#ProBowlVote @lanejohnson65 @jordan_mailata

[Davin Ridall @DavinRidall_PFN]

TRICK PLAY! @Joey_obrien6 connects with @1kowenj for his THIRD touchdown and La Salle's drive that lasted NINE MINUTES ends in a 21-7 lead with 3 minutes to go in the third!

@PaFootballNews @CWTAPTV @PCC_FOOTBALL @LaSalleFball

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Parents
It's not easy to let someone be hard on your kid.
To push your kid.
To discipline your kid.
To drive your kid to be the best.
But damn does it pay dividends in the long run.
It's why so many employers want to hire former competitive athletes.