Ryan Hamilton

Baseball Performance Authority. Owner of Hamilton Chiropractic. Head Baseball Coach Carlmont High School.

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

My missions:

1. Serve the baseball community in the Bay Area as a health care professional and coach by delivering knowledge and solutions to injuries and performance.

2. Educate the baseball community on what real chiropractic care can be for baseball players.

[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

Well written. Without 100% buy in and unselfish play, it would have crashed and burned and laughed at. But…. But it did work and not just worked, it dominated!!!!

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

Kirk gets it.

Soft tissue treatment is essential to play at your best.

Nothing better than @active_release

[Ryan McFadden @ryanmcfadden_]

#Raiders QB Kirk Cousins said his TD celebration was a shout-out to the training staff. He called it the "wellness" celebration.

Here is his response:

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

@flowsdoc @MLB @MLBONFOX 50/50 series and mental mistakes are the difference

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

@flowsdoc @MLB @MLBONFOX Too many of these all playoffs long. He’s not going 1st to third on a ball straight onto the OF grass. First step back.

[Xavier Scruggs @Xavier_Scruggs]

BASEBALL PARENTS ONLY!

https://t.co/NIaEyvCf1N

[Andy Barkett @abarkett17]

Rays:

• MLB’s lowest strikeout rate (18.6%)
• AL-best batting average
• AL-best stolen base total

Grind out at bats. Tough outs. Winning offense. Well done Chad Mottola!

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

🎯 This is what so many people have a tough time understanding today. Analytics have no metric for this.

[Matt Pagni @CoachPags775]

BUNTING MANIPULATES PITCHER APPROACH AND SETS THE TABLE FOR FUTURE MOMENTS

With 2 outs and no body on in the 3rd inning, losing 4-0, @Brewers Manager Pat Murphy told #9 hitter David Hamilton to lay down a bunt in a seemingly unimportant at bat.

Why?

Because Murphy knew Hamilton was known for bunting and they could set the table for a future at bat and big moment later in the game where he’d get a pitch to hit.

And that’s exactly what happened.

Hamilton bunted.
Hamilton got out.

But in the 5th, in Hamilton’s next at bat, he got a pitch in the heart of the plate and singled scoring a run and bringing the Brewers within 1.
And in the 9th, Hamilton did it again, homering on a get me over slider and extending the Brewers lead to 6-4.

You bunt to create future moments, and the Brewers did just that.
#BuntLife

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

Ding ding ding

[Mustard 〽️ @TeamMSTRD]

Tom House shares his thoughts on the state of baseball right now 👀 ⚾️

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

Thank you

[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

If your HS coach(es) put on organized workouts in the offseason and you are not playing another sport…. I encourage you to take advantage of this quality FREE training/practice.

You don’t have to pay for training for it to be of value. If you take lessons, plan those for a time when you are not at your HS training. Then you get a double bonus. It should not be one or the other. Of course I’m talking about players who love the game and are hungry to get better.

*** Footnote: not everyone is blessed to have quality coaches who give up their time in the off season to help other. But if you do, take advantage of it and thank them.

[Patrick Jones @pjonesbaseball]

High School Baseball Players:

As fall ball wraps up, offseason workouts are about to begin for many high school programs.

Friendly reminder:

Make your high school team's offseason workouts a priority.

I understand every situation is different, and there are a lot of great private hitting and pitching instructors out there who do an incredible job helping players develop.

I'm a believer in getting extra work outside of your high school program.

The more quality reps you can get, the better.

But I also think it's important to remember that your high school workouts matter. Being there, putting in the work, and showing your commitment to your teammates and coaches goes a long way.

Ideally, your high school workouts and private instruction should complement each other, not compete with each other.

At the end of the day, your high school coach is the one making out the lineup.

Just something to keep in mind as offseason workouts get started.

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

@JLucroy20

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

@SnipeCity420 For Whom The Bell Tolls

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Everybody wants the opportunity.

But not everybody wants what comes with it.

Tom Brady makes a fascinating point here about players on the practice squad.

Some guys say they want their opportunity.

But when that opportunity means getting elevated, competing against the best players in the world and having their performance judged every Sunday?

That changes things.

Because opportunity brings pressure.

And pressure exposes how badly you really want something.

We see this with athletes all the time.

“I want more playing time.”
“I want a bigger role.”
“I want the ball.”
“I want to be a captain.”

Great.

But do you want the responsibility that comes with it?

Do you want the extra preparation?

Do you want the expectations?

Do you want your teammates counting on you when the game is on the line?

Everybody wants the reward.

The best competitors learn to want the pressure too.

Because pressure isn’t something that comes with opportunity.

Pressure IS part of the opportunity.

[Charles Belt III @AGGIES_HC_Belt]

Super Bowl Champion being coached. No head shake or why is he talking to me…

Listens with his eyes

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

@Captain2Corner It has always been like this in baseball.

20 years ago:

The biggest guys got the offers with worse stats than your 5'10" guys.

Your lefty throwing 80 got offers over your righty throwing 86 with command.

This is no different.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Clinton Portis reveals that before he committed to Miami he asked Edgerrin James if he was leaving for the NFL, and says that’s when Edge taught him to seek competition instead of opportunity

“When I committed to the U, it was from a piece of advice that Edge gave me. We were standing on the field, and I said, ‘You leaving? Are you leaving if I come?’ He said, ‘Man, it shouldn’t matter whether I leave or if I stay.’”

“‘You should want the competition. You don’t want anything given to you.’ And that advice has taken me so far because of the running back rooms I’ve been in. You talk about Willis, Frankie G, Najeh Davenport, James Jackson, and then when I got to Denver, you’ve got Terrell Davis, Mike Anderson, Olandis Gary.”

“I never sat in a room like, ‘Oh shit, this dude is going to beat me out.’ Homeboy, you go out there and practice and show them what you’re capable of. On Sunday, when I go out there and bust his lunch pail, that’s going to change all of that.”

“I remember my first practice in Denver. Terrell was there, and they said, ‘First team, ones come up.’ We had 12 people in the huddle and everybody, Rod Smith, Shannon Sharpe, they’re laughing, ‘Bro, get out of here. Get out of this huddle.’”

“I said, ‘Man, they said ones. They said ones come up.’ There ain’t no two or no three. I’m a one. That was the confidence. There was no beef with Terrell. The competition is what made me thrive.”

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

The best sports parents might be the quietest ones in the stands.

No drama.
No gossip.
No blaming refs.
No ripping coaches.
No constant complaining.

Just grateful for the chance to watch their kid compete.

This fall, bring less noise and more perspective.

[Daniel Hussey @DanielHussey2]

History.

Katie Taylor walks out in front of 82,000 people in Croke Park for her final fight.

Unbelievable.

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

@MattAAntonelli Grit and tenacity wins

[Ryan Hamilton @thebaseballdc]

@bhucks17 Stealing this