Tina Vermillion

[Jerry Thornton @jerrythornton]

They left home as boys 8 decades ago to go out and save the world. Last night they sat at the WWII Memorial together and celebrated their country's 250th. Still heroic.

[Matthew McConaughey @McConaughey]

bets still on the table America, yet.

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

Almost Heaven. 🇺🇸

[Tiffany Savage 🇺🇸 @patriot_savvy]

Not many first pitches will give you chills. This is one of them.
The Tuskegee Airmen's legacy will live forever. 🇺🇸

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

INJECT THIS IN MY FKN VEINS.

INCREDIBLE SUPPORT FROM THE USA FANS AHEAD OF THE USMNT WORLD CUP MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIA.

[College World Series of Omaha @CWSOmaha]

A night to remember!

#MCWS x #RoadToOmaha

[Mikale Olson @realmikolson]

New level of American patriotism has just been unlocked

#worldcup #usa #fifa

[Tina Vermillion @tinapvermillion]

RT @HSSalamanders: BIG UPS FOR #38‼️

Three Scoreless Innings🦎⚾️

#HSmanders #CPLBaseball

[Auburn Baseball @AuburnBaseball]

The moment you've all been waiting for...

ALL. WEEKEND. LONG! 🌭🍻

#WarEagle

[Auburn Baseball @AuburnBaseball]

WAR. DAMN. EAGLE! 😤

#WarEagle

[Steven Pearl @StevenPearl22]

Coach @3strikes_AU count me in for 100 more! #WDE

[Tina Vermillion @tinapvermillion]

@CPLBaseball Salamanders!

[3 Lefts Baseball | Coach Big Mike Fuchs @3leftsbaseball]

The Death of Baseball IQ

The game is over and we need to talk about why we took an L and why half of you are going to go home open your phones and completely miss the point.

We have an absolute epidemic in amateur baseball right now.

Players who are chasing metrics but losing ballgames. You’ve been trained to believe that if your exit velocity is up, your launch angle is perfect, and your radar gun numbers look good on a screen. You’re an elite prospect.

Let me tell you the truth. You are training for a spreadsheet while the team is trying to win a game on the dirt.

Data builds a great engine but tools don't mean a thing if you have zero Baseball IQ.

The 3 Lefts Metrics Audit

The Situational Deficit: In the cage a 95 mph exit velo is a perfect rep. In a live game with a runner on second, zero outs, and a tie score in the 6th. The definition of success changes. If you take a massive, heavy-pull hero swing to juice your personal data profile and roll over into a weak groundout. You failed. You chose to chase a metric instead of executing the backside approach the scoreboard demanded.

The Invisible Play Deficit: You can’t put a radar gun on a perfectly executed cutoff throw. There is no viral metric for an outfielder running 60 feet just to back up first base or an infielder communicating who has the bag on a steal before the pitch is thrown. Because those high IQ defensive plays don't generate a flashy stat line for social media. You treat them like afterthoughts. That is exactly why we give up runs.

The Scout Card Reality: You’re on the bus right now refreshing apps looking at a padded batting average. Let’s be real high level college recruiters and pro scouts don't care about your digital box score or what a local app says you're batting. They see right through it. They are watching how you handle a 95-mph fastball inside, your pitch recognition on a 3-2 slider, and your in game instincts. The screen might lie to protect your feelings but the radar gun and the scout's notebook won't.

Data can build the engine but it cannot steer the car. The college game moves way too fast for slow thinkers. If your energy, your hustle, and your focus change depending on your personal metrics instead of the team's record. You aren't a competitor.

You're just a data collector wearing our jersey.

Turn off the screens. Learn the game. Own the standard.
#3LeftsBaseball #CoachBigMike

[Natalie F Danelishen @Chesschick01]

I always think of this quote on memorial weekend.

[Tina Vermillion @tinapvermillion]

@SteveIrvine04 5-1 win over WCU

[Blake Gardner @_BlakeGardner]

Unbelievable scene in Greenville. @SamfordBaseball took the lead in the 10th on this HBP, but after review, the umpires bring Hayden Perry back to home plate and call it strike 1. The Bulldogs could be on to the title game already, instead this semifinal is in the 12th…

[Samford Baseball @SamfordBaseball]

A Triple Play‼️

#SetTheStandard | #AllForSAMford

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Kid just SMOKED a CNN reporter outside of Artemis II launch:

CNN: "Why do you want to be here?... Why do you love being a part of history?

Kid: "We're going back to the f*cking moon, that's why!" 🤣

[NASA @NASA]

Liftoff.

The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.

Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.