Retired College Baseball Coach. Ohio Bobcats | Creighton Blue Jays | Purdue Boilermakers | Dad to 4 awesome kids | Husband to 1 awesome wife | Semi-Pro Golfer
Scottsdale, AZ
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This debate looks like picking a midweek starter. Both have ERA’s over 8.00 and have more walks than innings pitched.
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1 year ago I retired from college baseball. Things I have figured out in 365 days.I miss the relationship with the players. I miss the relationship with other coaches. I miss the daily competitiveness. I DONT miss recruiting. Life is too short to bet the under. Parlays never hit
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He is an example of one of the drills from our Athletic Pitcher Series. They combine agility work with some ball handling skills. A great way to combine fielding work with the goal of becoming more athletic. We like to utilize these on low volume throw days.
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If this is true there will be coaches falling over dead on the field/court daily.
Working more than 55 hours a week is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year through stroke and heart disease, the WHO says
cnn.it/3hwHuPa
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Officially implemented @GameSenseSports vision training today. Going to be a great investment for our hitters.
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For those of you who donated money and helped with our turf project this year I give a giant THANK YOU! It’s February 3rd and we scrimmaged outside today. In no way would that have been possible with our old surface.
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I am looking for candidates to fill our Director of Hitting Development position. Position manages our tech platforms and over sees our analytics team. Will work with hitting coaches to create development plans. Excellent opportunity for anyone looking to open doors to pro ball
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If you stay out of the far right and the far left you will find some harmony amongst people. The fringes represent such a small portion of bad examples yet that’s where we keep our attention. People in general are good and care about each other. Let’s focus on that.
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This kid has been a special player in this program on so many levels. He has accomplished something no other player has done in this league. Very few have had the college career this kid has produced. Congrats @Rudy_Rott
BACK-TO-BACK
Ohio’s @Rudy_Rott has been named MAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Rott is the first two-time winner in conference history.
#BleedGreen #MACtion
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Southeast Ohio is an awesome place to be if you are a northern baseball player. A little different weather down here in the “South”. Outside for pens day one! #shortsandtshirts
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It’s nice being a “Southern” school with turf. Scrimmaging in January on the 2nd day of practice. Thanks to all of those who donated and made that possible!
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And to think….we had this kid committed to @Ohio_Baseball for like 8 months before he flipped to Clemson
Spencer Strider now has 354 strikeouts in his first 40 career starts, most by any pitcher since the mound was set to its current distance in 1893.
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I agree with this 100%. This position is critical to having an elite defense.
First base is not a position where coaches should try to “hide a bat.” In every sense, it’s a vital defensive spot.
Athleticism plays as much at 1st as it does anywhere else on the field, with a chance to save more outs (and runs) than the rest, combined.
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Is the MLB HOF even legit without the best power hitter ever (Bonds). The best hitter ever (Rose) and arguably the best pitcher ever (Clemens). It’s like a fast food HOF w/o McDonalds, Wendy’s and Burger King. All are probably bad for you but so what. Let them in!!
14 years ago today, Barry Bonds becomes the all-time leader with his 756th HR @betthebases
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3 batter minimum huh? Ok. let’s do this. Let’s add no pinch hitters till the 9th. Outlaw defensive replacements, no steals if team is up by 3 runs, ban on all bunting, only allow one non FB per at bat. Anyone have any other random arbitrary idiotic ideas to “better than game”.
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What an amazing run the past week. This team is special in so many ways. +effort, +energy, +leadership, +toughness. #MACCHAMPS #MOGA 🐽🐧
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Earned through hard work and persistence. Great example of how to go about the process! Super proud of him. Has left Ohio as one of the best to ever play here!
9 (270): @Phillies select Ohio University (OH) 1B Rudy Rott. mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafte… #MLBDraft
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70%-75% of all walks start with a 1-0 count. At the same time hitters only get a hit 6%-7% of the time off 1st pitch strikes. #attackthezone
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If you are a D1 team this is when you wish social media didn’t exist. Lol. Congrats to @BHarrisonBW and his team on a big win. BW is a great program regardless of division.
BIG MOOD after @BWUBaseball takes down NCAA Division I University of Akron! The Yellow Jackets earned the big 17-2 seven-inning win over the Zips!! 👀💪
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Pitchers beat hitters in 2 ways. Disrupt their ability to leverage the ball (location) or kill their timing (change speeds). #pitchability
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What an intense series this past weekend was. Very proud of our team and coaching staff for the job everyone did to get back to the post season. Several ups and downs but still headed to Avon.
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Incredibly excited to bring this guy back into the program. Made a huge impact for our 2015 MAC title team. Looking forward to working with him again!
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Watching Anchorman with my wife. She doesn’t get it......if not for our four kids I might have to really question this relationship.
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Free bases don’t matter? Nationals scored 3 runs on 2 singles. Do the math on that. HBP+BB+E9 = Brewer Loss
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The bullpen area is fully under construction. Gonna have 4 turf mounds, a flat ground area and plenty of space for J-bands/plyo balls/crossover bands. Will be a tremendous space to develop pitchers and catchers. @jaegersports @drivelinebases @gocrossover
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In AB's when a pitcher gets a breaking ball over for a called strike at any point during the count, batters hit .198 -.203
#spinitforK's
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In the fall Chris and I had a spirited meeting in the locker room on who should be calling pitches. His passion about it was awesome. I got out of his way and in the spring of 07 we were 15th in ERA nationally and went to a regional. Dude controlled a pitching staff like no other
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So excited to get this kid home after 3 nights in the ICU. @Twinbeauties29 was a rock star mom navigating this past week. These situations can certainly give you perspective on what is important.
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Annual Dad-Kid breakfast! First day of classes for the twins and the first full week for Tyson and Izzy. @Twinbeauties29
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Now that the dust has settled I wanted to congratulate @coachmoore_17 on his appointment as @Ohio_Baseball HC. @juliecromerOHIO made a great choice and continues to show why she is the best AD in the MAC. ALL alumni and former coaches need to get behind Craig and the program!
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Yesterday was the last day of my 20th fall season and it reminds me how lucky I am to have the staff I get to work with. They make the wheels turn in this program and I can’t thank them enough. @coachmoore_17 @CJWamsley @breedlewhip @TravisFitta @gerbear_8 @alex_kotheimer
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So proud of this dude. Has made a major impact on our program. Been a part of two championships and recruited several really good players here the past 5 years. He will crush it in pro ball!
I can’t thank the players and coaches at Ohio University enough for the positive impact you’ve had on Sarah and I over the last 5 seasons. I’m excited to announce I’ve accepted a position with the Detroit Tigers.
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It’s a sad day for the Bobcat baseball family as we have lost one of the best. Rest In Peace Shelly Black. Your support and love for the program will be missed. @tmblack2 @MikeBlack85 @TroyBlackUK
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Another option...open roster limits totally. Increase # of players paying full cost. School wins. Change limit of coaches to unlimited vol or not. Now you can match ratios to meet demand. Players win. Eliminate bad restrictions that limit Vol coaches from Making $. All win.
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This is the Z Drill. Change of direction with ball handling. Relative to managing plays for interior defense. We have several variations of combining agility training with different PFP plays.
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Excited to announce that we have added Nick Bredeson to our coaching staff! As a player he helped us win two MAC championships and I know he will have a similar impact as a member of our staff! @breedlewhip @Ohio_Baseball
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Making these two teams forfeit over this is ridiculous. Whoever made this decision has never competed a day in their life. Coaches and umpires defused the situation. No punches thrown. Feel bad for these players and coaches.
Can confirm @Heininsports' report that Temple College will be the @NJCAARegion5 representative in the JUCO World Series. Here's video of the incident that led to a double forfeiture between MCC & Cisco.
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Proud of @TColletti35 for being signed by the @Padres. Great example of hard work paying off!
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Enough discussion for the night on real issues and the need for Intellectual bandwidth. I’m headed to Tik Tok to lose an hour of my life for no productive reason. 😂
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Congrats to @coachmoore_17 and the @Ohio_Baseball boys on win #1. First one Is always the toughest. Look forward to tracking the first series win next week!
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@gadcock9 made CBU a National power in NAIA, NCAA DII and now as a D1 transitional school won the WAC regular season title twice in 2 years. This coach and his players deserve some serious recognition! @CBUbaseball is fortunate to have @gadcock9 leading them.
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With baseball programs getting cut there have been points made about the net gains baseball provides a university. Curious to hear why the math does not add up, thus resulting in teams getting cut. If having 35 players is a net gain there has to be other considerations. Thoughts?
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Our annual first day of school breakfast! Izzy joins the party for the first time as she heads into Junior High!
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Team GPA for the 2015-2016 year ends up as a 3.0! Great work by our players and Academic staff. Committed on the field and in classroom 🐽
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Awesome practice tonight. Looking forward to seeing us compete against a good Wofford club tomorrow.
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Congrats to @JeffBoals and his program. No better people to earn this huge win!
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To add to this stupidity, moving the mound back will = 10000000000 times more walks. Distance magnifies mistakes in regard to throwing accuracy. Just ask any infielder who is now playing the OF because he couldn’t throw to 1B
Accurate.
Earlier today, @MLB and the @AtlanticLg announced the experimental playing rules and equipment that will be in place during the 2019 Atlantic League
Championship Season.
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One month away from first team meeting. Excited to see the 2018 Bobcats together for the first time 🐽+2
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I hope EVERY high school and college athlete listed to Stetson Bennett’s interview post game. He pretty much laid out the road map to success for any athlete who competes.
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Proud to be a Mustang today! Having been a player for 4 years and a coach for three getting to state tournament was always a dream. These 2019 Mustangs get to live that dream. Awesome job by @BobJonesEHS and his club.
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Looking forward to taking @Ohio_Baseball development to a new level. In the past 30 days we have picked up both pitching and hitting @rapsodo, more @DrivelinestandardBB plyoballs, @GameSenseSports vision training system, and @Trainw_theking devise.
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Awesome job in the classroom by our team this semester. Team GPA of 3.16 with 28 players above a 3.0. Big effort from @byrnes_nick as he pulled a 4.0 for the semester. Very proud of the commitment the players and @MGilmoreOU have to our academics. 🐽 +2
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Heartbroken for the entire Creighton baseball family. Chris was one of the most passionate players I had ever been around. The world lost a great human today.
The Creighton community is absolutely devastated by the death of Chris Gradoville. Chris represented the very best of what it meant to be a Bluejay. He was an alumnus, former standout baseball player, and the volunteer director of baseball operations.
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I don’t think people realize how hard this was for @WoffordBaseball to accomplish. They lost like 6 players to power 5 schools off of their roster after 2020 Covid season. Todd Interdonato is a highly underrated coach. The dude just wins. Congrats to Wofford Players and coaches
REGULAR 👏 SEASON 👏 CHAMPIONS 👏 We have won the Southern Conference Baseball title for the first time in school history!
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It was an awesome weekend spending time with alumni and celebrating the 2017 MAC championship in handing out the rings. 🐽
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Excited about this 2017 Bobcat team. Something different about them. #makeOHIOgreatagain #bringthenoise #+2
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In the attempt to avoid sign stealing we employed a system where the pitcher is the only person who knows what’s coming. @dan_mccauley10 isn’t a fan but as you can see hitters are baffled by it. #adaptordie
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This is a great example of leadership in a time of adversity. Know your role and serve those who need you.
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I’m excited about the new tools the coaches are using with our hitters. Excited to see the improvement happen over the next several weeks.
First use of our new hitter’s plyo wall. Training the turn with @BRrebellion rebel’s rack. It’s been an awesome tool for our guys in such a short time.
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Good thing is if we move the mound back two feet this pitch will no longer be called a strike as it will end up 4 feet off the plate. (At least I assume it won’t be called a strike. 😂)
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I am excited to announce our 2018 Ohio Baseball Alumni weekend will be October 12-14. Looking forward to seeing Bobcat baseball players from various eras come together to celebrate their past and the future of the program!
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So no shift? Ok let’s add no infield in, no double play depth, no two strike adjust in OF to go with it. Fundamental baseball positioning is based on the probability of where the guy will hit it. That’s the point of shifting. #stupidrule
Earlier today, @MLB and the @AtlanticLg announced the experimental playing rules and equipment that will be in place during the 2019 Atlantic League
Championship Season.
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Excited about our new @adidas partnership. Been waiting my whole career to make this my program anthem! 😎
piped.video/JNua1lFDuDI
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A big thanks to @USABaseball for having me as a part of the 17U National team task force this past week. Got to evaluate and work with a bunch of really good players. Thank you @CoachBartman for the invite!
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It was a great alumni weekend for the program! I can’t say thanks enough to all of the people who came back this weekend and to those who contributed to our turf project.
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This is one of the best interviews I have ever watched about hitting. Take the 6 minutes to listen.
"Let the ball be your feedback."
What better way to kick off #30Clubs30Days than with @Reds' Joey Votto talking hitting?
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Is stealing signs off the 3rd base coach or runners at 2B relaying signs to the hitter or an on deck hitter giving location based on the catchers set up considered cheating as well?
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Big congrats to @FauldsBryan on his new job! Did a great job for us and the opportunity is well deserved!
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Had a great first meeting with our data analytics team today. Looking forward to doing some good work with them, our new technology and our analytics advisory board.
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Saying pitch counts don't matter is NONSENSE. Managing workload is a pitching coaches #1 role IMO. Can they vary from 1 pitcher to another? Yes. Can you train to prepare for more load? Yes. But to believe they are aren't worth tracking closley is very short sighted.
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Attn: College Catchers - if you want to call the game get the password for Synergy; watch video; and put together a report. Sit down with PC and share thoughts. Investment goes a long way. It’s not usually ego when it comes to pitch calling at this level. It’s preparation.
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A few hot takes from the @ABCA1945 this year
1. The new tech available now is game changing
2. I am very excited to be a part of the ABCA committee for diversity
3. The new proposed recruiting calendar is a big mistake IMO
4. @TimCorbin is an amazing speaker
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Not shocked by this. @CoachGSalisbury is a huge up and coming star as a pitching coach. This kid will crush it for @LionUpBaseball.
SCOOP: @LionUpBaseball has promoted volunteer assistant Gerry Salisbury to pitching coach, while Andrew Gipson was promoted to associate head coach and will be the recruiting coordinator, sources tell @d1baseball. Salisbury recently completed his first season with SELA. #SLC
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Just landed in Ohio and realized there is no sports betting yet 🙄. Gonna be a long weekend. Pick up your game Ohio. You are better than this.
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Challenge accepted! @Jmadd29 Once you are nominated you have 24 hours to respond or send me a check for $50. You nominate 4 coaches. You have to post a photo of you coaching. I nominate @breedlewhip @MitchMormann @CJWamsley @ryner23
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