Christian | Current Oakland A’s Pro Scout | Former MLB Plyr w/ NY Mets & CLV Indians | Former Mental Coach w/ Toronto Blue Jays/ Speaker/Join my newsletter
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So your telling me the combined average of 9 All Stars on first pitch is .424 and I'm going to take 1st pitch-lol
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Everybody says that Baseball is a game of failure-Auggie Garido told me one night at dinner it’s a game of opportunities-He was so right-the only time your playing a game of failure is when you don’t show up and COMPETEwCONFIDENCE to help your team win-That my friend is Failing
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Parents I hope your 12u travelball team coaches are into developing your kids rather than winning the Burger King championship-I promise you that trophy will mean nothing when they’re in college-wether they’re still playing hopefully or watching from the stands-DEVELOPMENT FIRST
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Love it COMPETEwCONFIDENCE
20/20 club this year! 20 runs scored/20 RBI’s. You can do everything right, and go 0-4! Compete with confidence! @qualityatbats
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When I was scouting I wasnt concerned with how a guy reacted when he had success I was more interested in how he handled failure-I scouted a game to see 1 player and his teammate hit a bomb-he was the only 1 that didnt get up and shake his hand-OFF MY LIST
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Augie Garrido told me at dinner one night-baseball is not a game of failure it’s a game of opportunities and the team that comes through in those opportunities will win the game-he was so right and the best. Miss him-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE
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When you run ground balls out trust me you put pressure on the defense-it is harder to play defense knowing the runner is running as hard as he can-Ive seen too many high throws by infielders rushing their throw because the guy was running hard-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE
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Coaches if your players are playing with Tension Anxiety and Pressure you better make sure that you’re not coaching with Tension Anxiety and Pressure they might be feeding off of you-Our players need to play with Calmness Toughness and Focus the same way we need to be coaching 👊
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It only took 12yrs after I got cut in college when I was 18 yrs old to play in the Big Leagues-How bad do U want it👊⚾️👊⚾️KEEP GRINDING if U have some ability
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Another Nugget From Augie Garrido When we were talking Pitching-he said most Pitchers have the mindset it’s me against U buddy me against U-and he said NO-U need the mindset it’s 9 against 1-that will put U in a Attack the Hitter mode-BRILLIANT-always talk baseball-Keep learning
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Coaches when a player goes 0-4 with 4punch outs but makes a Web Gem with the bases-loaded and 2outs to save 3runs-In your mind consider that 1-5 with 3 RBIs because its the exact same effect as a 3 run double-Defense is so Important-Players u need to get Great at it-HELPTEAMWIN
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Seems like everything we do is about Stats-they kept stats 2000yrs ago to-Jesus died and rose again-its true its in the stat sheet-the BIBLE
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50 scouts in the stands to see 3 guys on the other team-the scout that signed me never heard of me-I went 5-5 with a Bomb and 2 doubles and 5 RBI’s that day-one day got me drafted-Now I’ve e been in the game for 40yrs-Scouts watch the whole game👊COMPETEwCONFIDENCE
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Travelball coaches when u realize that your job is not to coach potential big leaguers-your job is to make men out of boys and use BB as a tool to make them better people-JOB COMPLETE-and if some how they play in the mlb thats AWESOME qualityatbats.com
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I really dont care if U get mad after an at bat-just dont be a idiot-BUT-if I ever see u Pout-Im not saying your soft but it sure does look soft-U better hope its immaturity and not make up-BB is calmness toughness and focus and TOUGHNESS IS MOST IMPORTANT
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If every 12u parent would think big picture instead of right now a.k.a. put your kid in the oven instead of a microwave-and think it’s not about right now when your kid is 12 years old it’s about playing in HS then College-I can almost guarantee he/she will have a better career👊
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Ive been in the game for 50 yrs and I’m more convinced then ever that the Batting Ave is still the BIGGEST MENTAL TRAP out there-I hit 3 balls right on the screws RIGHT AT SOMEONE and BB/SB says I suck-BA goes down-I think I failed-and I lose confidence-ITS A TRAP-HITBALLHARDUWIN
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Is there life after HS BB-Well I didn’t start my senior yr on varsity-my name is on the hall of fame fence-Why-bc I grew 4” when I was 20 and got stronger working on the canoes at Disneyland-I’ve been in pro baseball 40 yrs-YES-Theres life after HS Baseball-. COMPETEWCONFIDENCE-
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REPEAT AFTER ME-I (your name) Will not let Yesterdays bad game mindset play today-I have a new Game new Pitcher and new Hero today-this is not about me its about me helping my team-Say this again-This is not about me it’s about me helping my team-I Will play to win the game👊⚾️🥎
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“Baseball isn’t a game of failure it’s a game of opportunities” and the team who can make the best out of them Wins the Game (Augie Garrido)
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I’ve been Blessed to be in Pro Baseball for almost 40yrs because 50 scouts showed up to watch 5 guys on the other team-But Guess what-Scouts watch the whole game-I went 5-5 with a Bomb 2 Doubles and 5 RBI’s -the scout never heard of me-1 DAY GOT ME DRAFTED-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE 👊🙏
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Guys-I can’t tell you how many players I scouted this year that if they would just exchange their Coolness/Me-Ness for Toughness/Team-ness-they would be way better players-this is not about you it’s about you helping your team two completely different players-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE
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12u parents when u say your kid has no mental game he also has no physical game-he’s 100lbs away from his man body-trust me they will both develop if he doesn’t quit with his little kid body bc Johny testosterone yeller and screamer coach needs a Burger King Championship trophy
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If u woke up and your mind is in a 0-2 count hit the snooze button-sleep for another 10min and wake up and live today like a 3-1 FB right down the middle-Walk off Bomb
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Hitting is slow feet, fast hands and a quiet head taking a controlled violent swing on a speed that I’m looking for until I get two strikes then I battle-the harder he throws the slower your heartbeat and feet need to be-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE-GOOD HITTERS USE THE WHOLE FIELD🙌⚾️🥎
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12u coach your job is not to create Big Leaguers-your job is to get kids learning how to play BB/SB without Tension Anxiety or Pressure and to COMPETEwCONFIDENCE while learning to play with Calmness Toughness and Focus while having Fun-ps-Im not into everyone gets a trophy either
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Make no mistake this was not Kevin cash’s call-this is 100% analytics numbers driven from a year of stats and maybe more and not what the eyeball says tonight which is why great baseball guys are getting fired because analytics think stats can run everything and they can’t-PROOF
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Seniors that dont go on to play pro baseball CONGRATS on getting your education through baseball-Now when you go to the job interview-Make sure U say U played College BB-And I guarantee U if they have a softball team you get the job and your the Shortstop-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE👊⚾️🙏
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I never saw one of Babe Ruth's 714 home runs but I believe he hit them bc they kept stats back then-They also kept stats 2000yrs ago also its called the Bible-Happy Easter-Thank u Jesus I love u
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Just had a prostate biopsy please keep me in your prayers. Surgery went great doctors and nurses were awesome. I will. COMPETEwCONFIDENCE 🙏🙏😎
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Attention travel ball parents I will give u my house if u think the top colleges in the country are panicking if your 12u player goes 0-3 this weekend-MAKE IT FUN - qualityatbats.com I'm kidding u can't have my house-hehe
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We keep stats in everything we do and we believe them-I never saw Babe Ruth hit a home run but I believe it they kept stats-Well 2000 yrs Jesus died and Rose for our sins how do I know this-they kept stats back then it called the Bible-🙏⚾️🙏🥎🙏God Bless have a Great day
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I barley played frosh/soph in HS for 2yrs I played 1yr of JV as a Jr and 1yr of varsity BB as a senior and didnt start-Got cut in college as a freshman and played in the big leagues KEEP GRINDING if u have talent qualityatbats.com Negative people SUCK
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I absolutely hated having to take a strike in the 9th inning Facing the nasty reliever who has walked 1 guy in 30 innings-Coach’s do your home work-he doesn’t walk guys-i’d rather Ambush his Fastball-and go Deep Sea Fishing-aka-Hit a Bomb-just my thoughts 👊⚾️
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Every other time u want to hit for the next 8 months go Lift weights and stretch-GET A NEW BODY
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The only stat I want U to care about from this day forward is how many games in a row can I be the best competitor on the field and COMPETEwCONFIDENCE-trust me your stats will be fine at the end of the season-I’m trying to help you get a good stats by not caring about Stats ⚾️🥎
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Travel ball/little league parent have a Great day watching your kid play and try not to yell at the 16yr old umpire that's trying to do a good job-I hope your kid is playing with calmness/focus and toughness rather than Tension/anxiety and pressure-HAVE FUN👊
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Loud dugouts are good-it means guys are pulling for each other-get to many pouters on a team and its a very quiet dugout-HELPTEAMWIN-COMPETE
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I love it and there should also be 7 other guys in the Dugout doing it in there mind👊 The mind doesn’t know the body’s not doing it -VISUALIZATION is Powerful
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Baseball has absolutely strip to GUT FEEL from really good baseball coachs out of the game-there’s no feel-there’s no heartbeat-there’s no rhythm of how the players are performing tonight not what stats say from last year. Absolute Joke wether they win or lose. BRING THE GUT BACK
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I'm not sure I can watch this enough-if I had a kid and had a opportunity not to just play for him but have him as a mentor-SIGN ME UP @CoachDeggs28
The alpha @CoachDeggs28 reminded everyone what the Sam Houston family is all about. #TransformationalCoach #EatEmUpKats
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It’s baffles me how we are teaching Power to our HS and 12u players over Hit-ability-I’m saying 90%minimum of all players will not hit double digit home runs in there life yet alone a season-The better hitter U become the more your power will play if U have it-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE
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Best advice for players sitting the Bench-MAKE IT TEMPORARY- qualityatbats.com Get your mind right
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If U don’t have plus Raw power my gut says you shouldn’t have the same launch angle as a player that has it-Can I get some line drive angle please how about some 200 hits a year angle-How about beat the shift angle-GOOD HITTERS LINE OUT MORE-👊⚾️🥎
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I don’t care how confident u are or how good your mechanics are if your approach sucks u will lose your confidence and your mechanics will break down-👊OPENING DAY EVERY DAY MINDSET-stop letting yesterdays bad day mindset play today-NEW GAME NEW PITCHER NEW HERO-BE THE HERO
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Absolute mind blowing they took him out of the game right now and I mean mind blowing-I know they’re a great organization but he was absolutely dominating-MIND blowing-change the game of baseball too analytics-NOT THE SAME GAME -WOW
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I didn't start in HS-got cut in college-I dont ever remember my Dad saying something to the coach-He told me KEEP WORKING HARD-played in MLB
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33 years ago today I got called up for the 1st of 2 times-7 days later I got to play-I was told my whole life you’ll never playing in college-u didn’t even start in HS-You’ll never play pro-you’ll never get to the MLB-you’re too small-you’re only here because your brother-WRONG👊
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Remember GOOD HITTERS LINE OUT MORE-It’s called a Line out not a Wine out-Stop Wining-HITBALLHARDUWIN
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Coaches-John Wooden might be the Greatest Coach/Mentor in the history or the world-when asked how his team was his answer was I will let u know in 30 yrs-by seeing how productive they were as Husbands/Fathers and Humans-Not about wins and loses all the time
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Ever ask yourself why when u hit a ROCKET RIGHT AT SOMEONE and line out-AND YOUR MAD-(REALLY) u beat the pitcher-the pitchers knows u beat him-the pitchers Mom knows u beat him-and u l lose Confidence bc your batting Ave went down-BA IS A TRAP HITBALLHARDUWIN
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I'd say for me as a parent the only thing better than watching your kid get a hit is when they ask Jesus into there heart-Answered Prayers🙏👍
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Parents the sooner you put your ⚾️🥎 player in a oven instead of a microwave and think big picture and not the Burger King championship when they’re 12U-the more you will help your kid-I’m 60 and have no clue where my 20 plus 12u trophies are-But I do have my MLB ROOKIE CARD-👊🙏
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I’m sure today’s baseball players are bigger stronger and faster-however I’m almost positive my generation had better instincts-we would play in the street at 2pm til we went the little league field for the game at 5pm-DEVELOP INSTINCTS-it’s more then about showcase baseball
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Here’s my travel team when I was 8 my mom drove us 1 mile to Westminser from Huntington Beach it was called Little League-Bottom left-👊⚾️👍
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This is right-I dont care if u get mad just dont be a idiot-when u pout Im not saying your soft It just look like it
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You do realize when you become a better hitter your power is going to play more-it’s mind blowing to me how we are teaching power over hit ability and we’re teaching strikeouts over ground balls I personally think we need to flip that-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE
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How do you handle not playing-take batting practice like it’s your game-if you’re an infielder take ground balls during BP like its your game-if you’re a outfielder take fly balls during BP like it’s your game-Then pull for your teammates and be ready when coach calls your name👊
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Here’s some notes from a dad at one of my speaking engagements outstanding please keep me in mind to speak to your organization live or zoom 👊⚾️🥎
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Really-me and my son two rookie fisherman and a baby seal jumps in our boat-STRAIT PANIC. LOL-STICK TO BASEBALL
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A lot of Coaching is done while you’re picking up balls after throwing BP or doing flips -Talk Hitting-I’ve had the best conversations while doing this-👊⚾️🥎
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12u coaches-If we coach to develop and have fun I promise U will win more games-they’re 100lbs away from their man body-the top colleges in the country aren’t panicking if your kid had a bad weekend at the Burger King championship-Put your kid in a Oven not a Microwave-BIGPICTURE
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After spending 37yrs in Pro Baseball I learned real quick a BB player can rag another player like no other-at times it’s funny at times it gets old-BUILD SOMEONE UP TODAY-Make someone better-make someone feel good-Be aware of it-👊👍⚾️🙏
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Am I attacking the baseball or is ball attacking me-0-0 1-0 2-0 and 3-1 were not trying to slap a single around we're going DEEP SEA FISHING
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Sitting the bench sucks-How do U do it-Take BP like its your game-Infielders take ground balls during BP like its your game-Outfielders take fly balls during BP like its your game-Then pull for buddies to win the game and be ready when coach calls your name-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE 👊
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HS and college kid every other time u want to hit extra go lift weights and stretch-GET A NEW BODY-when u get stronger the ball comes off the bat hotter-which creates confidence and this whole game is about COMPETINGwCONFIDENCE QUALITYATBATS.com
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Listening to golf channel and heard a great line-Practice like you have never Won and play like you have never Lost-COMPETEwCONFIDENCE 👊⚾️🏌️♂️
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If U have a game tonight and you’re not playing with 100% Confidence it tells me that U are letting stats or last nights bad game play tonight-stop it-play tonight like it’s a playoff game-its not about you it’s about you helping your team tonight-2 completely different players👊
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My heart is with the Sparks family after the devastating loss of Jackson in the Waukesha tragedy. To honor him & his love of the game, Jackson’s parents are hoping everyone at his school will wear their favorite baseball jersey on 12/3. Let’s make this happen! #JerseysForJackson
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Kids that don't get drafted tonight I know your feelings are hurt but I promise there will be big Leaguers drafted on the 3rd day also-being drafted doesn't make u a big leaguer-getting it done everyday in the minors will create your opportunities-GOOD LUCK
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I haven’t been this sad in a long time-not only did Kobie and his daughter pass away God bless them-but John Altobelli his wife and daughter was is in the plane as we all know -my prayers are sent to his family and friends-Great coach Great person and a friend-So Sad🙏🙏⚾️⚾️
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Parents 12u keep it fun-nobody is scouting your kid with his little kid body-Get in a little league/travelball org that teaches how to play the game so your kid can develop some INSTINCTS-So when he gets his young man body-THEN he gets recruited to play with his Man body 1day
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EVERYONE is going to Strike out-I struck out 6times in a one day doubleheader-got my 7th at bat and was 0-2 slapped a single to left and came in dugout and said NOBODY STRIKES ME OUT 7 times in a row-lol-maybe 6 but not 7-u have 2 laugh at yourself sometimes
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Spring your too small you’ll never play in HS you’re only here because your brother-you’ll never play in college-you’ll never play Pro BB and you’ll never make it to the MLB-well thank God I did not listen-31 years ago today got my 1st of 2 call-ups-KEEP GRINDING STAY IN SCHOOL👊
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Not playing suck-heres how u handle it-take BP like its your game-take GBs if your a infielder like its your game-if your a outfielder take fly balls like its your game then pull 4your teammates 2win the game and B ready when Coach calls your name-BC HE WILL
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