Matthew 5:16 ✝️ | Hitting Mentor | @USABaseball alum🥇| #GoodBatting
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Starting year 7 of reading through the #Bible in a year.
His Word has made me a better person as well as a better coach and mentor.
Every answer that you will ever need to know in life is found in here ⬇️🙏🏻
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Not all players get to leave the game on their own terms.
Only a select few do.
For most, the transition from being a baseball player to the “real world” is one of the hardest things they’ll ever do.
Fans see these guys playing a kid’s game.
Players and their families know better.
It’s a ruthless business that can consume you, shape you, and eventually become your identity.
The 99% will never fully understand what the 1% went through to get there.
And when the game is over, the hardest part for many players isn’t leaving baseball.
It’s figuring out who they are without it.
#MLB
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The Tigers broadcast showed how old the players in both teams’ lineups were when Justin Verlander made his debut. 😅
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Happy 101st birthday to our friend, former Phillies and A’s pitcher Bobby Shantz.
Bobby is the oldest living former MVP and the last surviving Philadelphia A’s player.
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COACHES: Assume your players don’t know anything so you don’t miss anything when it comes to the details of how you want things done.
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Congrats to my dear friend @TimNeiman !!
The Big Wheel, honored.
A congratulations to Coach Tim Neiman, who tonight has been welcomed to the DeSales Athletics Hall of Fame in the class of 2026!
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Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.
— Ephesians 6:11
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@KevinBurrellMLB Kevin Burrell - Chicago White Sox
Listen to one of the most impactful clips Straight Lines has had the honor to hear!
FINISHING WELL - caring about the individual and the impact made on others!
“I am more concerned about their soul than their baseball career”
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The LORD replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”
— Exodus 33:14
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Yes! Well said @KWBaseball. I ask that exact question to my hitters after their weekend games. There’s a big difference IMO. #baseball #hitting
HITTERS: There’s a difference between being in a slump and not getting hits.
Know the difference.
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HITTERS: There’s a difference between being in a slump and not getting hits.
Know the difference.
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S/O to my friends @dukebaxter and Steve Nikorak for this POWERFUL message!
Take 5 minutes to watch if you truly care about the future of our game. 🎥⬇️
The Power of the Youth Coach piped.video/IHtN_fvoVA8?is=tkdI…
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Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
— 2 Corinthians 9:6
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COACHES: When you ask players to open up, be prepared to listen.
Not to respond. Not to correct. Not to fix everything.
Just listen.
Sometimes, players don’t need another answer.
They need to know they can be honest without being judged.
You can’t ask for vulnerability and respond with criticism.
Trust is built in what you do with what they share.
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THIS ⬇️
In hitting (baseball), power is the last thing to develop. Amateur scouts used to say that a good statistic that projects future power potential is the amount of Doubles a player hits. As the hitter gets stronger and matures, they will learn how to create loft and maximize distance.
Chasing power at a young age is a tough task for developing hitters that don't have the prerequisite physicality and building blocks that go into a power stroke. They are putting the cart before the horse and wondering why progress is stagnant.
Learn how to hit line drives on various locations and power will come, naturally.
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This is so true, and so good. The opportunity we have as coaches to have a significant, and even eternal, impact often starts with our ability to genuinely listen and know our players.
COACHES: When you ask players to open up, be prepared to listen.
Not to respond. Not to correct. Not to fix everything.
Just listen.
Sometimes, players don’t need another answer.
They need to know they can be honest without being judged.
You can’t ask for vulnerability and respond with criticism.
Trust is built in what you do with what they share.
#GoodBatting
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May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
— Psalms 19:14
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COACHES: When you ask players to open up, be prepared to listen.
Not to respond. Not to correct. Not to fix everything.
Just listen.
Sometimes, players don’t need another answer.
They need to know they can be honest without being judged.
You can’t ask for vulnerability and respond with criticism.
Trust is built in what you do with what they share.
#GoodBatting
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Please take notes if you’ve not used this approach! Gold!
COACHES: When you ask players to open up, be prepared to listen.
Not to respond. Not to correct. Not to fix everything.
Just listen.
Sometimes, players don’t need another answer.
They need to know they can be honest without being judged.
You can’t ask for vulnerability and respond with criticism.
Trust is built in what you do with what they share.
#GoodBatting
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We need to keep it as simple as possible. More information becomes more to think about which translates into for most hitters more difficult.
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