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Jason Michaels retweeted
"That's the goal as hitting coaches, to get guys to believe in themselves because you're not always going to feel great."
@Brewers hitting coach Daniel Vogelbach details what makes this Milwaukee lineup so difficult to navigate ahead of Game 2! #WorldSeries
Jason Michaels retweeted
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you for providing proof that the metric you created means nothing!
You see what you #nerds can’t seem to grasp is that it doesn’t matter the velocity or movement of a pitch that gets hammered!
An 80mph BP fastball that doesn’t get hammered is better than a 95mph slider with great spin rate that does!
proPitching+ is worthless! 😂😂😂
#shegone
Jason Michaels retweeted
The Brewers (32%) and Rays (34%) scored the lowest percentage of their runs via the HR in MLB in the regular season. (Post – MIL: 35%, TB: 31%.). They hit the ball the other way. They make contact. There's more than 1 way to score and win.
Jason Michaels retweeted
I miss when "hitting" actually meant "getting a hit" in a game, rather than some MS in Data Science saying you had "superb exit velocity" in BP.
Jason Michaels retweeted
Understanding comes from taking the time to listen, not waiting for your turn to talk.
Jason Michaels retweeted
John Wooden shares a mindset that we all need to adopt every day.
"Yesterday is gone. That'll never change. Tomorrow is yet to be."
"How can you affect tomorrow? By today. That's the only possible way."
"I tried to get each player to make each day his masterpiece."
Don't get caught up in the past or worry about the future - make today your masterpiece.
Then he shared advice he gave to certain players:
"You've gotta put the past out. Good or bad, it's past - it'll never change. The only way you can affect the future is what you do today."
You can't change yesterday. You can't control tomorrow. You only have today.
Then he recited a poem by Vivian Larimore that he loved:
"I've shut the door on yesterday, its sorrows and mistakes. I've locked within its gloomy walls past failures and heartaches."
"And now I throw the key away to seek another room and furnish it with hopes and smiles and every springtime bloom."
"I've shut the door on yesterday and thrown the key away. Tomorrow holds no fears for me, for I have found today."
"Today is the day that counts. It's today."
The present moment is the only place where you can truly make a difference.
Don't carry yesterday's failures or worry about the unknown.
Focus on what you can control.
Jason Michaels retweeted
Over 2,500 games from the dugout. 50+ years in baseball. 17 as an MLB manager.
I won Manager of the Year and also lost more games than I want to count.
I led teams through losing seasons and took a team to the World Series.
If I could go back to my first day as a leader, here are the 5 lessons I'd whisper in my own ear:
Lesson 1: Be a window when it's good, a mirror when it's bad.
The leaders I respected most shared every win and absorbed every hit.
What this looks like in practice:
• Wins: name the people who made it happen
• Losses: say "that's on me" before anyone asks
• Locker room: spotlight the effort before the outcome
Your team will fight harder for a leader who deflects credit and absorbs blame.
Lesson 2: Nobody hands you trust. You earn it before you coach it.
Early in my career, plenty of coaches tried to fix my swing.
I tuned out every one I didn't trust.
Get to know your people before you try to develop them.
Their hobbies, their family, what makes them tick.
Then the coaching lands.
Lesson 3: Shower well after every loss.
After a losing streak in Colorado, our team president asked me how I kept the clubhouse together.
This was my rule:
• Self-evaluate honestly, were we prepared, did we execute?
• Shower well, wash off the grit, grime, and angst before you walk out
• Be present for whoever you're going home to
Tomorrow is a new opportunity. Don't drag yesterday into it.
Lesson 4: Lead transformationally, not transactionally.
Transactional leaders ask: what can this person do for me?
Transformational leaders ask: how do I put this person in a position to win?
The first builds compliance.
The second builds careers.
When your people start chasing growth instead of your approval, you've crossed over.
Lesson 5: Stay humble before life humbles you.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who are humble, and those who are about to be.
Discipline keeps you in the first group:
Skill gets you in the room. Humility keeps you there.
50 years taught me leadership isn't about you.
It's about the people you serve.
@rockies
Is this too much?? 😆 Asking for a friend…
#baseball
Jason Michaels retweeted
JUCO is not a consolation prize.
With 34-man rosters at many D1 programs, a lot of coaches want proven, ready players. Two years of JUCO can be the fastest way to become one.
Pick the path that gets him on the field and keeps him there.
Jason Michaels retweeted
This is advanced bunting. Only to be used when the 3rd baseman is expecting a bunt, playing in on the grass. But seeing what's possible is what makes you want to put in the work. Achieving this level of feel for the bunt can get your name written in pen on the lineup card (not pencil).
A bunted ball with spin towards the line makes an already difficult play even harder for the 3rd baseman as he's already set his angle and now has to readjust mid-play. It deadens the ball, making him have to make a barehand play AND forces him to throw on the run with his momentum going away from 1st base.
The best feeling on a bunt? Seeing the 1st baseman NOT receive a throw as you touch 1st base.
That's the throwless bunt or as coaches of yesteryear would say to the 3rd baseman, "put it in ya pocket". These small details - gained through repetition and focus - improve your chances of getting there. It's a game of inches. And inches are the difference between safe and out.
There's levels to this stuff. Excuse my dog. l'm impeding his lounge area...
Thanks for watching & reading my take on the next progression of bunting.
Exactly what EVERY hitter should do! Refuse to strikeout. Put the ball in play. It amazes me that some organizations hitting philosophies say “It’s okay to strikeout”. It’s called being a good teammate and doing what you can to get on for the next guy.
@MLB #baseball #hitting
Jason Michaels retweeted
The 2 best teams in the @MLB are going to the World Series.
The two teams with the highest batting averages no less.
Maybe pulling the ball in the air to the pull side isn’t the recipe for success.
Two teams that play baseball the way it’s supposed to be played.
This has nothing to do with ANALytics and I freaking love it!
Sorry #nerds 😂
#shegone
@notgaetti @BobFile
@billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker @SliderDom @low_and_outside @TheRealJHair @DMEASrecruiting @VandyonTigers @KevinKennedyMLB @SalMarinello @RVGDag @AMBS_Kernan @MLBNetwork @WillClark22 @MLB
You have to invest in player development! It is not a “Sunk Cost” from what I’ve heard. The analytics/data is there now you need true baseball people that know how to combine the two to develop players. That is the winning formula.
@MLB #playerdevelopment #baseball
Small-market success in the postseason might cause owners to spend even LESS without a potential salary floor...
"Two general managers told me the owners are saying that if Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Tampa can do it, there's no reason we have to increase our payroll," says @JimBowdenGM. 😬
What us former players have been saying. You have to combine both data and true baseball knowledge. Both need to have an open mind. This should be an exciting World Series!
@RaysBaseball @Brewers #baseball #worldseries
The Rays’ formula for winning baseball:
• MLB’s lowest strikeout rate (18.6%)
• AL-best batting average
• AL-best stolen base total
Now they’re AL champions and heading to the World Series.
They’re proof you don’t have to out-slug everyone to win. Put the ball in play, run the bases and make the other team defend.
Truth! Do your homework hitters and parents.
