Head Baseball Coach @UAPBLionsBSB, MLB Associate Scout for 24 years, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Best-Selling Author
Arkansas, USA
Joined March 2009
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@RaysBaseball don’t bunt in the top of the 9th down a run, zero outs, with tying run on 2b. Player strikes out. Bad baseball. Perhaps next hitters bails them out.
Let’s GOOOOOOO!!!!!! @UAPBLionsFB with the W! Who Are You Rooting For…U.A.P.B!!!!! @UAPBLionsRoar
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DAMN! Who knew little old me and my opinion would have all y’all this STIRRED UP?!
Some of y’all heard the word ANALYTICS and completely MISSED MY WHOLE DAMN POINT!
I’m talking about REAL BALLPLAYERS! DOGS! GRINDERS! Dudes who will fight through 12-pitch at-bats, move runners, lay down a bunt, run the bases, make plays, and do the dirty work EVERY SINGLE NIGHT! Guys who COMPETE THEIR ASSES OFF!
I spent a few years around Pat Murphy. Sat in his office, had plenty of personal conversations, and heard firsthand what that man preached!
“PLAY LIKE A NEANDERTHAL!”
Now let me ask y’all something…
YOU THINK NEANDERTHALS KNEW WHAT ANALYTICS WERE?! OR WERE THEY JUST OUT THERE TRYING TO COMPETE, SURVIVE, AND WIN NO MATTER WHAT?!
THAT’S MY WHOLE DAMN POINT!
I never said the Brewers and Rays don’t use analytics. I’m saying I see two organizations that value OLD-SCHOOL BALLPLAYERS! Complete players who know how to WIN, even when it ain’t pretty!
Y’all call it analytics. I call it GETTING BACK TO THE GAME I GREW UP LOVING! BASEBALL! SIMPLE AS THAT!
And yeah, let me be a LITTLE PETTY before I go!
Respectfully, I’m not letting people who have NEVER stepped between those lines convince me otherwise just because you went to a really FANCY SCHMANCY COLLEGE 🤣and know how to read a spreadsheet!
I respect education. I respect analytics. But being book smart doesn’t automatically mean you understand what it takes to COMPETE AND WIN between those lines!
I played 15 YEARS in the BIG LEAGUES! I’ve been around some of the greatest baseball minds in the world. That doesn’t mean I know everything, but I’ve earned the right to have my own perspective on this game!
LOVE THE DEBATE! RESPECT EVERYBODY’S OPINION! BUT I’M STANDING TEN TOES DOWN ON MINE!
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They had an interview with the Brewers Jake Bauers on MLB today. They were discussing watching the game. He said “we have a really smart team. We pride ourselves on watching the game.” I say “if you watch the game, you will never make the same mistake ONCE.” You learn from other people’s mistakes. There are a lot of distractions in the dugout. The iPad may be #1. Don’t get me wrong the iPad is valuable. You just need to find the right time to look at it & strike a balance between the iPad & watching the game.
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Tomorrow, we get into the swing of things early! ⚾️
Kick off Homecoming Weekend with Golden Lions Baseball as we hit the diamond for a fall exhibition against Seark College!
📅 Friday, Oct. 16
⏰ 11 AM
📍 Torii Hunter Baseball Complex
#LMH | #1TEAM1ROAR
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@UAPBLionsBSB plays at home in an 18 inning exhibition this Friday Oct 16th and Oct 23rd starting at 11am vs outside competition at Torii Hunter Baseball Complex! Come on out!
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Between the Brewers and the Rays they’re setting an example to everyone else. They’re doing it without money, with fundamentals, defense, pitching and a great manager and pitching coach to lead the guys.
Hi. We are the Rays, Guardians and Brewers. We play the game the right way. With a runner on 2b and zero outs, we hit behind the runner. We bunt, steal and take what the game gives us. We do not strike out like other teams. We don’t care about home runs, overvalue analytics, etc. We care about baseball. We care about winning. We can beat anyone despite our payroll. Cheers.
Advice: avoid looking for, making, or accepting excuses. Own and Grow from the situation. No one likes excuses. Keep making excuses you will probably be excused!!!
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Parents of High School aged athletes: if your son is old enough to drive a car, he is old enough to be the one communicating with the coach. They need to learn this skill and take responsibility. Parents: funnel your questions through the player.
