For The Love of The Game. | Texas Tailgaters #13
Savannah, GA
Joined May 2021
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Jacob Pipercic retweeted
I used to take Snapchats and journal to my future self. Just for me.
This was 2023, the first fall of D1 baseball at Indiana State. I was in the torture chamber.
Fast forward a little over 1 year & I was at Clemson leading the ACC in OBP.
Life really makes no sense.
Fundamentally, I was still beyond mentally exhausted and ready to hang it up when the end of the season came.
Hope this inspires you to push just a little bit harder because God really is the master story teller. Things can change pretty fast, just continue to live the right way.
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
Pat Murphy says he still wasn’t a good coach even after winning at Notre Dame and going to the College World Series at Arizona State because he was still making it about him instead of the players
“You know, when you get to a spot in life when you’re a little bit older, you start to make it not about you. When I dropped my ego, which took a while, I wasn’t a good coach at Notre Dame. Even though we were winning games, I still wasn’t good. I didn’t know baseball, for one, and it was about me a little bit at the end.”
“I started the right way. I loved Notre Dame, and I didn’t want to embarrass the university. I was working for $7,000 a year. I just wanted to be good and not embarrass them. We had a lot of success, but then it became about me.”
“And then I got to ASU, and it became about me again. We won a lot and went to the World Series a lot, but I just wasn’t good. It took getting knocked on my ass a little bit. I had that NCAA thing, which was total bull, but it woke me up. My kids made a difference in my life, and you start to realize it ain’t about you. Honestly, it’s not about me.”
“And whenever I started focusing on that, we came into last year and everything wrong happens. We trade Corbin. Woody’s out for the year. Devin’s out. We cut the budget $30 million. We’re going to suck. And again, I just kept saying, ‘It’s not about me. Make it about that young energy.’ And we had these young guys go out and make me look good. Hungry players, you remember when you guys were hungry in your career? Hungry players make the manager look good.”
“And that’s exactly what happened. Now I got the credit for it. I’m still under construction. I’m not great. There are so many areas I suck in. But then you’re trying to find staff members to help you, trying to realize what you suck at.”
“But the most important thing is love the player. When you really find the good in that dude, that’s it. The guy that’s hardest to love needs love the most. I’m at a point in life where it’s about them. And if you keep it about them…”
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
Being around people who inspire you is worth so much in life.
A few weeks ago, I felt like a shell of myself in Virginia Beach.
Less than two weeks into Austin, Texas, and I can feel my swagger coming back.
It’s reminded me who I am.
Anything I truly decide I want to win at, I’m going to find a way to win at.
I’m a winner.
And winners win.
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
Yeli, Turang, and Contraras all telling Sal to slide.
Hang this in the Louvre.
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
Joe Mazzulla on reports of the Celtics vibes being high at training camp
"Every team you lead is the most together team right now. Because we haven't traveled. No one's gotten benched. No one's been on a losing streak. No one's gotten blamed in the media. No one's had to go stand in the corner for 10 minutes and not get the ball. So, you learn those things as the season goes on, and you just learn how to work through those things together. And you can't simulate those. It just comes with time. And so, right now I would say all 30 teams feel great about themselves, and we got to wait till adversity hits. And adversity is even a strong word. There's nothing really adverse about playing in the NBA. But we got to wait until stuff doesn't go your way, and then you got to figure out who we are and how we're going to be at our best."
(Via @NoaDalzell)
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
This angle makes you appreciate how well Sal set up to depart second base and not stop. Just epic.
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
I am entering the graduate transfer portal from D1 Manhattan University in search of PhD, Grad School, or Grad Certificate opportunities
Mike Savino | Catcher
(201) 981-2025
College Career Stats:
Games played: 67
BA: .302
OBP: .408
@FlatgroundBats
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
Ben McCollum knows that to change your team - it starts with the people and the culture.
• 4 national titles at Northwest Missouri State.
• Drake's first NCAA win in 50 years.
Now Iowa's first Sweet 16 in 27 years.
Here's how he builds culture:
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Jacob Pipercic retweeted
The Texas Tailgaters collected a triple trick play double play, which has only happened TWICE in Banana Ball history before today 🤯
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
What a beautiful thing to say and how lucky we might be to have parents who believe in us.
Jacob Pipercic retweeted
I’ve signed with the Sussex County Miners in the Frontier league. Excited for this opportunity
