Tim Salmon

@shegone03 @MLB @facebook Amen. Finally! An insider with knowledge.

Former @MLB player John Vander Wal nailed it on his @facebook post! #shegone The game is in an awful state. I scouted professionally for two organizations over a ten-year period, and a lot of what we’re seeing today is being misunderstood or flat-out misrepresented. First, velocity. Pitchers are not throwing significantly harder across the board. The perceived jump in velocity is primarily the result of technology and measurement changes — specifically where the device picks the baseball up out of the hand. As radar and tracking systems moved closer and closer to release, the readings increased. The arm didn’t change — the measurement did. Now hitting. We’ve reached a point where “gurus” who never played the game at a high level are applying golf swing principles to baseball, largely because golf embraced analytics to identify the most efficient swing paths. The problem is that a baseball bat is not a golf club. In golf, you dump the club to get it on plane. In baseball, you cannot lose the barrel on the back side and still stay on plane consistently. Yet the tech community began preaching backside barrel dump as the answer. Front offices filled with non-baseball “propeller head” GMs bought into the presentations, and this philosophy was pushed aggressively through the minor leagues. I saw this coming as early as 2014. The result? Hitters now dump the barrel in an attempt to get on plane, but they: • Struggle to stay inside the baseball • Lose adjustability • Operate with slower effective bat speed On the pitching side, it’s no better. Pitchers are taught max effort on every pitch. Starters rarely exceed 90 pitches or five innings, work almost exclusively to either arm side or glove side, and live in deep counts. Relievers are almost universally max effort, arm-side only. The consequence is obvious: • Poor command • Inconsistent control • Little ability to sequence or adjust Despite all the technology, pitching command and overall feel are as bad as I’ve ever seen at the big-league level. More data didn’t make the game smarter. It just made it louder — and in many cases, worse. facebook.com/share/p/15V3ET… @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @iamrags @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @CRAIG_LAPINER @hittingguru7 @BLocsports @TheRealJHair @WillClark22 @DMEASrecruiting @GDBJr5 @mikepiazza31 @JLucroy20

@BillShaikin Yea I hit my 32nd HR that night. 😂

Here’s the box score from the Cal Ripken 2131 game, 30 years ago today. What else stands out? Mike Mussina’s pitch count.

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🚨HONEST QUESTION: Would you trade in your current phone for the XPhone if it means you get full Starlink connectivity anywhere, anytime? A) Absolutely B) No way

Space X spectacular from Arizona.

@BattingStanceG @Angels Yep that pretty much nailed it. 😂

Lockout Day 93: 1993 AL Rookie of Year was Tim Salmon. Here are 5 @Angels your dad liked.

@JoelGoodling @Angels @BallySportWest @KentFrench @Alex_Curry Wow time fly’s

7 years ago today. 2014 was my first season on @Angels after a year with the Dodgers. Pretty rad that we're all still on the Halos @BallySportWest beat. @KentFrench @Alex_Curry @TimSalmon15

Has anyone seen this Netflix documentary? Highly recommended. Shockingly sobering. I hope everyone can see what we are up against today in our world. instagram.com/p/CGB3xHhgITq/…

My daughter just got this in her mail from a previous renter. #cleanelections #fraud #mailinballot #vote2020 instagram.com/p/CF-r4cvgu4s/…

"The Home Run" narrated by @TimSalmon15 @Angels | @MikeTrout

One last ride on #miketrout coat tails. It’s been a fun weekend to reflect back. Congrats to the new #Angels home run king.

@FoxSportsWest @MikeTrout @Angels Congrats Mike and way to keep the record in the family...of fish.

Mike Trout's 300th career HR puts him atop the Angels all-time franchise HR list 👑👑👑

Hey everyone help me raise some money for kids at risk. I smoked a brisket for all to critique on video for Childhelp.org. Check out my fundraising page and please make a donation - give.childhelprelief.org/fundraiser/278…

The new Iron Man. Cal’s streak of 2131 consecutive games played is on ESPN. Blessed to have played in that game. Memory of a lifetime. #2131 @ Scottsdale, Arizona instagram.com/p/B-s3gB7ANCe/…

Great day at the #wastemanagementopen @ Waste Management Phoenix Open Skybox 16 instagram.com/p/B8Cq1TsAiHb/…

Gotta love this reaction. bleacherreport.com/post/washingto…

Great night to reminisce. Seems like yesterday at times. Sure do miss that group of grinders. Love em forever. #worldseries #angelsbaseball #angels. instagram.com/p/B4RPClegQf2/…

Langer is in the house. #PTL. Unbelievable story of first responders bringing this great man back to life last week. #angelsbaseball #angels #miracle @ Angel Stadium of Anaheim instagram.com/p/B3AQiEmgixV/…

Ran across this tonight. I remember watching this unfold from the bench while my wrist was in a cast during my September call up. Good times.

Robert Wuhl in the House. My one and only acting gig with him on Arliss. Can anyone remember my show? #arliss #angelsbaseball @ Angel Stadium of Anaheim instagram.com/p/B12q56JgO9B/…

“That would be no” when I asked for a picture. Funny to have the tables turned on me. #starwarsride disneyland @ Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge instagram.com/p/B1pA9zFgKcL/…