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E6 | UC Riverside adds another run to extend the lead UC Riverside 6, San Francisco 3 #USFDons | #WCCsports

Final. #USFDons | #WCCsports

@CoachKwall31 Agreed, but too many guys can’t even hit .265 w a metal bat lol

Think it’s about time college ball went to wood bats…

Cashing in with 𝟏𝟎𝐊s for Peck! #LanceUp⚔️

⚾️⚔️ @CBUbaseball dominates the Dons once again, this time led by Bryan Peck and Niko Urquidi with 14 strikeouts💪 📰- cbulancers.com/news/2026/2/27… #LanceUp⚔️

Cal Baptist has homered seven (!!) times and leads San Francisco 16-2 in the eighth. Chris Ramirez and Ben Castelli have homered twice. Starter Michael Malki punched out 12 over five. I’m bullish on this @CBUbaseball team. No shortage of talent at all.

Home Run #7 is Ben Castelli's SECOND of the day🚀 #LanceUp⚔️

HOWIE GOES LONG🗣️ #LanceUp⚔️

Okay, this is just getting ridiculous.... Matt Chavez with home run #5⃣ today! #LanceUp⚔️

ADIOS PELOTA🚀 Riley Hunsaker joins the dinger party with a two-run homer in the fourth! #LanceUp⚔️

Not Déjà vu, just ANOTHER Chris Ramirez dinger🤯 #LanceUp⚔️

BACK-TO-BACK ROUND TRIPPERS✈️ Chris Ramirez and Ben Castelli send those balls way outta there for an early 2-0 lead in the first inning! #LanceUp⚔️

@nextlevelbb that would be bad for business

Real Question. Do showcase ranking organizations follow players to see if they can actually play in the game vs good competition?

@shegone03 @MLB @facebook data/metrics make analytics ppl nerd out and assume potential. and potential is valued more than production

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

@notgaetti @baseball_ref @Stathead @EmSheDoesIt @YankeeLibrarian @Johnsense38 @orwellian @JLas43_ @SleeperYankees @NamethatYank I’m new to baseball but those seem like statistics

I don’t know how to explain it, but if you ever watched baseball, Bernie is the more deserving HOF’er even if The Analytics says Abreu

@nextlevelbb - the best ability is availability, won’t make the club from the tub - stay away from culture vulture, misery attracts company - hitters that hit the most hit the most

Alright baseball guys. Share your knowledge. The demands of college baseball. What should players going from high school and travel ball to college baseball know? What is your best advice for them?

We have generally lost the plot of what college and the G-League were for. If you chose to go to the G-League and didn’t turn that into an NBA spot & NBA money, you probably aren’t good enough to earn that. You shouldn’t then be allowed to take $ & opportunities from someone who made the smart choice out of HS and went to college.

@CounterptSports @CameronMaybin the ink was still wet when I got fired. at least you can google me. you don’t have the nuts to talk on your real profile lmao

@23afs @CameronMaybin Allen, you were a corner guy with zero pop and got fired before the ink dried. Change your bio pic and let the grownups talk about baseball.

After watching damn near every post season inning. I couldn't help but to feel like. Whatever happened to the true shortstop? Not just a hitter who can play short but the guy who is shortstop. The voice. The glue. The heartbeat. That’s what the game’s missing right now ⚾️💯 Just a few from when I entered the league until I retired👇🏽 1.Derek Jeter 2.Francisco Lindor 3.Carlos Correa 4.Troy Tulowitzki 5.Xander Bogaerts 6.Corey Seager 7.José Reyes 8.Andrelton Simmons 9.Jimmy Rollins 10.Javier Báez 11.Brandon Crawford 12.Hanley Ramírez 13.Trea Turner 14.Elvis Andrus 15.Manny Machado 16.Marcus Semien 17.Trevor Story 18.Jean Segura 19.J.J. Hardy 20.Tim Anderson 21.Alcides Escobar 22.Starlin Castro 23.Asdrúbal Cabrera 24.Didi Gregorius 25.Yunel Escobar 26.Orlando Cabrera 27.Eduardo Escobar 28.Willy Adames 29.Miguel Tejada 30.Dansby Swanson Different era. Different energy. Built different. 🔥 I'm sure somebody will still this topic.

@CounterptSports @CameronMaybin from a burner account is pathetic

@CameronMaybin You’re one of the brightest former players around and I’m glad you’re coaching talented players. Please don’t fall in the trap of downplaying the game and players in your retirement. Jeff Frye has that market cornered and you’re not anything like him.

@NorCalU1 Unfortunately camps have turned into money grabs bc majority of schools won’t fund the 4th coach/ops

Spoke to 3 different ‘26 grads last two days. All went to a “camp” they were invited to. One didn’t even bother meeting after. The other two found out class was filled and done recruiting. How do programs do that? Families, please qualify with specific questions. Makes me angry!