Bill Cummings

@stoolpresidente Dave - what’s up with the grandpa foam-front Sox cap? If you’re going to rant against Henry for not being a man, at least do it in a manly lid. Jeeezusss.

@elonmusk How much would it cost you to build @CAgovernor ‘s high speed rail and how long would it take you? For context, the project started in 2008, and $15B has been spent to date to create 1,600 feet of elevated structure (with no rail). The total estimated cost is $135B.

IYKYK

Gaucho leadership reaping what they've sown for the past 8-10 years, arguably longer. Couldn't be happening to a nicer, more upstanding staff/program.

@CoachSwit Colleges chase 92–98 arms b/c velo = projection, draft upside, and K potential. The assumption: you can teach command later. But many 95 arms never learn to pitch. Meanwhile, 87–90 guys w/ command, 3–4 pitches, and real pitchability can win games. Velo = tool. Pitching = skill.

For all the velocity experts out there… So are we saying the pitcher who throws 85 mph, commands the zone, and can land two off-speed pitches for strikes anytime has no chance of playing D1 baseball? Or are we pretending those guys don’t still get outs? Just wondering?

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@shegone03 @MLB @facebook Baseball has confused measurement with improvement, borrowed the wrong mechanics from other sports, and trained an entire generation to optimize numbers instead of mastering the game itself.

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

Husqvarna sent me a stack of chainsaws to give away because a bear stole mine & Internet went wild. I’m adding a 4 day/3 nt stay to my Smoky Mtn cabin. (Side by side tours, meet Jimmy & me, see old moonshine stills, crazy views). To enter (100% free, no purchase necessary): 1) Follow @BowTiedBroke 2) Comment on THIS post with literally anything (tag friends = extra luck with the dartboard later 👀) Contest runs exactly 24 hours —-> closes tomorrow at 10:00 AM EST At close, @grok will instantly pick 20 random commenters with accounts older than 3 months. Then, I put those 20 names on a dartboard, film one throw, and THAT person wins everything. No bots, no BS, fully transparent. Grok posts the 20 here, the dart decides destiny 🎯 Sorry international followers (not that I have that many) U.S. followers only for this one. Cabin is in Tennessee, chainsaws are heavy, and bears don’t do passports. Let’s go! Drop a reply and let’s see who the Chainsaw stealing bear chooses.

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@WCCrawdads @CSUNBaseball Having a great summer with a great group of guys!! Made the CCL All-Star game in So Cal!! .372 Avg/.491 OBP/.500 SLG League Stats: 1st in Hits - 32 1st in K % - 4 Ks (86 ABs) 3rd in Avg. 4th in OBP 6th in SLG

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Michael O’Hara 6’0” 195 lbs, 23 years old Excel at all OF positions 180 games at Santa Clara .289/.391/.378 & .994 fielding career 10 HR, 18 SB, & 74 BB/HBP to 52 K in 2023-2024 2x All-WCC 2nd Team Looking for any opportunity with Affiliated or Independent league teams

Carson Glavich - Looking for Transfer Opportunities 6’1 190lbs LHP Playing in CCL for @SonomaStompers @chabotbaseball 2022-23 2S FB 83-85 SL 72-75 CH 74-77 2 Years Eligibility 86 College innings 37 Appearances AA Degree 3.2 GPA