Casey Crosby

Uncommitted RS Sophomore @DuPageBaseball @Pat_Leahy @JacobFerguson59 Looking for a home for next fall.

This is truly a remarkable story. With 4 kids and a CPA, not having pitched in 5 years, @CaseyCrosby2 is back at age 36 for the @KCCougars. Here's my story: chicagotribune.com/2025/06/02/cas… @tigers @BeaconNSports @ECNSports #Tigers @TheChicagoDogs @KlandBaseball @KHS_Knights @AA_Baseball

@ByPaulJohnson @AA_Baseball @SiouxCityXs Don’t tempt me… 😏

@AA_Baseball @SiouxCityXs Hey @CaseyCrosby2, another comeback in a decade? What do you think? Lol!!

It was quite a busy week for 45-year-old righty J.D. Scholten. Sunday: Rejoined the @SiouxCityXs roster Monday: Announced his run for U.S. Senate Tuesday: Threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his season debut

Awesome to see former @KlandBaseball player @CaseyCrosby2 on the mound for the @KCCougars last night dealing again!! Go get’em Casey!!

@DerrickEvans4WV Nikes

Are you stocking up on any certain items due to the tariffs?

@92_AOH @MLB @immaculategrid @tigers 👊👊👊

@MLB @immaculategrid @CaseyCrosby2 s/o Kaneland High School @tigers

Today’s Immaculate Grid is awesome 😂 Quote post with your most obscure grid!

@elonmusk You are so out of touch. You were never in touch actually

True

@CoachLouHoltz88 @realDonaldTrump @JDVance Leadership?? We have never been more divided in this country because of him. Leaders bring people together to work for one goal.

It’s moments like these that remind us of what real leadership looks like. Proud of @realDonaldTrump & @JDVance for always putting America first.

Someday I’ll figure out what is and isn’t targeting, today is not the day

@TannerBercier @BThompson2028 Love to hear how hard he works. That’s gonna take him far in life. But in my opinion there are so many red flags in this clip. Hoping this strictly a one time thing to see how hard he can chuck it

8th grader, Blake Thompson (@BThompson2028) up to 86.4 tonight 🤯🤯🤯 This was one of the craziest things I’ve witnessed as a coach but is not surprising one bit. Blake gets after it every single day he’s in the facility whether that is throwing or the weightroom. Clearly a physical 8th grader that has a bright future. He said he wanted 90 by freshman year 🤷‍♂️👀

@CoachDavidKlein I agree completely. Also, not only are they starting this stuff early, but you also have to consider the times we live in with entertainment being more immediate and constant. Baseball is not a game with immediate and constant entertainment kids lose interest baseball

I feel bad for the kids. My first coach pitch game of the season was this Saturday. 3 practices before game 1. 12 kids on my team. I put 11 kids out on defense. (5 outfielders) While my team was on defense, I paced behind 2nd base as the other coach pitched to his players. The opposing coach knelt, throwing very high, looping pitches to his players, where they all lunged forward and swung downward with a tomahawk chop motion. Of course very few players on the other team could make contact, so all of them wound up hitting off a tee after 6 pitches or so. Each At-Bat took about 2 minutes. As I stood there silently going crazy inside, I looked at my players and my son who stood there in the field… Eager. Just watching. Not moving. Just waiting for something to happen. But nothing ever happened. Only a few players got a ball hit to them on their first game. Each player on my team got exactly 2 at bats in 90 minutes. There were only a few outs made on the bases. At the end of the game, I excitedly asked them, “Did you guys have fun!” and they all emphatically answered “YEAH!” And yes, they did have fun. As Captain Fun, I have mastered what it takes to engineer fun no matter the situation. 😜 But, was this as fun as my son’s flag football game the following day? Not even close. Was it as fun as his winter soccer league? Not according to him. Could this experience compete over time with a playdate with a friend? Or going to a playground? Unlikely. I didnt write this to be a plug for SpeedBall, but the format I created with Legends SpeedBall is not just a different format of youth baseball, it feels like an entirely different sport. It does not compare to what I just experienced on Saturday. It's not even remotely close. It is not a little more fun. SpeedBall is exponentially more fun. Truly. In the same 90 minute timeframe where the majority of kids got 2 at bats and 1 ball hit to them, in our “SpeedBall Pro-Pitch Divisions” players easily get 10-15 At-Bats (often more) and at least 6-10 balls hit to them in the field. Im frustrated because the answers to saving the declining participation numbers are clear as day: First off, STOP doing everything so early! 5-7 year olds should be doing Tee Ball. 7-9 year olds should be doing coach pitch or machine pitch. Advanced 10-12 year olds can start with rec kid pitch. I genuinely believe this change alone would save baseball. If the coach pitcher needs to come to the mound for 100% of the at-bats to finish off the hitter because the kid pitcher can't throw strikes, then you should probably be doing “coach pitch” to begin with. 8-10 year-old walk fests dont help anyone and they are the opposite of fun, yet it's the standard across the country. Second… Practice for at least a few weeks before the first game and have 2 practices for every 1 game. Most leagues run it opposite: 2 games for 1 practice and they barely practice before the first game. And they blame it on the weather. Just push back opening day, and have less games throughout the season. There’s no rule about when you have to play games and how many you should play. There’s just over competitive parents and boards who are placing their own desires over what their kids really need. Parents/Boards: You may want to watch games. But what your kids really need, more than anything, is significantly more quality practice time. I'm walking away from our first weekend of play trying to figure out what to do. Do I contact the league and ask them if they are interested in my suggestions? Do I create my own “level appropriate” rules and let the other coach know before the start of the game? Do I just power through this season with the existing format and just try and make it as fun as possible? I'm not sure of the answers, but I AM SURE that after a few games of standing around in the dirt, the majority of those kids will come to the realization that “baseball just isnt that much fun”. They will realize there are more stimulating, action packed activities where they can be far more involved and find more success. They will continue to quit baseball, like they are across the country. I love coaching. I love it at all levels. I find it fun. It was tough for me to enjoy that experience. Mainly because Im coming off seasons of SpeedBall which are so drastically different that it feels like an entirely different sport. It’s hard for me to just relax into the experience when knowing it could be significantly better with the most minor tweaks. Overall, I left feeling sad for the kids. I so badly want them all to learn, grow and fall in love with baseball. But the format that they are playing is the opposite of what they need. I hope my passion for revitalizing youth baseball is evident, not as criticism but as an invitation to explore innovative ways, like SpeedBall, to enrich our children's experiences. You know Im well past brainstorming solutions and have already launched 10 SpeedBall Leagues with dozens more starting in 2024/2025. It’s only a matter of time before youth baseball nationwide adopts a new, better, different model that actually serves kids and doesnt drain the fun out of the game. I spread these messages to inspire others and serve as the catalyst for youth baseball transformation. What are your thoughts? What do you think I should do? What do you think youth baseball and softball needs? (mainly rec) I read every comment and would love to hear from you. Your disgruntled, baseball obsessed Twitter/X friend, 👨‍✈️Captain Fun #baseball #littleleague #homerun #travelball #summercamp #fun #baseballseason #littleleaguebaseball #softball #mlb #speedball #legendsbaseball #sports

@Mase2217 😂😂😂

@CaseyCrosby2 This is just getting… dare I say… nuts. 😂🤣😂

Gone are the days where every minor leaguer is after a pair of big league pants

@TheBig4Tweets “I’ll finish this when i put the kids to bed”

“i’ll wake up early and finish this workpaper”

@sambrief @NBCOlympics Happy for you brother!

Hard to believe it's over. I'm forever grateful to this incredible team, broadcast crew and fans for such a life-changing experience. I will always be a Chicago Dog. Now, I'm thrilled to hop aboard the @NBCOlympics team for #Paris2024!

@jasonxctf 0.009%! Some serious points for that 😂

Always exciting when @CaseyCrosby2 is today’s answer for Immaculate Grid!!!!

@jhowington32 No other fan base will boo their 9-1 team down by only 10 after a 3 and out

Once again the refs CONTINUE to turn a blind eye to Philly and all the blatant penalties they commit every single play. Why does Philly get the special treatment? Least deserving fans in the history of the NFL.

The GAME has been won by @UMichFootball the last 3 years for one main reason! They are the tougher team!

@DeVoTrAv Did not know this was your brother… Just became a huuuuuge Noles fan. Hope all is well!

Just a kid who has had the rare opportunity to live out his ultimate dream. We are so proud. We are so grateful. One last go in The Doak…Let’s go Noles!

@bree_crosby21 so proud of your hard work little niece! Excited to see you keep doing your thing at the next level!