Matt Winton

@GregBerge 100% needed to read this today! Thanks Greg!

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching… Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words: “Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be. Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?” That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational. Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them. Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts, whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not. And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center and remind us why we started coaching in the first place. To build relationships. To develop players as people. To make teams the best they can be. Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them. The process is the prize. Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.

With older college rosters, the transfer portal, and roster limits… This isn’t the era for a “D1 or nothing” mindset. Junior College Baseball is a great option - and for a lot of players, the smarter path.

It ain't easy! If you get the opportunity to play at the college level, play where you can play and enjoy it! It is special.....and again, It ain't easy, at any level.

Wiffle Ball > Tee work Hitting the ball over the house > Tee work

Cleaned up the Dirtbags ✅ #AllSpartans

Livingston High Girls Wrestling Team wins back-to-back Sac-Joaquin Section Dual Championships!

56-24 Pack!!! Back to Back Blue Banners!!!!

Bring it home!!!!

You can still play multiple sports in high school and go on to play college baseball. If a coach says year-round baseball is the only path, find a new travel team.

100%! No lies told!

Sean Hannity calls giving $100k to each Greenlander a 'no brainer' but if you want to give free school lunches to kids in America Hannity will call you a radical left socialist intent on destroying America.

Coaches: Want your players to buy in and trust you? Then show them that you care more about them than your win-loss record.

100% correct!!!

@hankschulman Wondered and thought the same thing!

Has anyone heard or read Shanahan comment on what he would've done on fourth-and-goal had Purdy not thrown that TD pass for the late lead? I imagine they'd have gone for it rather than give Philly more than 2 mins for a winning FG. But I haven't read or heard that. #49ers

@LombardiHimself Atrocious effort by Brown on the 3rd and 17….just brutal

The 49ers' 18 missed tackles against Seattle were their most of the season... missed tackles are very correlated with fatigue... SF was on its second straight short week... ... Most important news of today might be wild-card game date. 49ers need Sunday/Monday

@knbrmurph They are pretty sick Murph! And I’m an old guy, lol. Happy New Year!🎊

One of the first interactions of 2026: 14 yo Murphy to old Dad: "Do you like the 49ers new blackout jerseys?" Old Dad: "No. No, I definitely do not." 14 yo Murphy to old Dad: "WHAT?!?! They're sick!!" Happy New Year! Here's to the future

@mlbtraderumors Great hire!

Rockies Hire Jeff Pickler As Bench Coach mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/rockie…

I have to change a long standing opinion of mine. Rambo is now my all-time favorite Christmas movie.

A program builder. A CWS coach. A California baseball legend. ⚾🏆 This week on the ABCA Podcast, we continue our 2026 Hall of Fame Class series with Sam Piraro, who led Mission College to two state titles, guided San José State to its first-ever College World Series, and shaped generations of players and coaches. Coach Piraro reflects on building programs, sustaining success, and the legacy of a career spent elevating the game. 🎧 Listen now: abca.org/podcast

@theMMQB @MattVerderame 🤡🤡🤡

The Panthers are clearly getting better. Bryce Young is not. @MattVerderame on why it's time for Carolina to move on from the 2023 No. 1 pick: si.com/nfl/time-for-p…