David Borges

Just when you thought you were safe from my shameless plugs, happy to announce I'll have another book coming out in mid-June. Think you'll really enjoy this one. Pre-order here!: reedypress.com/shop/uconn-bas…

CT’s Nick Lorusso leads @Mets Double-A affiliate @RumblePoniesBB in home runs, doubles and confidence. ctinsider.com/sports/article…

@nap16 Changing your allegiances, Nap?

12 in a row. I hope people understand how hard that that is to do in baseball. Unreal. Wow.

If you asked Justin McClelland who his favorite NBA or NFL team was back when he was growing up in Naugatuck, he'd always have just one answer. "For me, it was one team, one sport: The UConn Huskies." Now, he's @UConnMBB strength coach. ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-m…

CT's Justin McClelland is new @UConnMBB strength coach, lifelong fan. "I found strength & conditioning through basketball. A lot of guys find basketball through strength & conditioning. Basketball's my first love. It's guided me to the position I'm in." ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-m…

Contreras wants to fight 40,000 people right now.

Marcus Semien rehabbing with Binghamton vs. @GoYardGoats in Hartford today.

Nice chat with @DanBoothTV on @UConnMBB and my new book. See you at 5 at @2RoadsBrewing! wfsb.com/video/2026/07/…

Hope to see you all tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Two Roads in Stratford. $10 optional admission. Register online or just walk in. Food, beverages available for purchase at bar. And we'll be signing copies of "UConn Men's Basketball: An Illustrated Timeline." starfare.org/event-details/…

Walt Dropo’s @mlb record of 12 hits in consecutive at-bats was tied tonight.

@FalFather Yes, several others. Next one on Sunday at Barnes & Noble in Cheshire: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/97800622…

@DaveBorges Dave, awesome stuff. Any other signings planned? I’m not on town. Bummed I can’t attend.

Hope to see you all on Thursday at Two Roads Brewing in Stratford, where I'll be signing copies of my new book, UConn Men's Basketball: An Illustrated Timeline. Beer, hot dogs and memorabilia, as well. starfare.org/event-details/…

@Dejthesword17 amazon.com/UConn-Basketba…

CT players on Baseball America's Top 30 prospect lists ctinsider.com/sports/article…

@scottderrickson Kids Are Alright should be in there

@JVMonte2 “Waiting on a Friend,” Stones

What song has an incredible saxophone solo?

Imagine being a tremendous athlete, belting home runs through LL, travel ball, high school. Then you get drafted and a bunch of nerds restrict that athleticism by telling you to take any pitch 1/4 inch out of the zone. Draw walks! Recognize pitches! Let the athletes be athletes and get Ivy Leaguers out of FOs.

The Biggest Lie in Baseball Today The biggest lie in baseball today isn’t that pitchers throw harder. It’s that people who’ve never played the game at the highest level think they know more than the people who actually did. I’ve got to laugh at the fucking know-it-alls on here. Some of us spent 14–15 years in the big leagues. We played 162 games a year. We stood in against 85 mph, 100 mph, 101, 102. We didn’t read about it. We lived it. Then you’ve got people who never played at that level, never stood in the box against elite velocity, never spent a day in a professional clubhouse, telling the people who actually did that they’re wrong. That’s fucking hilarious. Now we’ve got keyboard gurus and pitching-school salesmen acting like they unlocked some secret that’s never existed before. Give me a fucking break. Hard throwers have always existed. Triple-digit arms have always existed. Filthy breaking balls have always existed. What changed was the technology used to measure and report pitches—not the fact that freak athletes have been blowing baseballs by hitters for decades. And here’s what these geniuses never talk about… Modern hitting instruction has become so obsessed with lifting the ball and launch angle that we’ve created worse hitters. When your swing is built to hit underneath the baseball instead of driving through it, you’re going to struggle more against elite velocity. Pitchers look more dominant in part because the hitters have gotten worse. But that doesn’t fit the narrative. Instead, they pretend pitching schools reinvented the human arm. The funniest part is the absolute confidence. They read numbers off a screen and think they’re qualified to lecture people who spent decades living this game at the highest level. Here’s a little advice: before you tell someone who’s actually been there what big league velocity looks like, make sure you’ve done more than watch YouTube clips and stare at TrackMan numbers. Until then, quit pretending you’re the smartest guy in the room. You’re not baseball people. You’re fucking dumbasses. #VandyOnTigers #VandyDandyReport #DetroitTigers #MLB #Baseball

Connecticut to host top national boys, girls basketball prospects ctinsider.com/gametimect/boy…

Oof. Tough blow for Storm.