Eric McCombie

"If you tell them the truth, they're going to hate you for a day. If you lie to them, they're going to hate you forever." Pirates manager Don Kelly shared some advice he got from Hall of Fame manager Jim Leyland on being transparent and truthful with players.

As a hitting coach, I watched players come back to the dugout after making an out. They'd look at me and ask, "What'd you see?" I'd go through the mechanical stuff like back side collapse, front side energy, head came off the ball. Man, it was wearing me out! Finally, I realized I needed to simplify. So the next time a player came back asking what I saw, I just asked him: "Did you get a good pitch to hit?" That usually stopped the conversation. Because if you don't "get a good pitch to hit," it's hard to get a hit. This works in our lives too. Whatever task I take on, I ask myself: Am I putting myself in position to succeed? Did I eliminate distractions? Did I prepare? Did I practice? Am I ready to produce? In life, your "good pitch to hit" probably isn't the same as mine. That's the beauty of it all. I've swung at some bad pitches in my life... so have you. But one bad swing doesn't always end the at-bat. Hitting is a lot like life. It can be simple, but not easy.

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I love this quote from the world’s #1 ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler: “You don’t become the #1 ranked player by thinking about rankings. And you don’t stay the #1 ranked player by thinking about rankings.” The best in the world focus on the process — not the outcome. Rankings, stats, and results take care of themselves when the focus stays on the work.

Our children aren't here to live out OUR dreams. They're here to discover their own. I've seen too many parents force-feeding their hopes, dreams, and desires on their children. Very rarely does it work out well. God gives us freedom of choice My son, Christian, retired from baseball when he was 4. He chose karate, then tennis, then crew. Sports I knew nothing about. He stole the two basic things every dad needs: the ability to second-guess the coach and over-coach his own kid. All I could do was show up, drive, and cheer. And when the game was over, I'd just say "I loved watching you do what you do." Some parents say, "I'll let him do whatever he wants, and maybe he'll come back to baseball." Stop. You just ruined it. You're still holding on. Your job as a parent isn't to mold them into who you want them to be. It's to put them in the best position to be happy and successful at what THEY love to do.

Beast.

@Jjeanes24 Agree 100%

Mid Majors, Div 2, and Div 3 shouldn’t have to pay NCAA dues. The NCAA does nothing to protect those programs from being poached. No dues would allow payment for more coaching and technology to help development for the potentially poached players. Thoughts?

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AGTG I am extremely blessed to announce my commitment to USCB to continue my academic and athletic career. I would like to thank Coach Lewis, Coach Pusateri, and Coach Burgos for giving me this opportunity! @therealB_Lew @jacob_pusateri @Oneillburgos34 @EricMcCombie

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Congratulations to 2026 @SeanEtzle on his commitment to GS East Georgia Golden Eagles!

Congratulations to @KarsonThompson6 on his commitment to GS East Georgia Golden Eagles!

Blessed to announce my commitment to continue my baseball career at the next level with the Georgia Southern Golden Eagles! 🦅 Thankful for my parents, coaches, and most importantly God for making this possible. Go Golden Eagles! @BPC_Recruits @EricMcCombie @FTBaseball2019

HBPs wins games

Still uncommitted 2026. Can play 2B or 3B. HITTER.

Ball player

12K in 5IP. That's pretty good.

Hahahaha four or five years?????? Try 11 or 12 years. Eight winning seasons in my lifetime. I'm 41 years old