John Gerads

@balkwhisperer Here's an example of it happening in an NFHS game youtu.be/leoSW7ioAtA

Let’s say it’s a high school game. R2. 2 out. Tied bottom 7. Hard one hopper is missed by F1 but it lodges in his jersey. Ruling : Ball game. R2 is awarded home. Auto 2 bases in high school. And a probable ejection.

Laz Díaz wins two straight challenges

@TownBallTuesday But only at certain points in the game too. Which is only to be determined after the fact.

It seems like the same casuals who love ABS and think umpires suck are also furious at the umpires for correctly calling a balk against St Thomas and interference against Chandler Simpson. So we want precision at the plate and subjectivity everywhere else?

@TownBallTuesday @SportsCenter Isn't that the truth?

@SportsCenter This used to be a pretty standard play, now we act like it's an act of heroism.

What an effort by Willy Adames to get the out at first 😮‍💨

@hartmonster3 @SickosCommittee They're only out there for half of the game.

@SickosCommittee Need a stool for those poor catchers

Baseball can simply go on forever. To the top of the 20th!

@awfulannouncing Start/Stop at about the 3 second mark.

"And that's the way the longest game in Summit League history ends- on a controversial balk." 21 college baseball innings played, all for a walk-off balk.

@Maris_Blanch It's something else isn't it?

If I go to one more HS game where I see a catcher run out for a visit every time a guy gets to 2nd base, I may just start yelling the pitches from the stands. It ain’t that hard gentlemen. Use your dugout time between innings to come up with a plan before the inning starts.

@balkwhisperer It didn't hit him. Sometimes we can get a look at these too. I generally agree w/ your philosophy.

Unless I'm 100% sure it did NOT hit his foot I'm giving the benefit of the doubt to the batter. Also, if you don't call it from bases NEVER say you had it if your partner comes for help. Hell, never go for help. It's a no-win situation.

@MLandsbrown @GLandsbrow @BLandsbrown @BrandonPollis @FlipKovar69 @CoachNomes I can feel the wind from here.

Unbelievable things happening in Aberdeen South Dakota as the augustana Vikings have blown a 9-0 lead and are now in extras with the wolves #marthaishere @GLandsbrow @BLandsbrown @BrandonPollis @FlipKovar69 @CoachNomes

@ToddVercoe @TolentinoTeach Yep. Some need to blow the dust off of this gem. It's a good read.

@TolentinoTeach Suggest you spend some time reading Alfie Cohn’s book Punished by Rewards Your opinion will change. amazon.ca/Punished-Rewar…

Unpopular opinion: Bribery is one of the most effective tools for teaching middle schoolers. Candy. Cookies. Pizza. Extra lives in a class game. Call it incentives if it makes you feel better—but a well-timed reward gets students focused, energized, and locked in fast.

@nosoupforgeorge math, physics & science for the win yet again

It blows my mind that the projected splashdown time for Artemis II was 5:07pm, and it was, in fact, 5:07pm. Just a casual spot-on ETA from the fucking moon, no big deal.

@BlindTailer @RiedellAndrew But before you do anything, you must warn the adult about their obnoxious behavior multiple times. It's ridiculous.

@RiedellAndrew I mean college baseball as a whole is bush league. There’s a dozen clips of the grown ass “adults” in charge of these teams being restrained every single weekend. Not the ump’s fault if you’re the one who gets caught

This is bush league. Watch how the Utah guys react when they see he gets ejected. Willie Bloomquist has every right to be that pissed.

@wjeffpetty When we decided that super-elite 9U was a thing.

Excuse my ignorance on this. What year did we start letting 9 year olds take leads & steal bases? When we were 12 foot had to be on the base. Stealing at 9 years old & taking leads might be the dumbest thing to date I have seen on a baseball field at any level.

@leftcoastbsbl Just make sure the F1 isn't wearing a speck of white on the throwing hand...other than that...feel free to wear a completely white uniform.

I love the Hawaii uniforms but we have to stop wearing white pants on the road. Why does this still happen in college baseball?

@RealRickBennett @SmoothERA312 Textbook interference. There's not really even judgement on that.

@SmoothERA312 Textbook interference. What is there to argue?

Sunbelt umpires have tossed another Cajun head coach today

@TeachHoopsBBall What was participation like prior to everybody having to play on some version of an "elite" club team?

The number of girls playing high school basketball is a crisis no one is talking about. Programs are drying up. Teams can barely fill their rosters. We can't grow this game if we can't get kids to believe it's worth their time. What are programs doing to fix this?

@SyrupChugger2 @IroncladOak @HustleBitch_ Appreciate that perspective. But...someone would have to go looking for that information. I guess my point is that it might not be on folks' radars. Thanks!

There are entire subreddits that show sleeping arrangements and job descriptions for all the branches. You don’t like cramped sleeping, don’t join the navy. You don’t want to share a room with 4 people don’t join the Army. You want privacy it’s space force and Air Force. However, a low ASVAB and other factors keep a lot out of the AF so they’re stuck going the Army or Navy. I leave the Marines out of this as joining the Marines is a category of its own.

🚨 NAVY SLEEP CONDITIONS JUST WENT VIRAL — SAILOR SAYS “I CAN’T EVEN BREATHE IN IT” A Navy sailor records the moment it hits her. This is where she’s supposed to sleep. • Barely enough room to turn • Inches from the wall • Fully enclosed, stacked compartments • No real airflow, no space Then she says: “I can’t even breathe in it… I feel claustrophobic.” Some are defending it: “It’s the military, that’s how it is” Others aren’t buying it: “This looks inhumane” “No way people actually live like this” Thousands of sailors… sleeping like this every night. Does this build toughness or break people down?

@11point7 That play never works. Unreal!

THERE IS NO WAY THIS PLAY JUST WORKED Coaches across America will be playing this on loop.

@smartinblue Still waiting on @laker_blue

Updated schedule. Busy summer of ballgames. Can’t wait!

@IroncladOak @HustleBitch_ Question...how could they possibly know what the sleeping conditions are like? I mean, they do now..and I'm willing to bet that it's not getting recruits excited about their first opportunity in a set up like that. If that's how it is...sure...but it shouldn't be misrepresented.

@JohnGerads @HustleBitch_ How could you not know? 🤦‍♂️