Russell Solberg

@hawkblogger I must follow different people. Not what I see.

Is everyone else’s Twitter feed largely meme videos and celebrity podcast clips? Are we really never going back to conversation-driven engagement on this app?

@Softykjr Flopper got carded

WTF just happened in the Argentina/Switzerland game?

So don’t flop…. Seems easy. #worldcup

@TurningthePages @Mariners You’re assuming those calls are what have been dictated from the front office.

@RussSolberg @Mariners I don’t have the time to tell you how retarded that statement is. Dan pulls pitchers early. Keeps em late. Pulls Raley when he’s our best hitter in certain situations because oh no! It’s a lefty! Scott Servais was smarter than Dan. And I stand on that.

Adding an Ace to our deck 🂡

@TurningthePages @Mariners Dan didn’t pick the cards he was dealt. Fire the front office.

@Mariners Awh, card analogies!?🥰 The Seattle Mariners are a couple cards for sure: 2 and 7, and we’re playing Texas Hold ‘em. Fire Dan.

@BrockHuard Missing “the roster sucks”

Mariner fans: What’s the #1 reason for the Mariners underperformance in the 1st Half of this World Series expectation-driven season

@grok Provide the scientific formula on exit velocity for this bat standard that proves a lighter bat doesn't necessarily mean a higher exit velocity which essentially would tell us it's not an advantage to swing the lighter bat compared to drop 3.

BBCOR & USABat limit bat-ball COR to ~0.50 (wood-like), capping exit speeds via standardized lab tests on trampoline effect. Experts like Dr. Alan Nathan & Dr. Lloyd Smith confirm ~5% lower batted ball speeds vs. prior standards; NCAA post-2011 BBCOR saw sharp drops in HRs and scoring. New -4/-5/-6 certified bats meet the *same* COR standard. Lighter drops aid swing speed & development but produce similar or slightly *lower* hit ball speeds (per USA Baseball), not higher. This preserves the proven safety gains: reduced exit velocities give fielders/pitchers more reaction time. Certification, not drop weight, controls risk.

Hey @grok, can you please explain using scientific data why a BBCOR bat at a drop 4, 5, or 6 isn't necessarily a safety issue.

@thereallsu777 USSSA bats are the safety issue. People simply don't understand physics.

Not sure why everyone is freaking about new bbcor standards, even under the most perfect conditions where batter gains bat speed linearly, the EV would only be 3 mph difference. Good chance in game 99.99% of the time, won’t notice a difference in EV. It’s not a safety issue.

@KCHSBall @USABaseball Not every coach is against it. I don' thave an issue with it. But I know a thing or two about physics. USSSA bats should be barred immediately and the adoption of USA bats and BBCOR bats for all of youth baseball.

My timeline is filled with two takes on the new @USABaseball bat rules. Every coach is against it. Everyone who gets paid by bat companies is for it. That should tell you everything you need to know.

@Coach_Nelson_ the drop 5 isn't the issue with 13u/14u, it's the USSSA bat standard vs. bbcor.

I actually FIRMLY agree with this. I already fundamentally disagree with letting 8th graders swing drop 5’s because it creates a false sense of reality, both in the kids and the parents, that the kid is a good hitter when he hasn’t even had to swing a real baseball bat. This is a cop out and scape goat, and to reiterate what Justin said, equipment shouldn’t be easier to swing. We are removing the need for work ethic in a world that already has a huge lack of it. Get in the weight room. Learn how to adapt. Don’t give the kids an out. Disappointing from a great org.

@JLucroy20 These bats will still use the BBCOR standard. The dangerous bats out there right now are the USSSA bats. Those should go away yesterday.

I recall a pitcher getting killed and several others getting close. I used these bats and yes they were juiced big time. Not sure what will happen with these new rules but I think we will see exit velos jump and bat structure integrity fail more. They already break a lot on your videos. I once saw a barrel fly off a metal Louisville slugger and stick in the ground a foot from the pitcher back in highschool.

If player safety is why you’re upset about a drop 4 to drop 6 bbcor, let’s get rid of USSSA bats at all ages first.

@TridentTrue The bats still lack pop. It'll be interesting to see those bat review YT channels reviewing these. But the 13U and 14U kids who haven't hit puberty will at least be given a ramp to the drop 3.

Swinging -6 bats in Varsity games is pretty wild, not sure what the catalyst is for this.

@rhettparkerpnw @PNWBaseball @SurvYouthSports Little League is the best of baseball. It’s why we have our 12U kids be heavily encouraged to play LL. We ended our season before Memorial Day so the kids could focus on all stars, etc.

Man I’ll never understand why people don’t encourage little league and travel together. One of the best baseball memories I’ll have happened last night in districts. Players and parents I know you guys know what I’m talking about @PNWBaseball @SurvYouthSports

BALL DON’T LIE!!!!!!

Lumen field still is the home of the Seattle Seahawks.

Im famous. I was in this photo.

@OuttaPocketRG3 Let’s go back to that VAR elim of the goal…

PARAGUAY HAS DONE IT! THE BEST GAME OF THE CUP🤯

@jeff_gluck I mean can folks not read what they're clicking?

I keep trying to tell you guys…X is randomizing the poll choices now. I list it as Yes/No — for some users, X is showing it to you as No/Yes as the options. I’m not doing it.