T.J. Keefe
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T.J. Keefe
@ThomasKeefe33
BA⚾️2020 #33, UMassD ⚾️ #18 2024

@xanbarksdale In my opinion being the backup prepares you better for the next step. Ready to go at a moment’s notice-always the pressure on you to perform when you do get to play so you can earn more PT. If you’re going to play in college that battling mindset gets you better prepared.






Youth Coaches! As a coach who’s rebuilding a high school program,(in the last ten seasons 27 % winning percentage) I tell our kids you can’t do anything beyond fundamentals until you get the fundamentals down and cemented in. We do rep after rep after rep. We haven’t gone over any philosophy yet. We’re just trying to learn how to throw and catch the ball correctly. I shouldn’t have to be doing this at the high school level. This needs to be done when these kids start playing baseball. We are doing fundamental skills that should’ve been ironed in as a 10 year old baseball player. I see this problem across the country. Fundamentals first…











