Michael Christian

One of my favourite verses in the 1611 KJB: “Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse and superfluitie of naughtinesse, and receiue with meeknesse the engrafted word, which is able to saue your soules.

Rick Pitino said it best. Love without discipline spoils. Discipline without love hardens. You need both.

Ken Griffey Jr gives hitting tips on MLB Network. A MUST WATCH for young hitters.

Stop pushing. Turn the barrel perpendicular to the rear forearm.

Justification gets you out of Egypt, but sanctification gets Egypt out of you.

“Iranian Hacker”: “Charlie Kirk was never shot with a bullet… The explosive malfunctioned…”

I used to walk into 1:1s flying blind. Glance at the agenda. Hope the conversation went somewhere useful. Walk out wondering what I missed. Now my AI prep takes 5 minutes. The 1:1 hits different. Here are 5 prompts I run before every 1:1:

So apparently I’m embroiled in some sort of controversy. Let me set a few things strait: 1. I don’t know Sam Allberry personally. We've met in-person a total of once — back in January while I was in Nashville when I did the Shawn Ryan Podcast, where I ran into and took a picture with Sam. When I saw the news initially about his removal from leadership I took that picture down. I had already started to see people commenting that by keeping it up I was implicating myself in his sin. I do not think they were correct. But ironically, said comments were then replaced with ones telling me that by taking it down… I was hiding something and implicating myself in his sin. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. 2. I believe the language in the current public statements to be potentially unhelpfully vague. From my (brief though not uninformed) understanding of the details of the situation, what Sam did that disqualified him from leadership was not due to sexual or even a romantic impropriety, but what could best be described as a sinful emotional attachment. This is not to justify it or say that it wasn't disqualifying (I think it probably was). But the lack of clarity has left room for those who desire to gossip, defame, and sinfully speculate online to run wild — which they have. 3. I am genuinely saddened with the internet’s desire to tear down and jump to harsh judgements regarding another Christian’s failing. When someone falls into sin, those who are spiritually mature should work toward their restoration, approaching them with a spirit of gentleness (Gal. 6:1-2). The motivation for restoration carries spiritual weight. Bringing someone back who has wandered from truth saves their soul from death and covers a multitude of sins (James 5:19–20). This isn’t merely about correcting behaviour, it’s about spiritual rescue. The desire to gossip and breed quarrels, which is so obviously warned against in scripture (Proverbs 17:19; 26:17; 2 Timothy 2:14, 23-24; Titus 3:9-11; James 4:1-2) is, to say the least, lamentable and disappointing to see. 4. Sam Allberry is being labelled as “Side B,” this is genuinely confusing to me. To quote Sam in his own words: “Same sex attraction is not a good thing. It is... a consequence of the fall. ...This kind of attraction is not something God designed for us, and it contradicts his design” (Is God Anti Gay, 63). Sam has expressed in multiple places throughout his written work and public talks that he holds to the biblical position of marriage, that homosexual relationships are sinful, and that identifying as a “gay Christian” is incompatible with scripture. To be clear, I don't agree with Sam on all the nuances of how he discusses the issue. But I can only conclude that this attempt to make him into an LBGT advocate comes from either shear ignorance of his public work or some sort of internet-level frothing of the mouth to jump on whoever “we don’t like this week.” But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. - Heb 3:13.

This guy finds a luxury bed frame that's almost $4,000 online but decides to try to build it himself for just $200... He grabs some 2x8s, plywood, and a few other pieces, and the total comes out to just $212. Then he spends the day measuring, cutting, staining everything dark, all right in his backyard before bringing it inside to assemble and style the whole bedroom. You don’t always need to spend big money to get the high-end look you want. A little creativity, some elbow grease, and smart shopping can turn an expensive dream into something real and beautiful — all while saving you thousands. Have you ever built or DIY’d something that ended up looking way more expensive than it actually cost? What was your biggest budget win?

Pitchers: Walks are our enemy!! Sure there may be times later in a game where we might pitch around the batter to set up a DP or force situation but in general they aren’t good. At the end of the day if I’m throwing multiple “ball 4’s” I’m putting myself and my team in unnecessary and unwanted situations. One of our main goals as a pitcher should be to limit them as much as possible. Try focusing on these to help: • Focus better on mechanics and location during catch play. Throw all your pitch types during catch. If you’re all over the place in catch there’s a great chance you’re all over the place on the mound. • BREATHE!! Stay relaxed out there. Don’t let the game speed up on you. The situation is what it is. Remain forward focused and be present in the moment. “What’s the goal with this pitch right here, right now?” • Throw regular weekly bullpens to focus on feel, repeating your delivery and repeating your pitches. • Avoid “3 ball” counts by being better in 2 ball counts. Have an attitude of ending the at bat right now. Force action. Eliminate walks by eliminating 3 ball counts. • Every day is different out there. On the days you’re not as sharp as you would like to be, use the bigger part of the plate. Be careful of trying to pitch to the corners when you don’t have that ability that inning or game. • If your FB command is off, use your other pitches. That’s one reason why we have multiple pitches. Throwing a couple/few in a row can act as a distraction from the negative feelings around our FB in that moment and also act as a reset for our FB release. • Stop giving the hitters too much credit. Hitting is hard!! Yes, sometimes they will win but on average they won’t more often. Challenge them! Pitchers, we need to stay away from those walks. Keep learning and figuring out the little things to help you walk less, throw less pitches and stay in the game longer.

Fernando Tatis Jr is hitting .242 with a 3.5° average launch angle and a career-low 20% pull rate. Everyone has ideas and analysis on how to fix Fernando Tatis Jr’s swing. It’s pretty awful and I can’t take anymore of this, I have to say something because I haven’t seen a single person give the right answer. I’ve seen multiple people talk about timing mechanisms like toe tap, stride, and leg lift in his swing mechanics that have absolutely nothing to do with his problem. That reverting to past timing mechanisms would somehow help him. THEY ARE ALL WRONG Because they’re all looking in the wrong place. This isn’t a stride problem or timing problem. It’s a tilt problem. Stride, leg lift, and toe tap are timing mechanisms. They control WHEN the hips fire not HOW the bat moves through the zone. A hitter with a Sosa leg kick and a no-stride Ichiro stance can produce identical launch angles.Timing has no lever that touches the bat at contact. What actually sets launch angle is attack angle or the vertical direction the bat is traveling at the moment it meets the ball. Swing up through the zone = ball lifts Swing flat = grounders Swing down = choppers Attack angle is the only mechanical input that matters for elevation and attack angle isn’t random. It’s a direct output of shoulder tilt. When the trail shoulder drops below the lead shoulder at contact, the entire swing axis tilts. The bat is now forced to travel upward through the zone. More tilt > steeper attack angle > higher launch angle. Period. Tatis’s attack angle tells the entire story: 2023: +12° attack angle, +1° pull-side direction/25 HRs 2024 : +10° attack angle. -2° oppo direction 21HRs in 104 games 2025: +8° attack angle, 0° direction/25 HRs, healthy 2026: +5° attack angle, −5° oppo direction His swing has flattened AND drifted away from his pull side. Both are tilt collapse. That −5° oppo attack direction is the giveaway. When you lose tilt, your bat doesn’t just flatten it also gets steered toward the opposite field, because a level swing naturally pushes the barrel away from your pull side. He’s not late. He’s not under-striding. His axis collapsed Over the last few years and it’s worse than ever this year. This explains the 20% pull air rate too. Pulling the ball in the air requires positive attack angle AND a contact point out front. (Ramon Laureanos 2025 attack Angle was +14) If you tinker with timing on a flat swing, an earlier contact point just produces a pull-side grounder. The direction changes. The launch angle does not. Let me break it down for you: Stride > Weight Shift > Hip Rotation >TILT > ATTACK ANGLE > BAT PATH > Contact > Launch Angle Stride is four steps upstream. Tilt is the gate. Attack angle is the output that actually moves the ball. So now we know what’s wrong, how do we fix him? Souza and the Padres staff need to focus on the following; 1.Restore 8–12° rear-high shoulder tilt 2.Get attack angle back to +10° to +12° with neutral or +1° pull direction 3.THEN evaluate timing tweaks 4. If someone is telling him to flatten out his swing or to let the ball travel more PLEASE STOP DOING THAT. That doesn’t work for him You cannot time your way to elevation. Fix the tilt. Attack angle returns. Pull air follows. Please watch the video to see how his swing has gotten worse and flatter. We only have bat path data starting in 2023

Giants infield coach Ron Washington working with Venezuelan Luis Arraez.

Your FIRST move sets your direction👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Want to stop pulling off.. You need CORRECT your FIRST MOVE Your knob will tell you the direction, whether you’re pulling off or will able to stay inside the ball DIRECTION itself comes from your HIP PIVOT If you’re rotating

FEAR is huge obstacle to becoming a good hitter … so let’s conquer it! #baseball #michigan #fear #drill #practice

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Great call of Christian Turner's game-winning HR by @tom_hart

HOW CAN YOU NOT BE ROMANTIC ABOUT BASEBALL

0.145 seconds. That's how long every pitch your son will ever throw actually lasts. Front foot down. Ball gone. Faster than a blink. Inside that window, his body has to nail FIVE frames in perfect order: 1️⃣ Leg Lift — sets up the pelvis 2️⃣ Leg Drive — generates 1.5x his body weight in force 3️⃣ Foot Plant — creates the 40°–60° hip-to-shoulder stretch 4️⃣ Max External Rotation — 175° of arm layback 5️⃣ Ball Release — front knee braces, energy transfers to the ball Miss ONE of these by even 20 milliseconds — he loses 3+ mph. Drop one by even more — and the arm starts paying for what the body should have done. That's why 36% of MLB pitchers needed Tommy John by 2024. That's why youth UCL injuries are 10x higher than in 2000. That's why velocity isn't about throwing harder — it's about throwing CLEANER. The radar gun won't show you the breakdown. A coach with two eyes can't see 0.145 seconds. But our AI can. We built MechanicsDNA Mini for parents who are tired of guessing. 📱 Film one side-view pitch 🤖 Upload it to topvelocity.org/mechanicsdna-m… ✅ Get a free AI biomechanics scan that shows you exactly which of his 5 frames is leaking velocity — and which one is loading his arm It's free. No credit card. Just answers. Save this carousel. Send it to the baseball dad who needs to see it. Comment "MINI" and we'll DM you the link. 🔗 topvelocity.org/mechanicsdna-m… (link in bio) — Brent Pourciau, M.S., PhD Founder, TopVelocity 20+ years • 10,000+ athletes • 100+ MLB Draft Picks #BaseballTraining #PitchingMechanics #YouthBaseball #BaseballDad #TravelBall #PitchingVelocity #HighSchoolBaseball #D1Baseball #BaseballScience #PerfectGame #MLBDraft #PitchingCoach #ArmCare #TommyJohn #BaseballLife

Absolutely love how still he keeps his eyes