Tim Trainor

Be a bridge builder for those coming behind you!

I need a realtor friend in the NYC area to send me a magnet/biz card schedule for the Yankees

@Mrstanleycup 58th and Kingsessing

Whats one place in Philly you avoid at all costs (and you can't say Kensington)

FACTS

@Mrstanleycup ❤️⚾️

After he hung up his glove for the last time, Cloyd Boyer didn’t drift away from the game the way some players do. Baseball had been stitched into him since childhood, and instead of walking off into some quiet retirement, he simply stepped into a new role—one that seemed to suit him even better. Coaching came naturally to him. There was a calmness in the way he explained things, a patience that made pitchers lean in a little closer when he talked. During the 1960s and 70s, you could find him all over the Yankees organization—one season working with a fresh batch of minor leaguers, another year guiding arms on the big-league mound, and sometimes roaming the country as a scout, searching for the next kid who reminded him of himself or his brothers. He never chased the spotlight; he just wanted to help players find their edge, their courage, their rhythm. Later came his time with the Braves from ’78 to ’81, then the Royals through ’83. By then, he was more than a coach—he was the steady presence young pitchers clung to when their confidence wobbled. Even into the early 90s, long after some men would’ve settled into leisure, Boyer kept working in player development, offering bits of wisdom gathered from decades of dirt, grass, and long road trips. And of course, there was the family—the Boyer name carried weight long before Cloyd ever wrote his coaching notes in neat cursive. They came from Alba, Missouri, a small town that somehow produced a trio of baseball forces. Ken, the Cardinals’ MVP. Clete, the Gold Glove wizard who anchored third base for the Yankees and Braves. The Boyer brothers weren’t just good—they were the kind of players other players talked about. And that legacy didn’t stop with them; nephews Dave and Mickey went on to play professionally too, extending the family line deeper into the game. What people remember most about Cloyd isn’t necessarily the stats or the teams listed beside his name. It’s the way he shaped others—the quiet pride he took in a pitcher’s breakthrough moment, the way he carried himself with dignity, the generations he influenced without ever needing applause. His mark on baseball wasn’t loud, but it was lasting. Almost like the steady heartbeat of the game itself. #CloydBoyer #BaseballLegacy #MLBHistory #YankeesFamily #BravesCountry #RoyalsBaseball #BaseballRoots #CoachingLegend

@notgaetti $37. It’s NYC, and a pretty good sandwich 😎

Doing the lord’s work there Tim; that’s much better perspective than the old cliche about it being less per month than a single coffee at Starbucks But also, do they really charge that much for a steak sandwich lunch special?? That’s horrifying

@jimarcidiacono Steam Pub-Southampton..The Wassburger🔥🔥

Best burger in the Philly suburbs? 🍔 Drop the town + restaurant. I’m building a local list. #PhillyFood #LocalEats

@GregBerge ❤️

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching… Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words: “Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be. Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?” That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational. Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them. Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts, whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not. And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center and remind us why we started coaching in the first place. To build relationships. To develop players as people. To make teams the best they can be. Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them. The process is the prize. Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.

@notgaetti @OleTimeHardball I feel it’s incumbent upon me to point out that a 1 year subscription for You People is cheaper than the steak sandwich lunch special a Peter Lugars in NYC.

The NotGaetti subscription feature has launched and I just wanted to drop a quick note about the sort of community I’m envisioning here: 1. The purpose, perks, and rhythm of this inner circle are driven by You People. Truly: this is about going deeper into baseball topics, non-baseball topics, letting you choose who gets featured on NEPTA, and generally giving you more agency and access to the things you're curious about. 2. Yes, the $4 is a nod to Lou Gehrig, one of my favorite players of all time. It's a nominal amount that thwarts the bots and burner accounts; just enough that we'll wind up with a self-selected inner circle of intellectually curious folks that really want to talk ball and build a community. I so enjoy bringing you baseball content on a regular basis and this is a great way to support the cause if you have been a fan of NEPTA or any of my other hardhat-wearing antics for a while.

Folks, it’s a momentous day in the history of NG Nation. As You People™ know, making content on here has been a no-days-off pursuit for me for many years and the community we’ve built together is the most amazing one of its kind. Now we’re stepping it up! x.com/notgaetti/crea…

@_iamlougotti Danny White

Name a NFL punter you grew up watching? I’ll start with Matt Turk

@24tog As long as it doesn’t snow we playing

This is not baseball weather

@Passion4Baseba1 @notgaetti I remember. Just got home from school

On Opening Day 1978 (April 13) at Yankee Stadium, the team handed out free “Reggie!” candy bars to every fan in attendance (over 44,000 of them). In his very first at-bat of the season, Reggie crushed a three-run homer… and the crowd went absolutely bananas, pelting the field with thousands of the sticky chocolate-and-peanut-butter bars in celebration. Orange wrappers rained down like confetti, forcing the grounds crew to scramble and clean up the sugary mess while the game was delayed for several minutes. It instantly became one of the most iconic and hilarious moments of the entire “Bronx Zoo” era — right on their way to back-to-back World Series titles.

Tell me your favorite MLB team and the decade in which you became a fan, and I’ll try to name a fun player or fact that sticks in my mind about them

@Passion4Baseba1 @notgaetti I’ve met LC. Not at all suprised by this story

Right before their magical 1980 World Series championship season, Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson turned the Veterans Stadium locker room into a full-blown disco dance studio. He’d crank up the boom boxes during spring training and pair up teammates, barking, “I’m the leader, you’re the follower — you’ve got to be the girl,” with Mike Schmidt as one of his regular dance partners. Even Steve Carlton and Tim McCarver took formal disco lessons with their families that spring. At the same time, half the team — including Schmidt, Larry Bowa, and Greg Luzinski — ran out and got massive perms. Relief pitcher Ron Reed showed up one day fresh from the beauty parlor with pink curlers in his hair after Bake McBride teased him into it.

@_iamlougotti INDIANA HOOSIERS

Who won the March Madness tournament when you graduated High School?? Me it’s North Carolina Tarheels

@billyj722 @VinnysCorner1 Really depends on the day! Good points Bill!

@timtrainor5 @VinnysCorner1 A,B,D and street hockey!

Favorite sport to play a “pick-up” game when you were a kid?? A) baseball B) basketball C) soccer D) football

@TheSports_Shift Chris Chambliss

Who was your MLB team’s First Baseman when you started watching Baseball?

@TroyPSilva Build

Coaches, honest question: Would you rather inherit a winning team/program? Or build one?

Bang the Gong for Mandy Kong!