Randy Moog

@spotswoode @BBGreatMoments Thank you, I scrolled far too long to see him listed. I would also add Rick Rueschel to the list as well.

@BBGreatMoments Don Robinson

Name a pitcher who could hit and you actually looked forward to his at-bats.

@ThrillaRilla369 The one most often repeated by me in his honor, “I wouldn’t shit you, you’re my favorite turd.”

In honor of Father's Day what was your Dad's famous line growing up? 🧑 👴 I’ll go first: Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades

@HawkEmDownChris Billy Martin!

Who was the manager of your favorite baseball team when you were 10 years old?

@MattSchirm_CAA 1. Opposing fans talking negatively to our team, dude they’re 10. 2. 1B not holding the runner in 1st/3rd situation.

Youth Baseball Pet Peeves - Holding runners on 3B - Standing at 2B to hold runners - Pitcher as the cutoff man - Not running 1st/3rd defense - Fake bunt on 3-0 count - Walking on/off the field - Parents yelling at umpires - Pitchers walking halfway to home plate after every pitch - Pitchers throwing way too many pitches in a weekend What did I miss?

This player struggled last weekend, but this weekend he's a different hitter. In fact, yesterday, he hit this double. But that's not what I was most excited about. Last week he was: ❌ Lunging ❌ Rolling over pitches ❌ Hitting ground balls to his pull side ❌ Looking choppy through the zone So we got to work. The first thing we changed was his base. He was starting with a lot of weight on his back leg and standing very open. The problem? When he would stride, all that weight would crash onto his front side. Which caused him to lunge. So we balanced him out. Instead of starting on his backside, we got him more centered. Now here's what made this challenging. He liked the old stance. In fact, he told me he felt more powerful that way. And honestly... He wasn't wrong. He could absolutely crush a baseball from that stance. The problem was he was flipping a coin. One swing might be a rocket. The next swing might be a rollover. The next swing might be a pop-up. The next swing might be a swing and miss. So we made a change. Not because the old stance couldn't produce power. Because it couldn't produce consistency. The next thing we worked on was his top hand. Barry Bonds taught me years ago: If you're rolling over and hitting ground balls, your top hand probably isn't working toward the baseball. So we put a glove on his top hand. We fired up the pitching machine. First curveballs. Then fastballs. And all he did was catch them. No swing. Just catch them. The goal was to let the baseball travel to him instead of jumping toward it. Then we put a one-handed bat in his top hand. The goal? Line drives with one hand. Finally, we put his regular bat back in his hands. And we focused on one thing: The middle of the field. Because last week his miss-hits were ground balls to his pull side. This week we wanted his miss-hits to be through the middle or the other way. Well... Yesterday he hit a double. But here's what got me excited. He also had a miss-hit ground ball to the right side that drove in a run. Most people won't notice that. I did. Because that's what consistency looks like. So here's What I'd Do Tonight If I Was: ❌ Lunging ❌ Rolling over pitches ❌ Hitting ground balls to my pull side Round 1: Find Your Base Get into your stance. Make sure you're balanced and centered. Not loaded entirely onto your back leg. Take 10 dry swings focusing on landing under control. Round 2: The Catch Drill Put a glove on your top hand. Have someone throw 20 baseballs from a short distance or use front toss. Catch every baseball. The goal is to let the baseball travel to you. Not jump out and get it. Round 3: Top Hand Only Grab a one-handed trainer bat or choke up and use only your top hand. Hit 20 baseballs. The goal is line drives. Round 4: Find The Middle Now grab your regular bat. Hit 20 baseballs. Try to drive every ball through the middle of the field. Don't worry about pulling the baseball. Just find the middle. Because here's one thing I've learned: Anybody can find a stance that produces one great swing. The challenge is finding one that produces the next swing too. Thank you for reading, Jermaine Curtis P.S. - If you enjoyed this and thought it was helpful, please share it. (This tells me you want more content like this.)

@MitchAbides @serenity67 I’m talking about the original USFL, I haven’t followed the new version of it.

@RandyCMoog @serenity67 It would be like allowing the USFL to compete with the NFL. MLB would still call the shots. Like the NFL does. A lot of you folks post in support of removing the exemption. But it seems more punitive than practical.

This is essentially what I said earlier today about the #MLB owners acting as if they are broke… x.com/serenity67/sta…

Which the USFL did, albeit at a different time of year. The NFL did not call the shots for the USFL, the league went under and the NFL absorbed the better players. They also adopted the two point conversion, instant replay and tried the run & shoot offense. The AFL was also able to compete with the NFL. MLB is the only professional sports league where competition is not allowed.

It would allow competition. Right now the players have no option to play anywhere else and earn what they can now. So MLB can shrink the minor leagues, cut the draft to 12 rounds, etc. if players had another alternative then MLB would be doing more than trying to increase their profits and they’d have to compete for the best players.

@RandyCMoog @serenity67 What are you talking about? How would lifting the exemption affect this proposal?

The whole reason last given for their antitrust exemption was to protect communities from losing their teams. Since that is no longer a concern go ahead and end it. If they have the best product/experience then they will win in the market but as the Bananas have shown there is a ton of non-MLB interest in baseball.

@RandyCMoog Well, #MLB holds their unique #Antitrust exemption which enables a lot of monopolistic behavior…so unless the exemption falls, a lot of the behavior will never end.

First draft is done 🍻

@FoulTerritoryTV @Ken_Rosenthal They are acting like they have a monopoly AND antitrust exemption!

"These proposals that owners are making, it's almost as if they're operating like the sport is broke." @Ken_Rosenthal argues against MLB's latest amateur player entry proposition...

Please end antitrust exemption for Major League Baseball and let some creative baseball loving business people and former players have a chance to build something better. Every move Manfred and MLB makes either helps gamblers or lowers costs for owners. What about the fans who pay for everything?

"I absolutely hate it. This is saying they want college baseball to be the new minor leagues." @AJPierzynski12 and @ErikKratz31 believe MLB's new amateur player entry proposal is just a cost-saving move.

This player was... ❌️ Rolling over pitches and... ❌️ Hitting a lot of ground balls to his pull side The problem? He was opening up too early. So instead of giving him 10 swing thoughts, we had him do a simple drill. We moved the tee deep and placed it on the inner part of the plate. Deep enough that if he wanted to hit it hard, he'd have to drive it back up the middle. If he opened up early... Ground ball. Miss-hit. Weak contact. If he stayed closed longer... Line drive (through the middle) The baseball gave him instant feedback. The cool part? After a few rounds, he started staying through the baseball longer. The rollovers started disappearing. And he even started driving balls to; ✅️ Middle of the field and... ✅️ Right center field more consistently. Not because we told him to hit the ball to right field. Because the drill taught him to stay connected and stay through the baseball. So here's what we did, and it's something you can try tonight if you're opening up too early. 1. Put the tee on the inner third of the plate. 2. Move it deep in the hitting zone. 3. Hit 10 balls back up the middle. 4. Don't move on until you can consistently hit line drives. 5. Then try to drive 10 balls to right-center (for a right-handed hitter). One thing I've learned from playing baseball and coaching... The fastest way to fix a opening up too early isn't telling a hitter to stay closed. It's putting him in a position where opening up early no longer works. Thank you for reading, Jermaine Curtis P.S. - If you enjoyed this, and thought it was helpful, please share it. (This tells me you want more content like this)

On this day in our Road to 1776 series: 1772–1774. Samuel Adams and other Patriots established Committees of Correspondence — a network of communication linking towns and colonies. These committees shared news of British actions, coordinated resistance, and built unity across great distances. By 1774, every colony had one. They functioned like an underground “continental congress” before the official one existed — spreading ideas of liberty, organizing boycotts, and preparing for collective action. This infrastructure proved vital as tensions escalated toward war.Tomorrow (June 15): Quartering Act tensions and British troops in Boston. #RoadTo1776 #Declaration250 #AmericanRevolution

On this day in our Road to 1776 series: Spring–Summer 1774. In retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed a series of punitive laws known as the Coercive Acts (called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists). Key measures included closing Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for, altering Massachusetts’ charter to reduce self-government, allowing British officials to be tried in England, and reviving the Quartering Act to house troops in private homes. Instead of isolating Massachusetts, the Acts unified the colonies in outrage. They galvanized support for Boston and led directly to the convening of the First Continental Congress. What Britain intended as punishment became a catalyst for colonial solidarity. Tomorrow (June 14): Committees of Correspondence — the communication network of the Revolution.#RoadTo1776 #Declaration250 #AmericanRevolution

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If Ben Rice hits a HR today one follower is winning a Yankees shirt. Comment 22 to enter. Let’s go Yankees.

When I was with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, we were playing the Miami Marlins organization in the Championship Series. Earlier in the game, they threw me a fastball inside. I got jammed. Weak contact. Easy out. I remember jogging back to the dugout frustrated. Not because I got out. Because I knew I should have seen it coming. That pitch wasn't random. They were trying to beat me there. Fast forward to the 9th inning. We're down by 1. There's 1 out. The 2-hole hitter walked. Runner on first. The closer who threw up to 97 MPH came into the game. If they get me to hit into a double play... GAME OVER. I was hitting 3rd. Shane Peterson was hitting behind me in the 4-hole. He looked at me and said: "Hit a home run." I looked back and said: "No. You hit it." He said: "No. You do it." After a little back and forth, I finally said: "Forget it. I'll do it." Now let's be honest. Hitting a home run is extremely hard. And every time I've ever tried to hit a home run... It rarely worked out. Especially in the 9th inning of a playoff game. So why was I so confident? Because I wasn't guessing anymore. Earlier in the game, they had already shown me their plan. They wanted to beat me inside. The first time they won. The second time I was ready. First pitch. Slider away. Ball. 1-0. Second pitch. Fastball inside. Exactly where I thought it would be. I put my best swing on it. Home run...down the left field line. We took the lead. The next day we won the championship. So here's what I teach my hitters now, and what you can try tonight: After each swing in batting practice, ask yourself: What did that swing teach me? Then make one adjustment. Maybe it's your timing. Maybe it's your contact point. Maybe it's the pitch you're hunting. Maybe it's your approach. Don't just swing. Study. Adjust. Repeat. Because there's one thing baseball taught me: The game will usually tell you how to beat it. Most of the time, we're too frustrated to listen. Thank you for reading, Jermaine Curtis P.S. Attached is the newspaper article from that game. P.P.S. If you enjoyed this and thought it was helpful, please share it. It tells me you want more content like this.

On this day in our Road to 1776 series: September 5, 1774. Delegates from twelve colonies gathered in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress. They met in response to the Intolerable Acts punishing Boston. The Congress adopted the Continental Association (a boycott of British goods), sent a petition to King George III, and prepared for possible war. They also agreed to meet again the following year. This was a major step toward colonial unity. Figures like George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams, and Samuel Adams began working together across colony lines. While still hoping for reconciliation, they laid the groundwork for coordinated resistance. The momentum toward independence was accelerating. Tomorrow: Escalation toward open conflict.#RoadTo1776 #Declaration250 #AmericanRevolution #ContinentalCongress