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Throw Hank Egan at the top of that tree and start to follow the branches to Gregg Popovich, Mike Budenholzer and a host of others

Still thinking about Tom Cruise throwing out first pitch last night✈️

Pretty crazy that Kershaw had 3 seasons with an ERA lower than these numbers

John Harbaugh nailed it: "Leadership is serving other people." "It's helping other people accomplish what they want to accomplish. It's make a difference in their lives." Great leaders believe they serve the team. They know that leadership is a responsibility to serve.

Mental toughness is not the absence of doubt. It is the ability to recover from doubt quickly. 🎾 Fear, worry, and anxiety are part of being human. Even @DjokerNole and all of the best performers in the world experience them. The difference is not that they avoid negative thoughts, but that they have trained themselves to return to the mindset that serves them and their mission. Mental toughness is a skill. Like any skill, it improves with repetition. You cannot control which thoughts enter your mind, but you can train how quickly you return to what matters. The goal is not to never get knocked off course. The goal is to shorten the time it takes to get back on track.

Anytime the Dodgers are struggling. I might remind myself of this stretch in 2017, when they finish the season with 104 wins

🏀CIF SS-City Basketball Greats🏀 1984 Long Beach Poly takes down '68 Compton in a thriller Next up: 2026 @SCanyonSports clashes with Stanley Johnson and 2014 @MaterDeiHoops Brackets & stories at collegehsgreats.com/hs-baske… @FairHemis @CoachLok @LACourtReport

Another great Dodgers meal deal: Every time the Dodgers turn a double play at home this season (win or lose), you get a free Double Char with an $8 purchase. I just tried it and got a $9.39 Double Char with cheese for free. My wife got the Santa Barbara Char.

I absolutely love my job. I’m so thankful to get to represent such an incredible athletic program in @Sagehens and work with amazing people. A perfect way to end year one. Excited to gear it up again in August! #GoSagehens

I will never understand why a starting pitcher can go 4.2 innings, exit with the lead, four other pitchers can go an inning each, and the pitcher who throws 0.1 innings gets credited for the win? Explain to me the reasoning please.

3rd base coach: “Let’s go! Get a good pitch to hit!” 1st base coach: “Let the ball travel!” Dad: “Remember to keep your weight back!” Grandpa: “Get that runner over!” Little bro: “Hit a bomb!” Dugout: “Don’t lunge!” “Stay thru the baseball!” “Stay short to the ball!” “Watch for the 1st pitch curveball!” “Sit fastball!” Hitter thoughts: You gotta block out the noise, have extreme focus, control the pressure and anxiety, have your plan and compete. Just writing this gave me anxiety, imagine what that young ballplayer is going through in the moment the next time you want to start barking out instructions on how to hit! 🤐 #BaseballTruth

HS Baseball Players ⚾️ I’ve been around this game a long time, and something’s changed... We’re losing respect for the game. • Chirping after every pitch. • Celebrating routine plays like it’s Game 7 • Trying to embarrass opponents instead of beating them. That’s not toughness. That’s insecurity. 💯 Somewhere along the way, being loud became more important than being good. And the worst part? It’s being allowed. When I came up… • You showed up early. • You handled your business. • You played hard. • You shut your mouth. • If you had something to say… you said it with performance. • And if lines were ever crossed, the players took care of it. The truth: 👇 • Baseball is hard. • You’re going to fail. • You’re going to struggle. • The game doesn’t need more noise… • It needs more respect. • Nobody remembers who chirped. • They remember who showed up. • Who competed. • Who handled adversity. • Who left the game better than they found it. Want to separate yourself? Stop talking. Start working. Respect the game. 💯⚾️

Thank you @MLBNetwork! I sincerely appreciate this!!

The decline of youth baseball began when they started wearing replica uniforms with MLB names. I played for Kiwanis Cubs, Covina Dodge,Clifton's Cafeteria,Center Market, French's Mustard,& VFW 8620. Those were the names ON our jerseys. TShirts until majors. That's all you need.

At some point you just have to say, " I know Alex Call hits right-handed but... It's time"

Someone brought a baseball tee, a plastic ball, bat and a short fence at the old folks and everyone had a grand ol’ time hitting bombs

Repost if your squad is in 1st!

The "foul up 3" strategy at the end of close games is growing in popularity and controversy. With insight from coaches, executives, and lots of film study, I dove deep to answer two key questions: Is this tactic good for the sport? And does it even work? espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4858…