trying to leave the game better than i found it. talent id + player dev. God makes no mistakes. #2Gs
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💎 The Loden Sports Performance Lab App
📽️ Easy-to-use: no markers, just video.
🫰 Affordable: starting at just $5 / month.
📲 Accessible: available now in the iOS App Store.
👇 Measure, track, and compare jump performance from your phone.
youtu.be/y8-oFvrrzws?si=-BsD…
good thread here on not becoming beholden to a "score."
disclaimer: i've been a whoop user for 3+ years + would advocate for responsible use of health tracking wearables.
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Baseball America subscribers can track the 198 debut patches in 2026 Topps Chrome Update with the full list below:
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Blessed to announce my commitment to the University of Michigan! Thank you to the whole Michigan staff for the opportunity!
Go Blue!〽️〽️
@SlammersNorth @Slammersbasball @CoachRemy22 @PrepBaseball_CO @bhspantherbsb @ByronEmbry @latitudesg @HuntzingerBrock @jakevalentine9 @AdamCornwell10 @CoachWhitehead9
we're in a tricky spot about all this because the current generation of big leaguers didn't grow up watching baseball. and the current generation of youth / amateur players don't watch baseball. so, there's a whole lot falling on dad coaches to teach a kid how to be a ballplayer.
At some point, baseball has to get back to valuing ballplayers and not just numbers on a screen. Give me the Freddie Freemans, the Buster Poseys, Hunter Pences, Pablo Sandovals, Michael Youngs, Ian Kinslers of the world. Guys who just flat out know how to play the game. Everyone wants to talk launch angle and exit velo, but what happened to valuing a quality at bat?” The 9-pitch battle that might end in an out, but forces a pitcher to show everything he’s got.
The guy who hits behind the runner, takes what’s given, or just refuses to give a pitcher an easy inning. Those at-bats might not look sexy in the box score, but they show up in the 7th, 8th, and 9th. Some of these dudes could absolutely leave the yard too. That’s the point. They weren’t one-dimensional. Somewhere along the way, we confused measurable tools with knowing how to win baseball games.
I’m not against analytics or hitting the ball hard, but there is an art to winning that you can’t fully measure. We need more guys who know how to play baseball, not just hitters, not just athletes, ballplayers. And I promise you, those dudes never go out of style
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The same measure of speed as big leaguers: feet per second.
How we're using the @breakawaydata Pro App as a part of BASE to capture sprint metrics and help evaluate general athleticism.
Read: est1845official.substack.com…
red sox-yankees tonight.
payton tolle vs. cam schlittler.
88% fb usage vs. 90% fb usage.
both lead with three fastball shapes.
two of the best young pitchers in the game.
should be a good one.
figured i'd share the immaculate eats food guide...
296 different restaurants to date with grades and notes; 20+ states, multiple countries, everything from pizza to breakfast to sushi.
link will live permanently in my linktree (in bio)
dropped a 70 on the hotlanta chicken sandwich at ludacris chicken + beer at hartsfield jackson back in 2017, almost 10 years later, it holds up. gate d5
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The @lodensports Performance Lab App is used as a part of all levels of BASE to capture a jump and help evaluate general athleticism. It’s a phone-based app that is as easy as taking a video. It really is that simple.
Read: est1845official.substack.com…
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Bo Davidson just became the first Giant since 1931 to have a hit, stolen base and run scored in their big league debut.
3 years ago Davidson was playing in community college. He didn’t have any offers out of high school, played for 2 community colleges and took a year off in between due to a family matter, he went undrafted before being discovered by a Giants scout and signed to a minor league contract. Never give up on your dreams kids. #sfgiants @NBCSGiants
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@tx_Pierce was hacked today. If you wanna follow me here is the new place. Re-tweet for me
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Spencer Jones over his last 32 games:
.317 AVG | .900 OPS | .532 SLG | 5 HR
POWER MONSTER. Jones is really starting to find his footing as a big league hitter!💪
#Yankees
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Corbin Carroll now has 20+ HR, 20+ SB & 15+ 3B this season
It’s the 10th such individual season in MLB history
He did it in 2025
Carroll is the first player with two such seasons
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𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻 ✍️🦾
With the @WVBlackBears, Hunter Holzemer turned his year around, lowering his ERA from a 6.05 at the end of the 1st half, to a 3.82 at the season's end (2.84 in 2nd half). Striking out a total of 57 batters. 🐻 📈
bit.ly/4zOfoES | @HunterHolzemer
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What upsets me about youth sports is we are continually moving away from what is best for kids and we have moved towards what is best for adults. We’re in the middle of a 40 billion dollar industry, with showcases for young kids and now reality television shows. Nowhere in any of this is a discussion of what is best for kids. We have lost the whole point of youth sports.
