Seahawks…

So you get to struggle against Penn State then have a good drive and call it a Heisman moment? Lmaooo please 🤣🤣🤣🤣

If you master your swing & can consistently make the same move you have a chance for success. Hitting is really hard if you have no awareness around your setup. Can’t make the same moves day in & day out. Sure, there will always be tweaks. But need consistency in setup.

I just don’t see how Mendoza leads an NFL football team…if guys hated Russell Wilson…whoa boy with Mendoza.

Parents: If your child can't find 30 mins outside team practice to work on their game daily, then they're just interested in success and they're not really committed. Which is OK. Just help them find the thing/sport they are interested in and will commit too.

The race car analogy is used a lot but it’s the best for hitting. You want an explosive swing where you can control the turns that allow you to explode in the straights. Push the envelope with your engine but understand it’s nothing without the ability to hold direction.

Bat speed nuance: Should you optimize bat speed? 100% Does creating ungodly bat speed make you a good hitter? No You are building a race car, not a drag racer nor a commuter car. Engine means nothing without steering. Steering means nothing with a crap engine.

Just checked Baseball Savant to see bat speed metrics. Will Smith & Freddie Freeman: 3 + 4 hole for the Back to Back World Series Champs. pretty good hitters. Fast Swing rate: 6-8% Avg Bat Speed: 69 mph

The older I get the more I understand why it’s important to work with people you trust and enjoy being around.

Stumbled onto a unique hitting drill that I’m sure would get made fun of by old heads AND the new school. Does it work for all my hitters? No. Does it work wonders with a few? Yes. Do I care? Not really - I’m willing to try things to help hitters capture a feeling.

Agreed. Too many coaches want to be right, not get it right. Hitters, for example…gotta see a lot of swings in different environments before you try to change things. Also, need the humility to try things & scrap it, if it doesn’t work. Train unique athletes. Not robots.

That’s all coaches want…absolute dawgs

Yamamoto…Ohtani…Japanese baseball culture is incredible. So glad we get to watch this type of greatness in the MLB.

Best World Series of all time - wow

Hitters today are drowning in information but starving for wisdom.

One thing about baseball, it’ll always get better (the situation or your play) as long as you don’t quit. It’s like the only thing you can’t do. Baseball seems to always reward the guys that stick it out and keep going.

I remember the first time I faced Jeff Samardzija when he was at Notre Dame…the whole idea that some super secret mechanic was going to make me magically hit him went off the table fairly quickly when 96 is blowing past you on 42 degree day in March.

Like I’m watching a pitcher throw a 90mph slider miss his spot by 30” (& short) & we got some people acting like “man that catcher sucks not blocking that. If he was in my preferred stance - that’s an easy block.” What?!

I think baseball discourse would be better if we all acknowledge that doing anything with a 98mph fastball (hitting, blocking, etc) is *fairly* difficult. Your catching stance or hitting philosophy preference isn’t some magic cure-all when dealing with stuff this nasty.

I always love how much more excited he is for helping the team than doing something incredible individually 💙