Cole McDonald
@mcdonald_cole
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Husband to Cassidy | Pitcher In The Houston Astros Organization | University of Iowa Baseball Alum | New Hampton, IA |
Joined June 2012
In this article, I detail my new method to document pitch grips with coordinates for finger positions. I discuss flaws with current ways to review grips, interesting questions for further research, and adjustments that pitchers use to enhance pitch shapes. https://t.co/pY1waTjLXF
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Success in baseball is driven by several elusive factors: information, creativity, communication, and execution. A common gripe within…
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Learning doesn’t just come from doing — it comes from perceiving the difference between what you intended to do and what actually happened. That’s where feedback comes in. Feedback helps athletes close the loop, sharpen awareness, and pick up on information they might’ve
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The Astros are ELITE—ELITE people, skills, and consistency year after year. No accident. Grateful for every lesson. Now it’s Wake Forest Baseball, where we’ll develop truly ELITE pitching, build nonstop excellence, and launch players to the big leagues. Who’s ready? #GoDeacs
HE’S BACK 👀 A former Deac and World Series champion with the Astros, Niesen returns to Winston-Salem with a proven track record of developing elite arms at the highest level. Welcome home, Coach Niesen 🎩
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Had a great mid-season meeting with the Phillies player development staff that made me reflect on how many low-future-value minor leaguers (such as myself) optimize for the wrong reward function. Most players naturally favor a slightly positive expected value approach with very
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Where do you get your dopamine? From the game itself? Or from stacking party tricks in the gym and posting about it? Too many guys fall in love with training. With being the hardest worker in the room. With the process itself. But that’s not the point. Training exists for one
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Jack Dreyer surprised students at Nora Sterry Elementary and Marquez Charter Elementary by participating in playground activities and readings! Nora Sterry currently houses students from Marquez Charter Elementary School, whose school burned down during the wildfires in the
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And District Coach of the Year! Let’s go! Congrats Dad!
NEW HAMPTON - WE DID IT AGAIN! With the addition of our net backstop, Mikkelson Park is awarded 2024 IHSBCA District Diamond of the Year! If you want to see if we can win this awesome honor 3x & want to donate to our new scoreboard, VENMO or email c_mcdonald@new-hampton.k12.ia.us
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Mason McCoy has big league hit No. 1 at age 29 for the @Padres! A 6th-round pick in 2017, McCoy appeared in 767 Minors games across four organizations and logged 2,865 at-bats before his first MLB knock.
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Congratulations to New Hampton's first-ever All-State "Super Team" selection - OF Braden McShane! Along with Kael Meyers & Jaxon Eckley, 2024 marks the first time in school history that Chickasaw Baseball has 3 First Team All-State selections!
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SPENCER LEE WILL WRESTLE FOR GOLD! SF | Spencer Lee (USA) VPO1 Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan), 14-4 #Paris2024 x #Hawkeyes
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Let’s get the job done! @NHBaseball13 🏆
🚨CHICKASAWS ADVANCE🚨 New Hampton advances to the 2A state finals! They will face Underwood in the championship!🏆 #IAbaseball X #iahsbsb⚾️ 📸: @NCPhoto3
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🚨CHICKASAWS ADVANCE🚨 New Hampton advances to the 2A state finals! They will face Underwood in the championship!🏆 #IAbaseball X #iahsbsb⚾️ 📸: @NCPhoto3
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DOGPILE! Chickasaws, there is nothing that we can't do when we do it with all of our HEART! Absolutely love this team - proud beyond belief! On to state! New Hampton - see you in Carroll! #theobstacleistheway #ourbestisyettocome
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