Eric Mock
@mockaflocka16
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Director of Pitching: @pghbaseballlab Former:@PennStateBASE •@CleGuardians •@TreadHQ Scouting contributor @PrepBaseballPA
Joined June 2012
The Interference Effect 🤔🧐 What we should know as coaches and athletes related to this 40+ year ongoing debate:
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Arguably MLB as an industry has held down its young prospects for too long when they’re ready to contribute to the big leagues. But the NFL takes the opposite approach to its logical extreme. It’s crazy to watch. And I get the rookie contract thing. But even still…
"Trevor Lawrence just needed five years" would have disastrous trickle down effects for so many rebuilding NFL franchises
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Does anyone NOT strive to have this level of authenticity? Dude is unapologetically himself and focuses on what matters - not how others interpret him.
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Legends in my book @PeytonFalzone @Jackson_S_Ford Pride means something at this university. Pride for your state and the tradition built by those who walked the grounds before us. #WeAre
BREAKING: 4⭐️ 2026 QB Peyton Falzone has committed to & signed with Penn State!! The 6'5", 200lb signal caller hails from Nazareth, PA. He was previously committed to PSU, flipped to Auburn, and will now return home to Happy Valley. Falzone will join Jackson Ford as the only two
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“I start with release angle and height” Angles are everything. Notice he then moves to pitch shapes. Your Trackman movement plot means nothing without release context. Hitters and pitchers: understanding VAA and HAA is VITAL. I can’t scream this enough!
@AndersonLMiller To evaluate my performance to make it as simple as possible I use a Quality At Bat model to grade my PA’s. For pitchers I start with release angle and height. Then I move to the shape of their pitches. And then I just watch video
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This is really, really good. Worth your time, especially if you’re a pitcher with underwhelming velocity.
If you don’t throw 90+, this article is for you. I wrote about the top 5 ways pitchers outperform “bad” stuff. https://t.co/92BpPVYesa
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@ new football audience & coaches: Good time to mention that I worked with a 2x state champ, 4⭐️ QB his senior year Used plyo/athletic constraints to help: - leverage the pec/limit arm drag - load the back hip - sequence more efficiently Would love to talk more about this
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Since my profile is getting more traffic than normal (thanks to a thoughtless, stupid tweet) I figured I’d share a thoughtful video I posted to IG this morning 😂😂 I’m never quitting this app
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Imagine if QB’s started throwing plyos somewhat correctly
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The Smith machine is the single best piece of equipment in any gym for hypertrophy. Fixed bar path = zero energy wasted on stabilisation Can go to failure safely = maximum growth stimulus Easy to setup and use = Less faff, more time saved But it's hated because: - It makes
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I’ll take a coach who builds relationships & men of high character over a scumbag winning national championships any day. Several come to mind in NCAA 🏈 🏀 ⚾️ Coaches willing to win at all costs in today’s landscape likely aren’t transforming many lives outside of their own.
@PSUNationRec Some would argue this was the EXACT reason he couldn’t win the big one. Relationships became more important than production. 🤷♂️
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Tangibles are easy to assess. Force production, velocity, lever length, statistics, health history… It’s far more challenging (and time consuming) to figure out what’s behind the curtain. And those factors are FAR more predictive of future success.
We suck at predicting talent development. We're not good at it. Accept that. Now, if that's the case, why wouldn't we want to keep more people in the pipeline to see how they develop? Too often, especially in youth sports, we talent ID too quickly. We're fooling ourselves.
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MLB Draft Picks from D1 Programs in Pennsylvania 1. @PennStateBASE - 96 2. @Pitt_BASE - 78 3. @VUBaseball - 71 4. @SJUHawks_Base - 35 5. @PennBaseball - 27 6. @LafayetteBsbl - 22 7. @LehighBaseball - 19 8. @LaSalle_BSB - 17 9. @Bucknell_BB - 13
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You can say Jams Franklin never won a big game, but you can’t deny that he took a program that was at an all time low, and within 3 seasons turned them back into a perennial top 10 program. Penn State football would be in a worse place if it wasn’t for James Franklin. Thanks, CJF
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If you see the task as work, it will drain you. If you see the task as play, it will energize you. Approach all tasks with curiosity. View them as creative acts. Find novelty in each situation. Even paying bills or doing your taxes can become interesting with the right mental
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Let’s go! It’s simple: better people and processes. If you’re a college or private facility looking to silence the noise and gain insights relevant to winning, message me or visit
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If you ever wonder about the character of your favorite college/pro athletes… Just watch the celebrations (or lack thereof) from teammates when they do something big. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ This is what a celly for an ELITE teammate looks like. Arguably my favorite teammate of all time.
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@mockaflocka16 Bro that’s my favorite 🤣🤣 “Dude I killed like 500 rpms there” *checks movement plot* 14 vert and 14 horizontal from 6”0 release
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If you use spin rate as a key metric to determine pitch quality… Please stop.
If you track how many putts you have each round... Please stop.
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The lowest hanging fruit for most athletes is simply completing the plan that they’re prescribed. Simple, not easy.
Gave a handful of kids 12-16 a 3 month program this week. Only two have ever completed it Not because it’s physically difficult But because it challenges the athlete to plan, prioritize, sacrifice, execute and be adaptable / think
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