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I’m done coaching baseball players.
Here’s why, and what you can expect from me next:
(THREAD)
Jack Barry
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Jack Barry
@jacthlete
Jesus Is King.
Let’s Get Dialed.
Lowcountry
Joined September 2017
- My sister teaches 5th grade. Tells me they got a student who moved from Japan all he does in his free time is dry reps of his pitching delivery And he apparently throws 65 as a 10 year old (good for those asking) I’m continuously intrigued by Asian Baseball Culture.
- Santa: “I can’t see shit in front of these 8 reindeer. We’re screwed.” Rudolph:
00:00 - Shane Gillis did it. He’s officially too funny for SNL.
- Some dudes in college would literally drink 4 nights out of the week IN SEASON and still hit .400+ or win 10+ games. For all the super-domed health optimizers Your whoop score doesn’t give you Dawg
- “D3 AINT SHIT” This guy played D3.Mason Miller, 103 mph ⛽️
00:00 - The greatest lesson I ever learned about dealing with pressure… Came from a, Landscaper??? One of my best friends, college teammate and roommate once sent our team a message before we played one of the biggest series of the season The message still sticks with me today: “Any
- Best part about college baseball is seeing a kid do something spectacular like this And then knowing he rode his bike back to an off campus apartment with a bag of team issued, postgame Bojangles ready to rip a few games of Fortnite before bed.RAGIN' CAJUNS! 2 run walk off double to beat Dallas Baptist 🔥🔥🔥 Louisiana with a 3 run 9th after squandering the lead in the top half
00:00 - How the hell did a 5’7 170 lb second baseman: -spent 14 years in the big leagues -went to 4 all star games -won 2 World Series -and an MVP (THREAD):
- Screw your “Optimal Preparation Routine” In late 2022 Jacob Degrom was coming off a shoulder injury that kept him off the mound for 4 months. Seeing that his first start of the year would come less than 20 miles from where I lived, I made the split decision to go see Degoat in
00:00 - Things you’ll find at any mid-major college baseball game (THREAD): ⁃Third baseman that wears double wrist tape, no batting gloves, plays sick defense and only hits oppo gap doubles ⁃Reliever with <5 innings on the year coming out to “gods gonna cut you down”
- I have many regrets from my college years: The biggest one probably being my inability to sell out for my perceived goal. From the time I was 5, all I wanted to do was play professional baseball. In high school I trained hard. I had no direction, but the work ethic was
- Blue Jays Starter Alek Manoah was an All-Star in 2022. This week, he was demoted to the complex in Florida after a rough start to 2023. Here is the REAL reason he is struggling this season: (THREAD)
