First off, I am 100% stealing this line from one of our parents (thanks Matt!). I truly believe that the thought of failing, in front of everyone, is what holds the majority of players back from being the best they can be. To reach your ceiling, you need to work REALLY hard. So hard that people are going to look at you funny and ask, “why are you working so hard?” At that
Read MoreThis past week was the NCAA Early Signing Period which means that all of the seniors in high school that have committed to play in college get to sign their National Letter of Intent. We were fortunate to have A TON of 2019 commits…28 to be exact (and counting!). We had a special ceremony for the players who committed to honor them for reaching this particular goal of theirs. Below are some of our
Read MoreAnother set of tryouts have officially come and gone here at MSI. Tryouts are my least favorite time of the year, hands down. It is always full of tough decisions, upset players/families, and a glaring reminder about how backwards some people’s priorities are in youth sports. One of the most common questions I get is, “who is on the team?” or the comment, “I need to play with really good players”. Now let’s
Read MoreSo my commute to work is pretty brutal. There’s no denying it. It typically takes me around an hour, but with traffic and construction, it can be even longer. I make the most of it though by listening to a lot of different podcasts and audiobooks…”Automobile U” is a term I’ve heard that accurately describes this strategy. I listen to a decent amount of “baseball stuff”, but I also really enjoy listening to
Read MoreWhen talking about how to get recruited to play in college, the talk always centers around exit velocity, 60 times, Perfect Game rankings, etc…but there’s still one HUGE component that is being missed…your grades! I recently came across these stats regarding NCAA schools and the percentage of schools you can get into with certain GPAs… 4.0 GPA= 94% of colleges 3.5 GPA= 72% of colleges 3.0 GPA= 51% of colleges 2.5 GPA= 21% of colleges 2.0
Read MoreI took a weekend off! I was in Austin, Texas for one of my best friend’s bachelor party’s (in fact I’m actually writing this on the plane ride home). How did I meet him you ask? I played college baseball with him from 2004-2008. We were both freshman on the team and lived in the same dorm hallway. Besides me, there were EIGHT of our former teammates that also made the journey! Some
Read MoreI hope you are all watching the MLB Playoffs! Not only are they exciting and full of some of the best players in the game, but they are also full of events we can learn from. Let’s take everyone favorite red head, Justin Turner (Dodger’s Third Baseman). He went 0 for 4 with 4Ks on Friday. Ouch. Rough game right? Now let’s remember that this was also in front of tens of thousands of
Read MoreEvery young player’s dream is to one day become a Big Leaguer…and can you blame them? I can’t! For a lot of us, the dream was to make this game our career…grown men playing a kid’s game they say. But we aren’t going to talk about dreams today. We’re going to talk about the reality of making your dream a reality and a common pitfall I see with players trying to reach this particular
Read MoreEveryone knows Hunter Pence as the big, awkward outfielder who despite not being smooth at anything, who still somehow has been a productive big league player for a long time now. But here’s what most don’t know…Pence is know by the majority of the league as being one of the best teammates, leaders, and PEOPLE in the league. Please take a moment to listen to what his teammates say about him and also his
Read MoreDo you remember why you started to play baseball? I bet these weren’t any of the reasons… -to get ranked -to get college scholarships -to admire your GameChanger stats Am I right? I bet I am! I bet you started to play because you loved the game, loved the challenge, and loved competing for your team. Don’t lose sight of those things as you get older! I know it’s
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