Legends never die! We all remember that famous quote from The Sandlot right!? Whether we realize it or not, what we are dealing with right now is historic. It is something that is (hopefully) a once in a lifetime type event…totally unprecedented in modern times. We are literally quarantined [...]
The first week or two of quarantining was probably fun for most of you. You got to sleep in, post cool videos of you working out at home, and barely do any school work.However, as the quarantine continues, it will get harder and harder to avoid the lull. The lull consists of things like spending [...]
Regardless of who you are, you lost something this spring…your HS season, your college season, your team’s season, or your son’s season. Baseball is in a pause. This is something that we’ve never seen at this large of a scale…ever. This sucks. There is no denying it. [...]
Maybe the trickiest thing about Travel Ball is the small rosters…while keeping a smaller amount of players certainly maximizing playing opportunities, it also robs players of the opportunity to learn how to sit and work their way off the bench…to compete for playing time (like they will [...]
Being patient is one of the toughest things to be as a player or parent in this game. You see one person having “success” and you immediately question what you’re doing wrong…it’s simply human nature. Sometimes that reaction is absolutely justified, but many [...]
Whether we’re talking about a ranked 10U team or a player being ranked #XYZ in the state, I’m not a fan of rankings. Why you may ask? Well, because the people that are ranking you generally can’t do anything tangible for you and distract you from the things that [...]
With New Year’s Day having come and gone, two things have occurred. One, the holiday season is over; and two, baseball season is just around the corner! It’s certainly an exciting time here at MSI: our pro pitchers are continuing to dial in their stuff on the mound, college guys are building up [...]
As we close in on the New Year, it’s totally natural to start thinking about resolutions and goals for 2020. Most of us do this annually, however, the numbers show that most of us fail rather quickly in chasing our newly made resolutions. Why? Because long term goals can be very [...]
If you’re reading this, odds are strong that you want to play baseball in college or are involved with a player/players that have that exact dream. When the typical player is asked what school they want to go to, it is almost a guarantee that they’ll list schools like UVA, UNC, Florida, [...]
Social media has taken over our lives. Whether you’re a 12U player, a coach, or a parent, you probably find yourself on social media more than you’d care to admit. I am certainly guilty of it from time to time as well! While social media can be an great tool for us to learn more [...]