Former Ohio State All American and professional baseball player. Head Coach of the Lima Locos. Head Varsity Baseball Coach at my alma mater, Kalida Wildcats
Yea baby!!!! It’s a blessing and a curse. Glad we won but sad to see these guys go. Gonna miss these guys but at least we’re sending them home with a Championship and a ring. And lots of good memories. Once a Loco Always a Loco
Been saying this for 20 years. Nice to hear someone else finally say it. I’d be willing to bet 75% of outs in high school are the result of the hitter swinging at the wrong pitch
HITTERS: watch how disciplined these
@MLB
guys are in the box on pitches that are either: 1) mere inches out of the zone, or 2) simply not pitches they can drive.
Hitting is far more about what you’re swinging at than it is how mechanically perfect your swing is.
#PostSeason
Seeing this live in person and about 250 times on video now, I still can’t believe he caught this ball. 15 years of playing college and pro, and another 12 coaching, I’ve never seen a catch better than this. This video is slow mo. He was full speed.
@d1baseball
@CollegeSummerBB
In its first game in 10 years, the Van Wert Legion baseball team got an 8-2 W over Troy today. Hopefully that’s the start of something special for this group of guys this summer. I definitely like what I see so far
@Lancer_BASE
@leekinstlegm
@VanWertCougars
@ClaytonAgler
@jemelehill
Free labor?? At some point you need to care more about your integrity rather than clicks. I was just a lowly baseball player at OSU that graduated 20 years ago and I still get a ton of perks because of it. If you’re a football/basketball player multiply that by 1000
#reality
@spinnershells
@BuckeyeCruise
We had to cancel at the last minute. Found out my wife’s cancer has spread to 4 places in her liver. Oncologist said no chance of traveling due to new chemo and radiation. Good Lord willing, we’ll both be back on the cruise in February
@TreadAthletics
As I’ve said a 1000 times, scouts want velo, coaches want outs. As a coach, I don’t care if a kid throws 80 or 95, whoever gets outs consistently will be on the mound for me. Any pro hitter will tell you that 90 with movement is way tougher to hit than 95 and straight
This can’t be right. Rob Manfred and the other idiots in charge say they have to change the game because no one likes it. This clearly is photoshopped right
@MLB
She’s a strong and courageous woman with a story that all women should hear. You can’t wait and rely on mammograms. Even after she was diagnosed, her mammogram came back normal.
@BuckeyeNotes
@TonyGerdeman
That’s gotta be the greatest collection of talent for those numbers on the same team in the history of college football right? Might be four 1st round picks, with 3 of them in the top 10 picks
News like this is why we get into coaching. Two of my former players got the call to the Big Leagues today.
@arthur_warren
and
@KLew_5
both are heading to the Seattle Mariners!! Good luck guys. Have fun and soak it in, but know that you have the ability to perform and stay there
@GottliebShow
This has been known for a long time. The media (Me Too Movement) and Rob Manfreds hatred for Bauer is what kept this from getting out. Hopefully one day the media will quit being so political and just report the news, rather than how they want the news to be portrayed
Van Wert Legion Baseball went 2-0 today in our first home games. Solid efforts all around as we won 3-0 in game
#1
and 6-0 in game
#2
. Unbelievable performance by
@ClaytonAgler
in game 1 with the CG 2-hitter and 18Ks.
@gavin_c_carter
(5inn) and
@WTraider8
(2inn) combine for G2 SO
It’s time to start drinking. We are about 5 hours from either the best night in American history or the worst night in American history. I’m definitely worried about all the dead people that will come out of the woodwork that magically vote 100% democrat once they see results
@WhitlockJason
Even if Westbrook’s version is accurate, that wouldn’t even make my top 50 list of worst things said to me and I was just a minor league baseball player. You can’t let it get to you. Only 1x did I ever respond. Said “You paid to watch me play, anyone ever pay to watch you work?”
AL Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis told me in 2016: “It would be a safe assumption that Lima was the biggest stepping stone in the beginning of my growth.”
My Kyle Lewis column in 2016:
@Fungo20
You seem to have Jerry’s ear more than most Tom. Fig out what we need to do to make this season happen and we’d all be on board. I’d be ok pushing everything back a month. Start the season on May 1 and run through mid June. Start the tourney then and be done 4th of July weekend.
Love the way Urban is acting. It is VERY OBVIOUS he disagrees with all this crap. He is clearly showing everyone how disappointed he is in the university and the Board of Trustees. This decision just shortened his coaching career at Ohio State
More proof that velo is the most overrated “skill” in a pitcher’s repertoire. I’ve said it 1000x already...scouts want velo, your coach and teammates want outs. Command and off speed are what get outs. Those r things every pitcher can attain. Outs win games, not a pitcher’s velo
@chengrob
@RyanAFournier
Don’t accept large suitcases full of 100% Democrat ballots at 3am after forcing all security and non-partisan volunteers to leave the area
Former
@locosbaseball
coach
@ChadEhrnsberger
needs our help! Courtney will undergo a double mastectomy during her breast cancer battle, and here’s how you can help. Please retweet
Benefit info for our friend John Heckman from Grove and originally from Kalida. More details can be found on the Benefit For John Heckman Facebook event page!
@katiegilhooly
@KalidaBaseball
And love for others is a testament to their parents and this community. People of all ages could learn a lot from these boys, and I’ve never been prouder to wear a Kalida uniform
@ToddWalkerWIMA
@Lima_Naveau
@OHSAASports
@Jerry_Snodgrass
Would be a horrible thing to do. As I’ve said 100 times already and will continue to say unless it happens. Move the spring season back into the summer. Play games May through July. Iowa has done it that way for years. There are no potential conflicts and everyone is happy
@GottliebShow
They should keep the shifts but get rid of the idiots that teach/coach hitters to pull everything. Red Sox had one of the most historic seasons because they still play the game the right way. Use the whole field and take what the pitcher and defense give you. Base runners = runs
Unfortunately I’ve had to say this exact thing about 1000x over the past 5 years. Getting outs are what’s important, not what the radar gun says. Learn to become a better pitcher, not a harder thrower
As bad as I wanted to see a game 7, I love it when baseball nerds are made to look like idiots. Hopefully this fad of using analytics over common sense leaves the game forever and soon. I truly hope these managers are being forced to do this, and aren’t actually this stupid
This is what separates average from exceptional. Anyone can do schoolwork and work on their skills at practice. But who’s willing to do those things on their own time? How high of grades do you want? How good do you wanna be? Both in sports and in life 🤔
Welcome to real personal accountability. The coming weeks are a test of how badly you want it. You have to make the choice to work, train, study; there’s no coach, no teacher, no trainer, no boss, no one but you. How far will you push yourself to be great when no one is watching?
Dave Roberts would have made 5 pitching changes in the last 2 innings if he was managing the Red Sox. Instead Alex Cora leaves guys in and they each strike out the side. Analytics and all these nerds reinventing the wheel are trying to ruin the game of baseball. Don’t let them
@Jerry_Snodgrass
So you guys honestly think these kids aren’t gonna get together while being off school? I’d rather they get together for softball/baseball/track than all meeting at someone’s house for video games. And if someone on the team had the virus, everyone else would already have it
@katiegilhooly
@KalidaBaseball
You have no idea how much that meant to Courtney and I. I got into coaching to help kids become better on the field, and more importantly in the classroom and in life. But I learned from them last night. These boys truly are special and their character, generosity, kindness, and
@TheScoop27
It’s thoughts like this that help me get through my wife’s death a couple months ago. She was full of faith, and was looking forward to meeting God as her fight with cancer was nearing its end
@RepAGonzalez
I’m embarrassed to be a fellow Buckeye right now. I had high hopes for you in the political world, but hopefully you just ended your career. We all can agree what happened was horrible, but read the transcript from his speech and tell me how he “incited the mob”. I’ll wait
#rino
After a successful 1st season which ended in a trip to the State Tournament, the Van Wert Legion will be hosting tryouts for next season on Sunday August 26th at Smiley Park from 4-7. Come join the organization that will provide the best instruction and college exposure, all at a
How awesome is this? And very true. Players/parents...no college or pro coach is gonna put you in a game simply because you throw hard. They will use pitchers that get outs. Their jobs and livelihoods depend on their players getting outs and winning games. Learn to PITCH
Can’t wait to see how
@NFL
and the
@NFLOfficiating
try to defend this. It’s really sad how bad officiating in all sports has gotten. Makes it tough to watch and be a fan of any sport when the players and coaches aren’t the ones deciding who wins
I don’t watch much MLB anymore cause I’m not a fan of what the game has become. But when I do watch, I love it when these new school nerds have their theories blow up in their face. Have some feel for the game and get back to playing and managing the game the right way
That is one of the reasons professional sports are declining in interest. Referees/umpires that are supposedly the best, make God awful calls that affect lives. It’s bad enough the plate ump missed it, but how in the world do they not overturn that call??
@Lima_Usher
Not really Tom. There is zero reason the
@OHSAASports
can’t push spring sports into the summer. I think the majority of coaches/players would actually prefer that anyways. Can start as late as June 1 and still be done before the end of July. Iowa HSB runs 5/25-8/1 and they ❤️ it
And journalists wonder why no one respects them or even cares what they say anymore. They have proven once again how idiotic they are. A HOF without Bonds, Clemens, Schilling, and Rose is worthless. Just a building with some statues and old stuff in it.
Finally someone with a blue check mark speaks the truth regardless of the backlash he may get. Jeter was NEVER the best SS in his league, much less the MLB in any given year
Derek Jeter is a no-doubt first ballot Hall of Famer. However, the complaining about him not being unanimously voted in is out of control. The dude wasn’t even the best shortstop on his own team.
Congrats go out to some of my former players.
@AustinJCox8
@Woody_Woodall3
@LukeReynolds_11
@GrantWilliams04
were all taken in the top 10 rounds of the MLB draft. Loved every minute of coaching you guys and I wish you all the best of luck. Enjoy the experience and kick ass!
Last night’s foul ball brings back some painful memories for me. In Single A back in 2004 playing against the Yankees, I hit a line drive foul ball just above the dugout. You could hear the fan’s bones in his face break. He ended up losing his eye but thankfully not his life. (1)
They stopped the game so life flight could land in centerfield. After an hour delay I had to get back in the box with an 0-2 count. I had no chance. I was still crying about what happened. I feel for you
@albertalmora
but you gotta remember it’s not your fault. Prayers are with u
@hittingguru7
I said this a few weeks ago and I bet you’d agree. Give us each a couple months in the cage and to get in shape and we’d both be one of the better hitters on almost any MLB team, even at our age
@_ColinGay
@OhioStateBASE
@Bill_Mosiello
@DispatchAlerts
By far the best coaching staff assembled in all of college baseball. As an alum that lives and breathes Buckeye athletics, I couldn’t be more excited for the future of Ohio State Baseball.
@TorgandElliott
@Cmoee11
@DrAmyActon
@Qfm963
@jelliott963
@KristieQFM96
Ask her why she’s continuing to go against the recommendations and findings of doctors and virologists in order to suffocate our economy and make things worse? Also, ask her how it feels now that the majority of her power has been stripped. Unfortunately that’s happened too late
@CollegeSummerBB
@MSchaefferBSB
@VBLBaseball
Exposing themselves to what? When the president and governors give the all clear to resume normal activities on May 15th will you still think this is a good decision? I 100% agree players health and safety is top priority, but what’s the rush? A lot can happen in 2 months
A dominant workhorse 😤
🔥 A First Team All-🇺🇸
🔥 Two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
🔥 The OSU record holder for career wins (36), IP (419.2) and Ks (382)
🔥 24 CGs
👑 Justin Fry (1996-99) headed to HOF
#GoBucks
@bealsy9
Been saying it for 10 years now. Give me a team of true baseball players that know how to play the game and I’ll beat your team of Showcase warriors every single time. D1 coaches need to stop recruiting these kids that put up good numbers at a showcase, but can’t play a lick
@butchbaccala
So what? 20+ years ago every pitcher threw this many every game and there were very few injuries. Nowadays, probably 50% of pitchers end up getting TJ despite all these “safety rules”. Pitch count doesn’t matter. Recovery time is what’s important
@Brett_McMurphy
I’m absolutely shocked you haven’t written a story claiming Urban Meyer started the California Wildfires. He obviously is responsible for all those deaths and destruction. You’re a hack “reporter”
@OhioStFootball
@OhioStAthletics
@JordanStrack
@eddiekilroyjr
I don’t understand why this is a difficult decision. If schools or players don’t wanna play, then don’t play. But the schools and players that wanna play should have that option. If you feel it’s unsafe, that’s fine don’t play. But don’t bring others down because of your fear
@TroyPSilva
@trofarms
Troy, I understand what you’re saying, but those stats are what get you college scholarships and eventually paid to play if you’re lucky enough. I went to school for free and got paid to play for 9 years because of those stats. And I played on plenty of winning teams
@Buckeye_Nation
@OhioState
@PresKMJohnson
@OSU_AD
@OhioStateFB
Give it a rest. And please change your Twitter name. As a former Buckeye student athlete, you are embarrassing us and making us look bad. And in no way are you speaking for true Buckeye fans. How about supporting the team you claim to care about. If not, get lost 👋
This is a great opportunity for the youth of Kalida. I know sports, especially baseball, played a huge role in my formative years and helped me become a well rounded person. If you are able, I think this is a great way to pay it forward
Please consider joining the Kalida Baseball Association to support all levels of Kalida baseball. If you have any questions you can contact us at kalidabaseballassociation
@gmail
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@JaycrawfordCLE
If unprovoked, it’s a guarantee season ending suspension. In no way am I condoning what he did, but Rudolph did try tearing his off first and then kicked him in the nuts. That’s what drove Garrett over the edge. Still no excuse to react that way, but I think 4 games is sufficient
@ThisWeekFrank
@CoachA8
@OHSAASports
My vote for this year is still a summer high school baseball season. No reason we can’t play May through July. Iowa has done it for years and the players and coaches I have talked to love it. These seniors deserve it
@Fungo20
These idiotic rules are only a problem if someone decides to enforce it. Hopefully the powers that be use common sense and aren’t out policing this.
@D_Kovy12
Unfortunately it’s because a lot of coaches are looking at what’s best for them and not the players. That comment will upset some coaches but it’s true. Why get into coaching if it’s not to help the kids??
Wow! It’s amazing what happens when you throw the ball in the middle of the field. It’s been there all game. Just like last week. But instead we try to “establish the run”. Most overrated concept in football. If they can’t stop the pass, keep throwing the damn thing
@MichaelHirnPBP
I hope the boys liked it. I’ll be honest, when I thought of it, I cried just thinking about the emotions of it all. Thanks for being there all summer again Mike
@GottliebShow
$40 million per season??? I wouldn’t pay him $20 million. He’s a game manager. Nothing more. You can get a lot of guys to do what he does for a lot less money