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MiLB Philadelphia Phillies Asst Complex Coordinator Ready. Fire. Aim.

Connecticut, USA
Joined December 2009
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Ray Ricker
3 months
One of the most insane plays you will see. Check it out.
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2 years
Be the catcher pitchers WANT to throw to, rather than the catcher who they HAVE to throw to.
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5 years
Just because catchers wear gear doesn’t mean you need to beat them up to be “tough” randomize your skill practice. Yellow-runner White-receive Orange-block.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
I am excited to announce that I have taken a MiLB position with the Philadelphia Phillies. The last 12 1/2 years have been a great ride with some amazing people but my family and I are excited to begin this new journey with the Phillies. #RingTheBell
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5 years
I have been coaching collegiately for the past 13 years. Tonight I had a first. A player emailed me saying he wouldn’t be attending my school, then sent me his remaining list and asked if I could email them and put in a good word for him with them. #confused
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5 years
Love this to begin our receiving drills. Plyo balls, tennis balls, lacrosse balls, and baseball to get the hands starting to work. We also use wrist weights and a weighted glove to add some more variability to the training.
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4 years
Good ones workout, great ones out work.
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9 years
If this applies to you please send me an email. http://t.co/qTAC4BiEir
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6 years
Everyone talks about being a great teammate. Being a great teammate isn’t always about cheering them on, that’s easy. Be a great teammate by holding them accountable. Challenge the other person to be great, not be satisfied with being average.
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5 years
In my life I’ve felt many different emotions. I cannot describe the feeling I had yesterday at 2:58 PM when @_LFlynn and I saw our little guy Bennett Cade come into this world. Very happy he and mom are doing awesome. I already have the dad bod, so it’s time for a nap.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
First time in 13 years not in the Post dugout. Love these guys. Happy to have been a small part of what this program has become. Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others and I hope I did that for everyone who wore an Eagle uniform.
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4 years
My first new glove in maybe 14 years. Excited to get this broken in. Until then, keep smelling the leather. If you played baseball or softball you know what I mean! #catcherslife #newglove
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6 years
Conversation with my wife. Her:Why did you change practice? Me: It’s going to be warm Sunday so we are going to go outside. Her: What it’s going to be like 55? Me: No, it’s going to get in the upper 30’s. Northeast College Baseball baby.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
The average height and weight of players in the big leagues this year. You think the weight room isn’t important?
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Ray Ricker
5 years
When you’re winning, you’re a genius. When you’re losing, you’re an idiot. Neither is true.
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Fortunate to have a scout at practice today following up on a couple of our guys. First question after the guys threw, Do I have to worry about him off the field, followed by how hard does he work and does he handle himself like a pro?
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Here is a machine ladder walk up drill I like to do with our catchers to have them get comfortable receiving pitches from different set ups and velocities. Mixed in a couple of running situations. Tons of situational reps in a short amount of time. #catchers #baseball
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Hard to put into words what this guy has meant to me, my family, and our baseball program. Could not be happier for Pack. This is much deserved and I know I speak for everyone in the program wish you all the best in your journey.
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Matt Packer
5 years
Excited to be joining the Orioles organization as a minor league player development coach. Pumped up for this new opportunity. Cannot thank @PostUBaseball enough for an incredible past two and half years #birdland
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11 months
Saw this online the other day. Thought it was a good graphic to show multiple things from how important it is for us behind the plate to keep strikes, strikes, pitchers how important it is to get ahead of hitters, and hitters how important it is to take advantage of being in a
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Big day yesterday as @PostUBaseball hosted our first ever pro scout day. @NikoLeontarakis top 96 @scotty_bellina top 96 @goehrig_matt 95 @raglievich21 94 Lisinicchia 94 @officialferg1 93 @Trap_Forddd 6.35 60 yard
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Things are about to get interesting. Excited to share this news. @_LFlynn
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Everyone wants to talk about launch angles and why strikeouts are up? Maybe because hitters have to face this nightly. Keep taking regular 40/40/40 BP and get ready to hit. 🤦‍♂️
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Ray Ricker
4 years
5 years ago today I proposed to @_LisaRix it was the best decision of my life. So many great memories and cannot wait to see what else is in store for us. A great mother, wife and friend.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Being a leader doesn’t require a title; having a title doesn’t make you one either. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Why is everyone so afraid of data? It’s not replacing coaches, it’s making coaches and players better. If you really want your players to get better wouldn’t it make sense that the information you are giving them is accurate and making them better rather than being subjective?
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Ray Ricker
10 years
Extremely excited to announce I an the new Head Baseball Coach @PostUniversity couldn't be more excited to start this new chapter.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
From last week. Excited to start the journey with the Bees this summer putting a championship team together for the fans at @NewBritainBees
@NewBritainBees
New Britain Bees
5 years
The New Britain Bees today announced the hiring of Ray Ricker as the club’s Field Manager for the 2020 season, their first in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. For more information, click here:
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Ray Ricker
7 years
Hats are in. Excited the way they came out. Looking forward to seeing these on the field. #orangeisthenewgreen
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Ray Ricker
4 years
Good series of pictures here showing some different check points in the mechanics of throwing to second. #catching #sub2 #baseball
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Ray Ricker
4 years
I don’t know who dresses this kid 🤷 still open to sponsorship opportunities and top 2u travel baseball opportunities. #uncommitted #classof2037
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Pitchers and catchers opening today. Some quick hands out of this guy. #catching #SpringTraining2020
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4 years
One small step for man, many small steps for tired parents chasing after him.
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Ray Ricker
7 years
2 things from last nights National Championship game. 1. If Hurts complained or sulked, Bama would have never won that game. You can impact an entire team by your attitude. 2. Stay ready, Tua was backing up a 2 year starter, if it wasn’t for Tua staying prepared they don’t win.
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Ray Ricker
4 years
Always have been fortune to work in baseball for the past 13 years, though it’s no comparison to the job and privilege of being this cheeseballs dad.
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Now that it’s official. Very excited to announce that @DrivelineBB will be on campus at @PostUBaseball in October. This is something you will not want to miss. We pride ourselves in development and this is another huge step for the program.
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone can ever ask of you. Never excuse yourself. You are your only limit.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Thankful for a lot of things. Little man has to be at the top of the list. @_LFlynn even though she won’t change her twitter name is up there too. Can’t forget about @PostUBaseball this has been the most fun I have had in a long time coaching. Thank you all !- 8.
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4 years
Yup....he’s my kid.
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3 years
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a great day with their family and friends.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Cannot thank Matt enough for all that he did in his time here at the U.
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GoPostEagles
5 years
Assistant Baseball Coach Matt Packer To Join Baltimore Orioles Organization @PostUBaseball
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Ray Ricker
4 years
A lot of people put motivational quotes up on the wall and all they do is collect dust. Become what that quote says. Live it every day.
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Ray Ricker
4 years
3 former players of mine last night in the NYPD vs FDNY game in NY. Proud of these guys for their service. They scan still play a little bit too. Joe Proscia FDNY taking hope the MVP award. 📷 JFigs
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Extremely proud of the entire @PostUBaseball program today. 3.05 gpa as a whole. They set out for excellence on and off the field. #heretodoschool
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Trying to eat healthier, but might be tough on the budget to buy the watermelon tonight.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
2019 it’s been an adventure for sure. This year @_LisaRix and I welcomed the little man into our hearts and couldn’t ask for a better boy. 2020 will no doubt be one unlike any other one. Looking forward to what this year has to bring.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Winners take all game tomorrow. It all comes down to a 7inning game. Top two teams battle it out for the North Division Championship.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Loved getting these in the mail today. Nothing better than pearls! @DrivelineBB looking forward to using these in practice. Cannot beat the price.
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5 years
Congrats to the guys. They worked hard for this. Now onto the postseason.
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Post U Baseball
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Protected the North. Back to back north champs. Not done.
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Ray Ricker
7 years
Cool being interviewed today on Chanel 3 definitely a face for radio.
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Ray Ricker
4 years
Excited to be a part of this outstanding lineup.
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USA Baseball Develops
4 years
Mark your calendars for another #USABClinic on Wednesday to learn from this A+ lineup⬇️ REGISTER: @TonyVitello2 @NickMagnifico
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Ray Ricker
4 years
Some great presentations so far here at #CatcherCON2020 Excited to be here after years of fomo. @Challenger_ST killing it currently.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Pretty awesome seeing guys get excited about @WinReality and how good they feel using it. They are able to get hundreds of ABs to help prepare them for the season. @Trap_Forddd getting locked in.
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5 years
Bennett’s 1st trip to Disney. He’s enjoying the warm weather and getting carried around.
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Ray Ricker
4 years
That will play.
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Philadelphia Phillies
4 years
They never learn...
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Today at scout day for the @PostUBaseball pitching staff. @raglievich21 92 @NikoLeontarakis 95 Goehrig 93 Bellina 93 Lisinicchia 92 @officialferg1 91 Pretty good day on the bump.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Incredibly well put together course by @drivelinebases and @JasonOchart and crew. Tons of useful knowledge to help your hitters out whenever we all can get back on the field. Highly recommend this for anyone working with hitters.
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Ray Ricker
2 years
What a play from @AnthonyQuirion7 during last nights ABL Championship game. Machine pop ups in Spring Training will be cake!
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Merry Christmas everyone.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Great last fall game for @PostUBaseball tons of positives. Need to keep working but love the direction it is headed. 7 guys touched 90mph 4 guys 92 and 1 guy 94. Offense was solid against very good arms. Ready to get back to work already.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Be present. And if you’ve had trouble with this in the past? That’s okay. That’s the nice thing about the present. It keeps showing up to give you a second chance.
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Ray Ricker
7 years
Positive weekend in Cary. Can never be mad going 4-0 on the weekend but this team has a lot more in its future. Need to get to back to work Tuesday and keep playing better baseball every week. #workinprogress
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Ray Ricker
9 years
So happy for @Cosy_28 . 1st player ever to be drafted by a major league team. @PostUniversity @GoPostEagles dream come true @CACC01
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Our catchers working breaking balls off of the hack attack. Jr. @tylerrkeith55 working low and under the ball. Love what Realmuto does keeping the ball constantly moving, trying to emulate that here. #catchers #baseball
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6 years
Big congratulations to @Popham46 on his new gig with the Blue Jays. Bitter sweet day in the office. He has done an awesome job with the pitching staff taking our training to a new level. He left @PostUBaseball better than he found it. Cannot thank him enough for everything.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Ok, let’s try this again. We actually had the good version.
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Ray Ricker
3 years
Happy MiLB Opening Day. It’s crazy to think it’s been over a year since we have been able to get on a field for games and fans to be back in the stands. Great effort by so many people to make this happen. #playball #milb
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Great time hanging out with my guy @joehud4 before he left for big league camp here we are working on his 1 knee set up and having him get a better feel for the ball that is running into a RHH. Using light flight balls so we can get in work and make sure he is ready for camp.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Was like a kid at Christmas when this came in the mail today. Excited to break this out tomorrow. @WinReality is going to be a huge piece to the development puzzle for our guys @PostUBaseball
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Ray Ricker
4 years
Our favorite ham of the day. Happy Easter everyone 🐣 🐰
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Crazy to think 4 years ago I was named the Head Baseball Coach of @PostUBaseball cannot wait to see what is in store for the future. We are just getting started
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Ray Ricker
4 years
How it started. How it’s going. #Halloween2020 edition. #callmedragon
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Ray Ricker
7 years
More than a game, more than W/L. This is a family.Going to miss these guys.It's been a hell of a ride. Thank you all. #YOTE #FLY
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6 years
This seriously has to stop.
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5 years
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Saw this the other day from Mike Rizzo of the Nationals. “Either you’re IN, or IN the way. When you are a part of a team, it’s about the team.
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Big thank you to all the guys at @DrivelineBB for a great experience. Blown away by the knowledge of @ericjagers pitch design, @doublexcanflex @ian_walsh11 @BaseballFreak_9 and Joe Marsh. Cannot wait to make a trip out to the facility. #velo #pitchdesign #datadriven
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Ray Ricker
5 years
@Dungeonkingg Shooters shoot
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Ray Ricker
1 month
People are going to start talking about his defense as much as his bat. Truly impressive watching the growth out of Tait.
@Mitch_Rupert
Mitch Rupert
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Holy Eduardo Tait!!! What an incredible throw from the 17-year old catcher on a ball in the dirt that he picks clean … This is unreal
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. @SkippersDugout Post University NCAA D2 looking to hire a pitching coach (good stipend) and an assistant to help with the offense (smaller stipend) please send resume to HC rricker @post .edu @PostUBaseball
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Ray Ricker
3 years
Coaching is not building a house from the ground up. It’s a renovation and expansion. Success requires designing practice that builds on each performers foundation. @ShakeyWaits
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Ray Ricker
6 years
32 days away from first pitch. Great first day, but who’s first day isn’t great? Let’s see if we can keep it up for the next 32 days and then the next 32. Challenge yourself to be better.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Big thank you to @FullerHitting for coming on campus and getting reports on our hitters with @KMOTION3D great to collaborate with outstanding hitting minds and help our player development even more.
@FullerHitting
Ryan Fuller
5 years
Awesome day collecting biomechanical data on the hitters at @PostUBaseball . The reports created by @KMOTION3D will help the coaches and players make informed and specific player development plans. No guessing here. These guys know how to swing it 🔥
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6 years
Saw a ton of great things from @PostUBaseball we started swinging it like I know we can. No time to relax, another conference double header tomorrow. CACCation never rests.
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Ray Ricker
6 years
Our first test with @rapsodo in the hitting lab. @TyScottM starts us off with this first swing. His top EV was 99.6. Excited to continuing developing the players with a new school approach. #HittingTwitter #rapsodo #launchangle #munimagic #baseball
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Ray Ricker
5 years
One of my favorite training tools for catchers is @ALLSTARSPORTS donut glove. It’s great for receiving feedback. Also using mixed 1 knee set ups here. Again this is more challenging then it’s made to look like here. #catchers #catchingdrills
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Ray Ricker
3 years
Blink of an eye. We have a 2 year old. @_LisaRix
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Ray Ricker
9 years
Happy to tell everyone that this morning I asked my best friend @_LFlynn to marry me. She said yes. Sorry ladies I'm done haha #wedding
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Ray Ricker
4 years
Happy Anniversary to my beautiful wife @_LisaRix I couldn’t ask for more out of a mother, wife, friend, and partner. 4 years down and a lot more to go. I love you more today than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow.
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5 years
The less energy we waste regretting the past or worrying about the future, the more energy we will have for what’s in front of us
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Ray Ricker
6 years
A ton of work going on now at the home of @PostUBaseball as the locker room and bathroom facility is taking shape. Excited to see the finished product. #yote #munimagic
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Ray Ricker
5 years
For some reason there still seems to be a whole lot of coaches that stills think velocity doesn’t matter and is the devil, why are they are the first ones to pull out their radar guns. Why do you own a radar gun if it doesn’t matter? Invent the command gun.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Big thank you to @WinReality for coming on campus today. Insane technology that is going to take player development to the next level. I really think this is the next big thing in player development. Excited for the future.
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Ray Ricker
5 years
Awesome weekend with the team in Niagara. Great experience on and off the field for our guys. These guys are ready for a special year.
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Ray Ricker
4 years
🤩🤩🤩 he can sling it.
@GoCFBaseball
Marty Smith
4 years
Grab your stop watch. Tell me what you get on this throw..... 😳😳
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Ray Ricker
8 years
Great news this morning. @Cosy_28 has been promoted to A ball and will join the Delmarva Shorebirds today. #yote
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Ray Ricker
7 months
Met @stoolpresidente last night at dinner. Awesome to see a pizza review live. #onebite
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Ray Ricker
4 years
No challenge, no change.
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Ray Ricker
9 years
I have a feeling these are going to be pretty popular. #NOW http://t.co/cLCH942ug9
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4 years
Be more concerned with getting it right, rather than being right.
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