I got my passion and love for baseball from my mother. She was a diehard Giants fan. I’m sure she will be listening to Lon Simmons and Russ Hodges call a game in heaven. RIP mom 🙏
Want to know what’s wrong with “Travel Ball“? Here is a start – teams from five different states in a 7U tournament in Houston in March. The priorities are so out of whack! What are we doing?
@_JeremyBooth
@lansky_baseball
@PatWaer7
@BuzzPatterson
@RepSwalwell
We were talking about this guy last night with a friend of mine. The guy used to frequent a restaurant that my buddy does to. He’s not well liked in our town, an absolute phony.
2028 class players, please do not have uncommitted in your bio in Twitter. You’re in seventh grade. And yes, I know eighth graders get committed for some reason but still…
So my mother passed away about two years ago and it would be her birthday today. She’s actually the one that gave me the love for Baseball, and I miss watching giant games and listening with her. She’s listening to Lon Simmons and Russ Hodges as we speak in heaven.
@jakeviousmingo
@Money23Green
The majority of their max players are homegrown. They did a better job than everybody else developing their own guys. You don’t get penalized for doing the right thing.
@LordBalvin
@goldenbearwire
Oh he’s absolutely a little bit nuts but he raised three really good kids along with his wife. I never did get any of the shoes 🤷♂️
When we go to tournaments they are business trips. It’s not baseball and pizza. Each night we pick an aspect of the game. First night was mental approach. Last night we talked for an hour about recruiting and how it’s ever-changing
How can the city of Pleasanton have a farmers market yet they shut down restaurants? Is it because they make money on the farmers market? All of this is so hypocritical. 🤷♂️
Want to know why we do this?
@NorCalBaseball
alum Joey Parigi is now a member of the SWAT team and I was honored to write his original letter of recommendation. Certified bad ass!
#BiggerThanBaseball
@angryg12
So this game with Venezuela versus USA is in the eighth inning and it’s three hours and 30 minutes into it approximately. I don’t think anybody cares how long it goes
Prayers please for some Norcal guys, Coach Bernie Moncallo who is doing better after some tough heart surgery and Dax Dibble who is in intensive care from a bad car accident yesterday. 🙏.
Had a good call from the parent of a junior high player. They are getting advice from other parents of kids that grew early saying that they need to get into the “showcase circuit“. Newsflash- NO, YOU DON’T!! Not one college coach cares. We really need to educate!!
@_JeremyBooth
@BasebaIlKing
Stop being soft! He could’ve thrown him out instead he taught him a lesson to get going, and he barely touched him. That’s ridiculous. The umpire did a great job.
30+ years in baseball as a coach. Things have changed. Two families have emerged: Player Developers and Travel Ballers. It’s my mission to change how our industry teaches our kids. More to come…
Spoke to an outstanding College Coach this morning. The best coaches don’t recruit off rankings and metrics solely. They want to know if you can produce in games and are a great teammate. Can you grind it day in and day out with ONE team all summer
@_JeremyBooth
@NorCalBaseball
The “WHY” needs to change. We are too caught up in showcasing and not TEAM VALUES. We are thanking a camp that a kid played in and just spent $800. They should be thanking him. Best compliment is you’re a great teammate! Let’s get back to better values.
@nextlevelbb
THEY’RE LYING TO YOU- to take your $$$! Young players don’t need rankings, metrics, or showcases. They need to get better with real talk. Work harder, train harder, and don’t listen to the noise. They’re not your friend.
@NorCalBaseball
@SStormCoach12
@DyronRolling
@_JeremyBooth
Buc-ee’s is a whole New World for me. We took the kids in on our way to Baton Rouge and I’ve never seen a thing like this. It’s a gas station Walmart. And we would do it again 🤷♂️😉.
@nextlevelbb
Two rankings that matter, college that signs you to a letter of intent and pro team that drafts you, that’s it! The rest of it is absolute garbage designed to entice players to participate in said events. It’s like heroin to some people. 🤷♂️
@_JeremyBooth
@NorCalBaseball
Players- commit to a school, then program, then head coach, then assistant coach. Too many do the opposite. And go visit! You need to get a feel. A commit should be logical, not emotional.
#40YearDecision
@NorCalBaseball
@_JeremyBooth
Great day at the park, but a little adversity as one of our brothers Nico B hurt his knee rounding first base on a good hit. These guys are truly like brothers and are close. Giving a prayer for their brother 🙏🏼
For all you guys that don’t like Smoltz, the guy just predicted Harper hitting a home run sitting on a breaking ball over the middle. The guy is a genius and you need to get over what you don’t like about him because he’s the best in the business.
@hittingguru7
@_JeremyBooth
Getting some inside information from what happened at the CWS. This is going to be ugly. NCAA, politics, some of the things going on here. Rules changed in the middle regarding vaccination players who test positive but asymptomatic. What good is the vaccine then?
#UGLY
Took my mother to her oncologist a couple weeks ago and met a gentleman That was a huge Michigan fan and his daughter went to school there. Told him I knew somebody
@ErikBakich
there. Coach sent this to him – all you need to know about him! 🙏
@NorCalBaseball
@_JeremyBooth
Juco ball and division two and three has started, High school goes today, and division one starts next week. Great to have baseball back. I enjoy MLB but this is a great opportunity to go watch amateur baseball. Minor leagues should not be affected so that’s great too!
Life kicked my rear end last year. Arthritic shoulder, staph infection, pneumonia, multiple blood clots, wore 95 EV ball and broke ribs. I became gun shy with everything. New Year’s resolution is F that, it’s go time! Get back up and keep punching. More to follow…
@Outkick
She’s not even close to Joe Rogan‘s league. Shame on her for making it something like that. Has nothing to do with color or gender, and everything to do with talent. All you need to know is Oprah Winfrey who is a billionaire with oodles of talent and class.
We try and support our guys when they’re making their college decision and never steer guys towards anybody. That said, with the new landscape, good chance we start steering our guys away from programs that are not invested in our guys.
@_JeremyBooth
We had another great MLB draft with nine picks. That makes 29 in three years including five 1st round picks. Criteria is playing a full summer/fall during HS years. Lots of
#OKG
on here that are special.
@GaskinsShiva
did his amazing work on this.
@NorCalBaseball
WE ARE FAILING OUR PLAYERS by allowing them not to fail. Not enough innings? Fight! Didn’t make the first team? Get better! Running away from something becomes a habit. Stay,fight, and win-and you will have that forever.
@_JeremyBooth
@FatherOf4Lunas
@nextlevelbb
@Danielle138252
Just toured DTD in Sunnyvale.
@NorCalBaseball
alum Adam Shorsher put together a 32,000 square-foot facility that blows everything away in Northern California with state of the art equipment. Best part is these are real baseball guys- not lab guys! OKG
@_JeremyBooth
so I definitely knew I was back in the bay area in California when I saw a guy in a Prius wearing a mask and he was by himself. That sums up pretty much everything I think.
@ThePHSBaseball
hard worker and very strong young man. Rather see him use much better form and go lower and under control. That’s just too much weight even though he did it.
@BKG_98
I don’t like the Dodgers but I’m certainly not gonna get mad at them spending money. Good for them. They’re going to bring joy and happiness to their fans. What’s wrong with that?
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends out there. Have a great day with family and friends! We all have something to be thankful for that’s for sure. I’m thankful for the great relationships.
Congrats to my nephew, Mitch Bruno, who will be attending Boise State and playing rugby there. Very proud of all that he’s accomplished with more to come.
“TRAVEL BALL” doing a big disservice to YOUTH baseball for MONEY! Glorifying 12-14 YO with rankings and social media to generate $$$- and they know that. We don’t know where these guys end up at 18. False security to early maturers.
@yungjoc650
was 5’4 in 8th grade! Let them be!
Are we prioritizing metrics over winning. Instructors “selling” numbers because it sells. No feel for command or bat control at dish. No baseball IQ. Evaluators relying more on data over production. Is it time to reevaluate?
@_JeremyBooth
@RealTimmyMac
@nextlevelbb
We have been given a unique opportunity because of our circumstances. Lots of time to contemplate where we are and where we want to be. Take advantage of this opportunity and write your own future.
The new T-shirts came out extremely well. I think maybe our best ever. All the players will be getting them and should have a few extra. I think we’re going to have to reload and get more.
@NCAABaseball
@LBDirtbags
I’m going to give you guys a little bit of a clue, that wasn’t an upset like you think. Consistently under rating west coast teams. Devereau Harrison is as good as closer as there is in the country as well.
Aug. 1 is contact day for Division 1 and ‘25s. Some will get calls, some will not. Doesn’t matter. It’s a marathon. Run your own race, this is a 40 year decision. Don’t let anybody make it for you but you and your family.
@NorCalBaseball
@nextlevelbb
@_JeremyBooth
@SStormCoach12
It’s my grandfather’s birthday today. He Played football at Cal, Was a world-class sailor, and an architect who helped design Jack London Square. He and my grandmother were amazing people and I was lucky to have them in my life! 🙏
My stepdad passed away a little over a year ago and he was quite a guy and we were very close. My stepsister sent me this today. This was his 90th birthday. Pretty special stuff.
So one of the interesting Covid baseball fields is that we can’t have parents inside the complex when we are scrimmaging or practicing. I think we might adopt that for the next three years it’s been kind of nice. 😜🤷♂️
Long day today that started with the 11 Hour drive at 6:15 and brought my air fryer which makes amazing anything since I’ll be here for 26 days in Arizona. Great comforts of home.
Hardest thing a player can do after he commits is call the other schools that were in on the recruiting. It’s the right thing to do and hopefully the great majority do. When a coach gets the call and acts like an A-hole to a teenager, that is reprehensible. Be better!