Thursday, April 17, 2014

I can't begin to tell you how many times I watch these TCU videos on YouTube on the regular.  These videos, at 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, make me mad that we can't go out and do some work on a tee, in a cage, on a field.  These videos get me excited beyond belief.  This one is my favorite, from 2012.

However, I am a coach.  I do not get to step to the plate, with my mouth salivating, ready to face a pitcher and see who's better at that given moment.  Who can capitalize on the mistake of the other.  I get to watch you do it.  I get to watch you succeed or fail.  I get to hope that all the baseballs we've thrown you in the cage, all of the swings you've taken off of a tee, all of the swings you've taken off of a flip toss, will pay off at this moment.

What's your plan?  What's your approach?  What's the situation?  Am I paying attention to the pitcher to see what his current scheme is?  Am I a student of the game?  Am I looking for small nuances to capitalize on like a pitcher digging in his glove for a curveball? 

Are you asking yourself these questions?  Are you a student of the game?

If I have a guy on 2nd, with less than 2 outs, what am I trying to do?

If I have a guy on 3rd, am I trying to hit a bomb, or make solid contact to the right side to plate a run for my team?

Why did I pop that baseball up in the air to the SS?  Did I drop my hands or did I hit a good pitch?  Are you being honest with yourself?

Are you 3-3 with 3 2B and 0 RBI and 0 runs scored?

Are you 0-1 with a 6-4 groundout and a SAC FLY, SAC BUNT, and 2 RBI?

Which is better?

What's your goal for this season?  We are almost halfway home gentlemen.  Currently, we sit at 3-5.  Is that bad?  I say not.  What do you say?  This is your team.  You choose what becomes of it.  You choose what happens through these next 12 games to determine your fate.  Are we playoff bound?  Will we see the bright lights of Bowman Field?  Your call. 

Bottom line.  We need to function as a team and be on the same page.  Are you #AllIn?

What does that mean?  What does it mean to you?  Everyone knows you want to succeed.  Why mope and sulk when things don't go your way?

Don't forget the motto:

Selfless
Energy
Attitude
Leadership
Sound Fundamentals

Do you live this between the lines?  Are you able to sacrifice yourself for the greater good? 

I sense some dissonance between certain individuals.  If you are #AllIn you serve the greater good, the TEAM.  Put your petty differences aside and FIO. 

Through adversity, you will find out who's #AllIn. 

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