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🎄'Santa Clause 2' starring Tim Allen opened in theaters 24 years ago, November 1, 2002
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The Milwaukee Brewers should be a wake-up call for everyone involved in youth and club baseball.
103 wins. A trip to the World Series.
And look at how they built their success.
2026 MLB Rankings:
OFFENSE
1st in batting average (.258)
1st in OBP (.341)
2nd in runs scored (832)
2nd in walks (668)
5th in stolen bases (162)
28th in home runs (154)
PITCHING
2nd in ERA (3.51)
2nd in strikeouts (1,544)
2nd in saves (55)
2.98 K/BB ratio
28th in home runs. 2nd in runs scored.
Milwaukee has embraced modern analytics, technology and advanced player development without abandoning the fundamentals that have always mattered.
They control the strike zone, get on base, run the bases, pitch effectively and understand how to win baseball games.
Over the years, I’ve noticed a concerning trend developing throughout club baseball.
Individual recognition is increasingly taking priority over team success.
Tournament organizations continue to emphasize individual MVP awards, all-tournament selections and player rankings. Recruiting platforms constantly promote individual performances, while college programs increasingly use social media, video and measurable data to identify and evaluate prospects.
I’m not suggesting those things don’t have value. They absolutely do.
But I’ve watched how that emphasis on individual recognition has begun to influence the mentality of players throughout club baseball.
Players can tell you their exit velocity, throwing velocity and national ranking, but how many truly understand what it takes to contribute to winning baseball?
How many take as much pride in executing a productive at-bat, moving a runner, making a defensive play or taking an extra base as they do posting a new personal best?
How many are more concerned about their individual statistics after a game than whether their team won or lost?
It raises a question I believe everyone involved in player development should consider:
Are we developing complete baseball players, or are we developing individuals who are simply good at getting recruited?
I strongly believe in measurable development, technology and exposure. They’re essential components of today’s game.
But those tools should complement the development of a complete baseball player, not replace it.
College programs ultimately need players who can compete, execute, make adjustments, handle adversity and contribute to winning.
That’s why I believe development and competition should never be treated as separate objectives.
The best organizations embrace both.
The Brewers aren’t proving old-school baseball is better than new-school baseball.
They’re demonstrating what happens when an organization combines the two.
Technology should help develop better baseball players, not become the definition of one.
Individual development should contribute to team success, not come at its expense.
At some point, the rankings, accolades and measurables have to translate into winning baseball.
Because the game doesn’t care about your ranking.
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When We were Growing Up the High School Head Football Coach was the Most RESPECTED Man & Leader in the Town.
He was just as or More Valuable than the Mayor & Viewed in Communities like the President especially in 1 & 2 HS Towns (Cities). That admiration & respect trickled so when College Coaches actually came to watch an older guy it was MAJOR. That in return gave young kids HOPE that they would be in those same shoes playing for that Head Coach.
Now everyone is a GURU & believe they know more than Him & The 1st Sign of anything they are ready to remove him from town. That has trickled to entitlement that some take it for granted or just expect that college coaches are supposed to be there when EVERY visit from a College coach is special as Well.
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We try and be realistic with our athletes and explain to them about what it takes to be a college athlete, especially a D1 athlete. Its not just about stats, its how you prepare year round, what kind of teammate you are, and how you act off the field.
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#1 LOST to an unranked team.
#2 LOST to #8.
#3 barely WON in Double OT.
#4 barely BEAT #5.
#5 barely LOST to #4.
#6 was MANHANDLED by #14.
#7 LOST to an unranked team.
#8 BEAT #2.
#9 DESTROYED #13.
#10 had ZERO issues against an unranked team.
#11 *still playing at the time of this post*
#12 remains UNDEFEATED.
#13 STRUGGLED and LOST on the road.
#14 BEAT #6.
#15 pulled off a WIN on the road in the SEC.
#16 was BLANKED by #22.
#17 was IDLE.
#18 LOST to #20.
#19 was IDLE.
#20 HANDLED #18.
#21 *still playing at the time of this post*
#22 had ZERO issues against #16.
#23 was IDLE.
#24 got another WIN.
#25 SQUEAKED by an unranked opponent.
What a wild day!
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Most people who don’t work in schools can’t fully understand why teachers sometimes restrict bathroom use.
From the outside, it gets framed as a “bathroom rights” issue, as if teachers are simply being unreasonable or dismissive of students’ needs.
Here’s the reality:
There are schools where students can use the bathroom freely with no problems.
And there are schools where, if you allow unrestricted access, mayhem ensues.
-Students leave for 40-minute stretches.
-Student wander into other classrooms and throw water balloons.
-Students vape.
-Students meet each other and box in the bathroom (with gloves).
-Students scream through the halls as they run past rooms.
-I can go on with another 2,000 issues.
What looks like a simple policy decision (from an adult's perspective) is actually quite complicated.
Once again, if you are not working in a school--you probably don't get it, bruh.
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A principal can suspend a student in-school, or out-of-school. That’s it. That’s all they can do. That will never change student behavior. Parents, it’s your job to do that.
