Baseball Coach ✝️🇺🇸🇮🇹🤌🏼 BLUE-COLLAR. God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined January 2023
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I’m so Grateful to have had the opportunity to lead a group of young men where I was raised. I want to thank my fellow coaches who were extremely loyal to the cause. When we came in, we had very, very little. Now, because of the support from our alumni, our players and future players have what is needed to get better. Uniforms and gear to feel and look like a baseball team..& most Important, belief that they can get better if they work hard and show up everyday. Even those days that were hard to show up, WE DID!
I’m most proud of how we packed over 2000 vehicles full of food at a local church these past two years. Having a relationship with the church was very special and I hope it continues. I also hope that the community and school will embrace BASEBALL, the greatest sport ever created. With that said I must move on. My work is done and i look forward to the next challenge. Forever a Penn Hills INDIAN.👊🏼⚾️
Is Pat Murphy is bringing “coach” back to professional baseball?
Pat Murphy says he still wasn’t a good coach even after winning at Notre Dame and going to the College World Series at Arizona State because he was still making it about him instead of the players
“You know, when you get to a spot in life when you’re a little bit older, you start to make it not about you. When I dropped my ego, which took a while, I wasn’t a good coach at Notre Dame. Even though we were winning games, I still wasn’t good. I didn’t know baseball, for one, and it was about me a little bit at the end.”
“I started the right way. I loved Notre Dame, and I didn’t want to embarrass the university. I was working for $7,000 a year. I just wanted to be good and not embarrass them. We had a lot of success, but then it became about me.”
“And then I got to ASU, and it became about me again. We won a lot and went to the World Series a lot, but I just wasn’t good. It took getting knocked on my ass a little bit. I had that NCAA thing, which was total bull, but it woke me up. My kids made a difference in my life, and you start to realize it ain’t about you. Honestly, it’s not about me.”
“And whenever I started focusing on that, we came into last year and everything wrong happens. We trade Corbin. Woody’s out for the year. Devin’s out. We cut the budget $30 million. We’re going to suck. And again, I just kept saying, ‘It’s not about me. Make it about that young energy.’ And we had these young guys go out and make me look good. Hungry players, you remember when you guys were hungry in your career? Hungry players make the manager look good.”
“And that’s exactly what happened. Now I got the credit for it. I’m still under construction. I’m not great. There are so many areas I suck in. But then you’re trying to find staff members to help you, trying to realize what you suck at.”
“But the most important thing is love the player. When you really find the good in that dude, that’s it. The guy that’s hardest to love needs love the most. I’m at a point in life where it’s about them. And if you keep it about them…”
The pride of Penn Hills!
Tomorrow’s Honorary Captain is Tom Tumulty!!
• Pitt LB (1991–95)
• 1995 Team Captain
• 4-Year Starter
• 2x First Team All-Big East
• 1991 Big East Rookie of the Year
• 413 Career Tackles (4th All-Time at Pitt)
• 1996 NFL Draft Pick; Played 4 Seasons with the Bengals
#H2P
“And you’re coming to Pittsburgh, big mistake.”
October 28, 1979
The Steelers and Cowboys — bitter interconference archrivals and 1970s superpowers — meet in a grudge match at Three Rivers.
Pittsburgh prevails in a hard-hitting rematch of the previous year's Super Bowl, 14-3.
In the fourth quarter, Steelers defensive end L.C. Greenwood delivers a devastating hit that knocks Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach out of the game.
It is Staubach's second major concussion in ten months, and though he would not miss a start, this hit effectively signals the beginning of the end of his NFL career.
He would retire five months later.
Fantanu handled this guy last time . . I expect Troy to come back after a sub-par performance in France. I like the juice though. See you at 1 o’clock. Pittsburgh will be ready.
Joe Capobianco (BE A D.O.O.D) retweeted
The biggest transformation in my coaching career came when I started telling my players I loved them. Some of them looked at me like I was crazy.
This kid ain’t afraid to do hard thing. Hitting righty when he’s a natural lefty is hard. We recently saw a Sidney Crosby interview where he says, “ I work on the things I need to get better at in the off season.” It’s a great message for all of us. #switchHITTER
Steven Kwan playing some of the best left field I’ve seen in a long time. Big time plays by the gold glover!
Hey @elonmusk
How about taking down the video of the service man falling to his death in a pregame show. I don’t want to see it and I’m sure his family doesn’t either. God Bless him and his family. Terrible
Maybe the issue isn’t just the owner. Maybe the issue is the environment that has been created. If the challenge is too big 2 overcome then maybe the owner steps aside but that doesn’t mean a new owner is going 2 spend irresponsibly either.Billionaires aren’t dumb.Fix the system!
Bob Nutting is never going to put winning on the field as the number 1 priority for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Biggest pimp in all of professional sports today #Pirates. #LetsGoBucs
Joe Capobianco (BE A D.O.O.D) retweeted
My son Christian came home from karate with a white belt.
I asked what it meant. He said: "You know nothing. You have an opportunity to learn everything."
That stopped me cold. I was an MLB manager at the time.
Most leaders confuse experience with wisdom.
They've "seen it all" so they stop listening, stop asking, stop being curious.
But the leaders who last longest never stop being students. They have the White Belt Mentality.
Here are 3 principles of the White Belt Mentality.
Principle 1: Approach every room like you have something to learn.
The moment you walk in thinking you already have the answers, you've lost.
• Ask more questions than you give answers
• Seek out people who challenge your thinking
• Be the first to say "I don't know but let's figure it out together"
The leaders who stay curious outlast the ones who think they've arrived.
Principle 2: Your team will teach you.
When I was managing the Pirates, my best ideas didn't come from strategy sessions.
They came from conversations with players, coaches, and support staff who were closest to the problem.
I had to listen, not just wait to talk. Actually listen.
People tell you exactly what they need, if you're willing to hear it.
Principle 3: Build habits that force you to keep growing.
Staying a white belt isn't an attitude, it's a daily practice.
• Carry a journal and write down what you learn, not just what you do
• Spend a few months learning from one voice, book, or mentor, and then follow the seeds to the next
• Seek out people who tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear
The best leaders in any room aren't the ones with the most experience.
They're the ones still acting like they have the most to learn.
@pittsburghpirates
