Assistant Coach @GGC_Baseball/ General Manager @thegoldiggers/ Former Scout Athletics, Royals & Blue Jays. Original Prep Baseball Report Georgia LLC.
Georgia, USA
Joined July 2018
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How many times can I retweet this?
“Instead of using it as a tool to teach & develop, America has turned youth sports into a business. Look around, we’ve turned our children into commodities.”-Rashamel Jones @RashamelJones
Blake Davis retweeted
At some point, baseball has to get back to valuing ballplayers and not just numbers on a screen. Give me the Freddie Freemans, the Buster Poseys, Hunter Pences, Pablo Sandovals, Michael Youngs, Ian Kinslers of the world. Guys who just flat out know how to play the game. Everyone wants to talk launch angle and exit velo, but what happened to valuing a quality at bat?” The 9-pitch battle that might end in an out, but forces a pitcher to show everything he’s got.
The guy who hits behind the runner, takes what’s given, or just refuses to give a pitcher an easy inning. Those at-bats might not look sexy in the box score, but they show up in the 7th, 8th, and 9th. Some of these dudes could absolutely leave the yard too. That’s the point. They weren’t one-dimensional. Somewhere along the way, we confused measurable tools with knowing how to win baseball games.
I’m not against analytics or hitting the ball hard, but there is an art to winning that you can’t fully measure. We need more guys who know how to play baseball, not just hitters, not just athletes, ballplayers. And I promise you, those dudes never go out of style
Blake Davis retweeted
This makes me sick to my stomach!!!
It doesn’t matter how hard your 8 year old throws folks!
They should be having fun, learning the game and making friends!
THAT’S IT!
Shame on you @ArmCarecom 👎🏻
#shegone
@notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker @SliderDom @low_and_outside @TheRealJHair @DMEASrecruiting @VandyonTigers @mikepiazza31 @SalMarinello @RVGDag @AMBS_Kernan
Blake Davis retweeted
The Standard IS The Standard.
Playing our last games EVERY season in Lewiston, Idaho is the EXPECTATION. It’s what we do. Put on Championship Gold & start booking tickets….
For EIGHT straight years!!
@tgoodie24 earned this trip! Proud of the way he led this group all season, so proud of the entire staff & every player for staying at break to leave their own mark on our @GGC_Baseball program!
Proud Skipper. Always a Grizzly. 🐻⚾️💚.
✅✅
Blake Davis retweeted
🏆Welcome back to Lewiston, Georgia Gwinnett!
Congratulations to the Grizzlies of Georgia Gwinnett (49-6) on punching their ticket to the 2026 NAIA World Series! The 2021 National Champions will make their 8th straight appearance in Lewiston! #NAIABall @GGCAthletics @GGC_Baseball
Blake Davis retweeted
BIG things headed our way for 2027! Last night the GCSS Board and @redelephants_supt approved a remodel to beautiful Ivey-Watson Field! We are beyond thankful for the support GCSS provides to our athletes!
We are full 💨 ahead! Stay tuned…. ⏳
🔴🐘⚾️ | #GBR
Blake Davis retweeted
ABSOLUTE LEGEND: I 100% back my Brother on this -
If you do something Absurd- like toss him for your bad call -
And double down on that bad call:….
In a tight game.
In a stadium where the poor design makes you walk across the field to leave….
Fine….
What do you want him to do?
Jog?
Nope.
Walk.
Head Held High
Shoulders Back
💼 in Hand.
That’s a Man
That’s a Man who gives a shit about his team.
Fights for them.
I would have been way more petty…
I would have walked the track, the longest way possible….
Got lost 3 times….
Tied my shoes.
Each one,
Twice….
And thrown a Nixon double peace sign
Or thrown a Truman bow…
Just :
Watch the Umpires- they wouldn’t even look him in the eye…
They all turned thier backs
You don’t do that if you are right….
You know it.
We know it.
Walk…..
Head Held High
Shoulders Back
💼 in Hand.
“Your boos mean nothing to me, I’ve seen what makes you cheer”
Slow Clap….
🫡 Respect.
Dad would have loved it.
Fight for It .
Break every bone…
Or walk Slow.
Make them sit in it.
I wish I was there…..
I would have walked with you…
@KirkSaarloosTCU is a legend
- your brother
@luptonbeers
High school sports is undefeated!
Blake Davis retweeted
Our children aren't here to live out OUR dreams. They're here to discover their own.
I've seen too many parents force-feeding their hopes, dreams, and desires on their children.
Very rarely does it work out well.
God gives us freedom of choice
My son, Christian, retired from baseball when he was 4.
He chose karate, then tennis, then crew. Sports I knew nothing about.
He stole the two basic things every dad needs: the ability to second-guess the coach and over-coach his own kid.
All I could do was show up, drive, and cheer. And when the game was over, I'd just say "I loved watching you do what you do."
Some parents say, "I'll let him do whatever he wants, and maybe he'll come back to baseball."
Stop. You just ruined it. You're still holding on.
Your job as a parent isn't to mold them into who you want them to be. It's to put them in the best position to be happy and successful at what THEY love to do.
This post is amazing in so many levels! Super cool to see a coach have this kind of impact. It is also amazing to see an accomplished big leaguer separate youth sports into appropriate buckets.
Coaching & leadership matter.
I played for this man for 3 years. He came to my wedding and traveled to watch me play in the big leagues many times. He gave me a D1 scholarship when no one else wanted a 5-11 175lb catcher from Florida. He meant more to me than any other coach I’ve ever played for, and that is saying a lot.
If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have had the mental toughness, mentality, or grit this game demands of you in order to play at this baseballs highest level.
I have a quote I like to tell my players.
“If you don’t like it, play better.”
The game of baseball is strictly merit based. You have to earn it. Even at the youth level.
Ages 12 and below, I’m good with everyone playing and learning the game. Above that age, then you have to earn your spot. There is a point where the player has to choice to work for it, or not. Puberty is the time that it generally happens in my opinion.
As a side note, if your kid isn’t the best player when he’s 12, don’t panic. Development takes time, and once puberty hits, the physical change happens quick.
RIP Coach Robe.
Blake Davis retweeted
The amount of baseball accounts, that say they were scouts is crazy…a Bird Dog/Associate Scout for a club, doesn’t give you the right to say you were an MLB scout…You were not. Unless you were a salaried contract scout, you’re and never were a scout. In today’s world of the internet, Baseball Reference and the Baseball America Directory is a fact check. If you were not in the latter, you were not a scout.
Blake Davis retweeted
Tommy Goodale Named Head Baseball Coach. He spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons as an assistant coach and becomes the third head coach in program history.
📰 - tinyurl.com/59v54e8k
#ClawsOut
Blake Davis retweeted
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