Brad Dance

During one of the worst losing streaks of my career, our team president walked into my office. Keli McGregor. One of the best men I've ever known. He could have come to vent. To question my decisions. To ask hard questions. Instead, he said: "Cut to the chase, Clint. What's next?" I looked him in the eye and gave him two words: "Shower well." The Colorado Rockies were struggling badly that year. Pregame preparation was solid. Scout meetings, early work, attention to detail. All of it was there. But at game time, the tires were flat. I told Keli: the game did everything it could to us today. We just couldn't meet its demands. Now it was time to reset. "Shower well" means exactly this: • Watch the frustration circle down the drain • Shampoo, rinse, repeat and get the grime of today completely off your mind • Walk out clean, go home, and actually rest Leave it at the ballpark. The game is over. There's nothing left to solve tonight. Keli nodded. Asked if he could share it with the whole organization. I said sure. And then it hit me. This isn't just for baseball. Bad day at the office. Grumpy boss. Missed deadline. Traffic on the way home. You can carry all of that through your front door. Or you can shower well. I've never seen a single problem get better because someone dragged it home with them. The reset is a discipline. Same as preparation. Same as showing up. Either we win. Or we learn. The only real loss? When you don't take a single thing out of a hard day. So tonight, whatever kind of day it was, shower well. Tomorrow is a new at-bat. What does your reset look like? I'd love to hear it.

Transferring to WVU was the best decision I’ve ever made. Thank you to the coaches, teammates, and the fans for making this the most memorable year. I’m proud to be a Mountaineer. #HailWV

Had 3 calls from College Coach’s this week about the same player. All asked, How’s the player, is he a good teammate, how are his grades and how are his parents?

I’m blessed to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at John Wood Community College!! Thank you to Coach Dahl for this opportunity and to all my family, friends, coaches, and teammates none of this would be possible without them. Go Blazers!! 🪵

All basketball season-- I have heard about the Washington 5 AM Club. Today, I woke up early to head to Washington and see the early morning championship habits of the #1 ranked Washington Panthers! That story tonight at 10 pm on 25 Sports! If I'm still awake at 10 pm???

Uncommitted Juco Sophomore, Aviation Major. Video from some fastballs in my bullpen yesterday. Sat 86-88 mph. Looking forward to the rest of the fall with the team! @JohnWood_bases @EllisChace @DougieB_14 @The_Noah_Sharp

Here we go… Rotation for tomorrow at

Congratulations to @schucksports for being recognized for even more award-winning work. @MuddyRiverSport muddyriversports.com/pressbo…

Impressive video board. I love seeing the student athletes featured 😉 📽️ . @DScoreboards

When you don’t have a true PG at most levels you R gonna struggle especially in late game situations . It’s not as simple as just moving a guy to the PG position. #ThursdayTruths

PARENTS: A friendly reminder… - Your child’s teacher is not perfect - Your child’s referee is not perfect - Your child’s coach is not perfect - Your child is not perfect - You are not perfect We are ALL a work in progress. Show Class. Show Respect. Lead by Example.

“Star in the role you have. Work for the role you want.” Powerful quote from @AlanSteinJr

Purdue coach Matt Painter says he doesn't have enough minutes for all his guys this year. Great message on what he expects from players"I don't want them to be happy, but be professional.When you get mad and stew. When you get your opportunity won't do as well"(Purdue Athletics)

Committed!!! @McKendreeWBB #GoBearcats @CoachK_40 @Terr31 @QHSGBB @Bdance1632 @dbaggs3 @greglogs @MissouriPhenom