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Over 2,500 games from the dugout. 50+ years in baseball. 17 as an MLB manager.
I won Manager of the Year and also lost more games than I want to count.
I led teams through losing seasons and took a team to the World Series.
If I could go back to my first day as a leader, here are the 5 lessons I'd whisper in my own ear:
Lesson 1: Be a window when it's good, a mirror when it's bad.
The leaders I respected most shared every win and absorbed every hit.
What this looks like in practice:
• Wins: name the people who made it happen
• Losses: say "that's on me" before anyone asks
• Locker room: spotlight the effort before the outcome
Your team will fight harder for a leader who deflects credit and absorbs blame.
Lesson 2: Nobody hands you trust. You earn it before you coach it.
Early in my career, plenty of coaches tried to fix my swing.
I tuned out every one I didn't trust.
Get to know your people before you try to develop them.
Their hobbies, their family, what makes them tick.
Then the coaching lands.
Lesson 3: Shower well after every loss.
After a losing streak in Colorado, our team president asked me how I kept the clubhouse together.
This was my rule:
• Self-evaluate honestly, were we prepared, did we execute?
• Shower well, wash off the grit, grime, and angst before you walk out
• Be present for whoever you're going home to
Tomorrow is a new opportunity. Don't drag yesterday into it.
Lesson 4: Lead transformationally, not transactionally.
Transactional leaders ask: what can this person do for me?
Transformational leaders ask: how do I put this person in a position to win?
The first builds compliance.
The second builds careers.
When your people start chasing growth instead of your approval, you've crossed over.
Lesson 5: Stay humble before life humbles you.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who are humble, and those who are about to be.
Discipline keeps you in the first group:
Skill gets you in the room. Humility keeps you there.
50 years taught me leadership isn't about you.
It's about the people you serve.
@rockies
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Most of you who DREAM of playing Major League Baseball will never make it.
And that's okay.
Chase it anyway.
Give everything you have to the game.
Because some of you will become doctors. Lawyers. Teachers. Coaches. Business owners. Fathers. Leaders.
And the lessons baseball teaches you while chasing that dream will go with you.
How to fail.
How to compete.
How to be a teammate.
How to work when nobody is watching.
How to get back up when things don't go your way.
Chase the big leagues.
But don't miss who you're becoming while you're chasing them.
- Jermaine Curtis
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Life's not fair, but the beauty is it's unfair for everybody.
The only thing fair in life is a ball hit between first and third.
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People ask me all the time why I share the hard stuff so openly.
Why talk about the divorces? The drinking? The car wreck when I was drunk
Here's the thing. We identify with failure much better than we do success because each of us has misstepped at some point in our lives.
When I stand up and say I've been divorced twice, fired three times, had two DUIs suddenly people don't feel so alone in their own struggles.
They realize that if this guy who managed in the World Series can mess up that badly and still find redemption, maybe there's hope for them too.
I'm not trying to be the hero of my story.
I'm trying to be transparent and authentic because that's when real connection happens.
That's when someone in the back row thinks, "If he can get sober, maybe I can too. If he can find happiness in marriage, maybe there's hope for mine."
The truth is, I've been given a platform to share experience, strength, and hope through the lessons I learned the hard way.
I don't tell people what to do....nobody wants to be told what to do. I just try to be a guide on the side
Because sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is: "Me too. I've been there. And here's what I learned."
That's where healing begins.
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Things are heating up in St. Clair!
Wyatt Schneider (@MSSUBaseball ; @MeanMugsLOU) with the 2B down the line to put them within 1!
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Swinging it well recently not a lot to show for it. Here’s a few recent at bats
@hittingdevelop @ChanceResetich @CougarsSCC @BaseballMU
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Welcome to the Phillies, Caden!
The Phillies have selected OF Caden Bogenpohl from Missouri State University in the second round (No. 64 overall) of the 2026 MLB Draft.
RT @Liam_matthews27: It’s been a fun summer playing up against the 17s and 18s. Grateful for the opportunity to compete against great talen…
The people who love you most will push you, not just praise you.
Praise feels good but it doesn't always make you better. The people who truly love you will celebrate your wins and still look you in the eye and say you're not done yet.
Find those people and don't let them go.
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At Day 1 of the @MLBDraft Combine, Caden Bogenpohl (@BogenpohlCaden) recorded 5 exit velos that were 114+ mph, and his 119.4 mph EV was the hardest hit of the day.
The @MissouriStateBSB standout's 112.7 mph 90th percentile EV was 4th best in D1 Baseball this season (min. 100 BBE).
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Top 5 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐬 from Day 1 of the @MLBDraft Combine.
These hitters produced the highest max exit velos during today's on-field workouts⤵️
1⃣ Caden Bogenpohl - @BogenpohlCaden
2⃣ Martin Shelar - @_martiparti9_
3⃣ Rintaro Sasaki - @rintarosasaki
4⃣ Dominic Santarelli - @Dominic_2534
5⃣ Blake Bowen - @blake_bowen10
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Caden Bogenpohl OF | Missouri St
- some of the loudest swings of the day posted 119 EV that went 450ft
- showed a simplified load and more barrel feel
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Tim Tebow could have stayed quiet.
It would have been easier to keep his faith private, avoid the criticism, and say what people wanted to hear.
Instead, he chose to openly stand for Jesus.
For years, Tebow was mocked, ridiculed, and criticized simply for talking about his faith. Yet he never backed down from giving God the glory.
His story is a reminder that following Christ has never been about popularity. It's about conviction.
The world may pressure believers to stay silent, but courage is choosing truth even when it's unpopular.
Tim Tebow's legacy isn't just what he accomplished on the field.
It's that he showed millions of people what bold faith looks like.
✝️ Jesus is still worth standing for. Always. 🙏🔥
#TimTebow #JesusIsKing #ChristianFaith #FaithOverFear #BoldFaith #StandForTruth #ChristianNews #GodIsGood #FaithInAction #JesusChrist
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Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Konnor Griffin found his peace not in a good game, a big hit, or a strong performance. He found it in knowing who he is and why he is here.
"If there were tough games, that's where I found my peace. Knowing that I feel like I'm called to play baseball, but at the end of the day, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is living my life to share the word, share the gospel, and live in eternity in heaven. And that just brought such peace to me through the times of adversity."
That is a young man who has already figured out something most athletes never do. The game is not the foundation. The game is the platform. And when the game gets hard, the foundation is the only thing that holds.
Griffin also said something that cuts straight to the identity question every believer wrestles with. "It helped me kind of separate my identity from being a baseball player to being a Christian and a believer, trying to share the word."
That separation is everything. When your identity is in your performance, a tough game shakes you to the core. When your identity is in Christ, a tough game is just a tough game. It does not define you. It does not diminish you. It cannot take anything from you that actually matters.
Griffin is not waiting until he makes it to the big leagues to share his faith. He is sharing it now, in the minors, in the middle of the grind, in the tough games where most young players are just trying to survive.
That is exactly where the gospel is most powerful. Not on the highlight reel. In the hard days.
"I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content" (Philippians 4:11).
Have you separated your identity from what you do and anchored it in who Jesus says you are?
This is what it looks like when a young athlete gets the order right before the pressure hits. Konnor Griffin is a minor league prospect grinding through tough games, and instead of finding his peace in his stats, he found it in knowing he is called to share the gospel. Baseball is the platform. Jesus is the foundation. Pray for Konnor Griffin as he continues to develop and pray that more young athletes anchor their identity in Christ before the pressure of the game tries to define them.
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INF Brody Kube (Seckman, 2027) turns this pitch around for a RBI single.
Strong RH bat that showed well in our looks throughout the spring.
#SCUpperclass
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