1/ Can’t we all get along? Great article in @TheAthletic about the great new stuff Justin Stone of the Cubs is doing. The luddites must note that technology is changing the game and improving players. But no one is saying that “old school” guys are not needed. It’s not one or...

2/..the other.But data and technology HELPS aid in teaching what we already have known. And if you disagree with that then Congratulations on knowing it ALL! It also really helps in the competition between players in a practice setting (at least in college/HS) by putting a hard..

3/number on EV, velo, etc.) And if you are a pitching coach and don’t think you can be helped by a Rapsodo, Trackman, etc to help your pitcher become better at attacking hitters using his spin rate, spin efficiency and to help him develop pitches, then just know that you ....

4/..are really missing out on some things that are really, really beneficial. And the last couple things that are REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT!!! 1. Just because a coach talks about “getting the ball in the air” or “launch angle” that he encourages pop ups, fly balls and...

5/...strikeouts. What he means is line drives, gappers, and home runs score more runs for your team than ground balls. And #2 If you are trying to improve your pitcher’s velocity it doesn’t mean that you are doing so at the expense of his command or control. So in....

6/..general....Want to be a better coach? Take all of that “old school” knowledge that you already have and read, learn, evolve, and try to learn even more (books, podcasts, clinics, and yes, even https://Twitter.com ) to open that mind to some new, innovative, cool,......

7/...fun, enlightening, and challenging stuff to make yourself an even better coach..it’s possible..Start by giving @JWonCATCHING a follow. He puts out GOLD every day..The dude is 75 year old and knows more baseball than anyone on the planet and reads and studies “new school”...

8/..stuff EVERY DAY! He isn’t closed minded to think that what he has learned ON THE FIELD every day for 50 plus years is all there is to know about baseball. Sorry JW, just wanted to make an example of a “lifelong learner” & that coaches can continue to learn and you are the ...

9/..best example of this that I know. Let’s be better as coaches and respect the guys that have been doing it for years AND also respect the guys that dive into new things on the data, metrics side. They are both good, they can and do coexist for the betterment of the game....

10/..so don’t get offended and talk down a “data” guy (young or old) because he has an open mind and is trying to possibly learn something new about this game we all love.....We are all in this together....Happy Thanksgiving! #RantOver #DontBeALuddite #LookUpLuddite #DontBeOne

....wanna start with a book....Ask Santa for “The MVP Machine” by @Travis_Sawchik

Sincerely,
A former Luddite