Derek Brown : Pitching & More

Education, Education, Education!!!!!

Shared this on FB, I want to be sure all baseball families push this positive thought from Deion Sanders. More college money is earned through academic success than athletic prowess. The school year begins next week push the goal of achieving academic honors.

💥💥DIAMOND BIRD baseball sponsor💥💥


The Diamond Birds know that baseball is the game that they are playing, however they know that there is more to life than the sport of baseball. The Diamond Birds Organization puts a large emphasis on teaching these young boys how to give back to their community through outreach and volunteering their time. The Diamond Birds have participated in a Breast Cancer Awareness 5K walk, and a feeding and clothing of the homeless through a non-profit organization “It’s a Blessing to be a Blessing.” The Diamond Birds, believe passionately that it is important for the players and their family’s to give back to their community. Travel baseball can be expensive, and it can be time consuming to raise money. So when you donate to the Diamond Birds, you are not just donating to “another” sports program. You are helping to provide top notch baseball training, taught by the best. You are helping to provide opportunities for these young boys to give back to their community. By donating, you are also giving the Diamond Birds more time to give back to their community and less time fundraising. Look at your donation/sponsorship as an investment in which these young boys turn into young men who will be involved and contributing to their communities.

When you are ready to sponsor please message me and we will send you a PDF form Or I can stop by and drop it off. If you have any questions please let me know and we will answer all questions.

Looking forward to another amazing year!!!!

Derek Brown
301 991-3747
[email protected]

Checks can be mailed to
19710 Meadowbrook Rd
Hagerstown Md 21742

💥💥💥SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE..........COMING SOON!! TONIGHT💥💥
⭐️⭐️ who would like to guess 1st??⭐️⭐️

Don’t miss out to join this amazing journey with the Diamond Birds!
Love how we do so much more than just making these boys a better ball player on the field. It’s about real life lessons (feeding the homeless, clothing the homeless, Breast cancer walks ect and that’s just a few). It’s about giving our time and helping verses these kids wanting things handed to them.

VERY EXCITING NEWS!!!!

Report DIAMOND BIRD BASEBALL TRYOUTS COMING SOON!!!!!!!!! Tryouts for 2019 Fall & 2020 Spring 9u/ 10u/ 11u/ 12u/ possibly 13u Follow us on Facebook: DIAMONDBIRDBASEBALL Website: Hagerstowndiamondbirds.com Derek Brown: [email protected]

💥💥I know I have had people reaching out to me for lessons through out the season and it was tough with the amount of time we had on both ends, anyone interested for lessons this week or next 6/3 - 6/14?💥💥
Please call or text
301 991-3747

One of my friends asked "Why do you pay so much money for your kids to do all their sports”? Well I have a confession to make; I don't pay for my kids to to do sports. Personally, I couldn't care less about what sport they do.

So, if I am not paying for sports what am I paying for?

- I pay for those moments when my kids become so tired they want to quit but don't.

- I pay for those days when my kids come home from school and are "too tired" to go to their training but they go anyway.

- I pay for my kids to learn to be disciplined, focused and dedicated.

- I pay for my kids to learn to take care of their body and equipment.

- I pay for my kids to learn to work with others and to be good team mates, gracious in defeat and humble in success.

- I pay for my kids to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don't get that placing or title they'd hoped for, but still they go back week after week giving it their best shot.

- I pay for my kids to learn to make and accomplish goals.

- I pay for my kids to respect, not only themselves, but other athletes, officials and coaches.

- I pay for my kids to learn that it takes hours and hours, years and years of hard work and practice to create a champion and that success does not happen overnight.

- I pay for my kids to be proud of small achievements, and to work towards long term goals.

- I pay for the opportunity my kids have and will have to make life-long friendships, create lifelong memories, to be as proud of their achievements as I am.

- I pay so that my kids can be out on the field or in the gym instead of in front of a screen...

..I could go on but, to be short, I don't pay for sports; I pay for the opportunities that sports provides my kids with to develop attributes that will serve them well throughout their lives and give them the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen so far I think it is a great investment!

Photo of: Four two photography

If you give a boy a baseball, he will want a bat to go with it.

You’ll buy him the best bat you can find, and then he will probably want a bucket of balls and a glove and some cleats too.

Then, he will probably spend hours begging you to go out in the yard to play with him, even though you may want to sit on the couch and watch tv. He will insist. And his insistence will win.

And when a boy gets a jersey, he will need pants and socks and a belt to go with it. And a TEAM…..

And then life as you know it will end.

There will be no more lazy weekends watching tv. You will see more sunrises than you ever thought possible. Every spare minute of your time will be spent hauling buckets and bags and stinky cleats and crazy boys all over tarnation for hours to practice for a game.
THE GAME.

And your house will be a mess. And your car will be dirty. All because you gave a boy a baseball.

Your weekends will be spent freezing or burning to death on a fold up chair. And his weekends will be spent gaining confidence and friends, and learning new skills and having fun and getting dirty. So dirty in fact that you will have to learn how to do laundry in a whole new way, like maybe at a carwash using the pressure washer.

And you will be there the day he hits his first home run, first strikeout, and his first double play. And he will make you SO proud. The other moms will congratulate you. But you feel weird saying thank you because it's not you at bat or on the mound. It's everything him. He did this.

And right before your eyes, your little boy will be transformed from the baby who spun around with his head on the bat, (because he loves attention), into a pitcher. Because he loves attention still.

When you give a boy a baseball , you give him more than just a ball. You give him a sport, and a talent, and hope, and dreams, and friends, a new family, a place to learn about life, room to grow as a person where he can push his limits, and bravery, and courage and LIFE, and memories. And he will have ALL of these things, simply because you gave a boy a baseball.

Because you gave a boy a baseball, you too will develop new/lifelong friendships, developed solely from the same passion for the game and love of your team. You will root together. And spew PG-13 things out of your mouths together. Because you gave a boy a baseball.

All because you gave a boy a baseball.
And played with him.

Repost-Written by a super parent with a huge heart who gets it!!!!