Stop Popping Up a Baseball Video Instruction Besides striking out, nothing is more frustrating for batters than continually popping up, or hitting weak fly balls. Unfortunately, the solution to stop popping up a baseball is not as simple as just telling players to stop upper cutting, dropping their hands, or dropping their shoulder. Sometimes, a [...]
Hallowed Ground: Old Yankee Stadium The look – field design, Facade, Monuments Park, and the feel – tradition of all that happened there – were all so cool, but the sounds are what I remember most. Dang, I would have loved to rank this major league stadium at the very top of my major league [...]
Developing Quick Hands and Glove Control Following are some creative ways to develop glove control and quick hands. These drills require good concentration, along with great hand and eye coordination for the glove control and quick hands necessary to compete ate the highest levels of baseball. A word of caution before using these quick hands [...]
Jackie Robinson Movie “42” – My One Wish I am so excited for the Jackie Robinson Movie, “42.” I feel I have a personal connection to Jackie Robinson. I came up through and played for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as a second baseman. Even more of a reason I am looking forward to the [...]
Things are beginning to turn homeward bound towards number one on my major league stadium ratings. Very exciting time because, as those who have been following know, my top criteria for stadium beauty is how well I played there. I am so ready to talk about my game winning hits, great plays, and team successes. [...]
First, I forget the person who once said, “I been there, I know,” but that is how I feel and why I can write about this. I am prepared to hear the “You sucked” response even as I write this – Haha. I am as guilty of doing this as the next person, as the [...]
Some Surprising Roles of MLB Hitting Coaches You may think that being one of the major league baseball hitting coaches is the easiest jobs in the world, assuming they just sit back and watch the most talented players in that world, do their thing. That is so far from the truth, as any of the [...]
Major League Stadium had Baseball Gamers For those who have been following my major league stadium rankings, you did not miss one as I had unintentionally listed two stadiums at #11, since corrected, giving a minor boost to the last two stadiums. I only have 8 major league stadiums left in my rankings of major [...]
Fixing the Most Common Hitting Problem Once and For All Jack Perconte here – Stay with me on this one – it may seem a little complicated and a little long winded, but the solution to this hitting problem is little known, but necessary to fix this difficult to overcome and most common hitting problem. [...]
Necessity of Mental Training Tips At the young ages of baseball, it is best to keep the game as simple as possible and mostly about enjoyment of the game. As kids progress up the baseball ladder, mental training for baseball becomes important, as mental training is often the difference between success and failure, when it [...]
