MLB Pitchers that Make it Look Easy Some starting Major League Baseball pitchers have unbelievable stuff ( baseball term for repertoire of pitches) – consistently plus ninety-three mile an hour fastballs and superb off speed pitches to complement those fastballs. Guys like David Price, Steven Strasburg and Chris Sale are simply nasty and guys who, [...]
Not so Obvious Game Winning Managerial Decisions It is a special feeling when coaches make game winning managerial decisions. Of course, game winning managerial decisions come at different points, some even before games begin, with the line-up coaches decide to put on the field. Deciding things as who to pitch and when, as well as [...]
Jack Perconte Interviews Melissa Verge It is exciting to watch young talent develop, as that has been the business I have been in for the past twenty-five years, helping young ball-players develop baseball skills. It’s cool to be able to say, “I knew them when, no matter what field of work they end up in.” [...]
Coaching Kids Baseball – Live up to Your Coaching Philosophy Often, adults, parents and coaches, are hypocritical, when coaching kids baseball. I see it all the time with coaching kids baseball. Coaches say one thing and seem to mean it, and then proceed to act very upset when kids do as told. For example, coaches constantly [...]
Parents: Careful of the Mixed Message Often unknowingly, parents give kids a mixed message when it comes to playing youth sports. Parents mean well of course, when they insist that kids go out and have fun, but they do not realize the mixed message they send with the “I just want you to have fun” [...]
Hitting Mind Games to Overcome Hitters battle different mind games that make hitting more difficult. Issues like a lack of confidence, bad hitting mechanics, a lack of knowledge of the strike zone, and pressure all play games on players’ minds. Another aspect of the hitting thought process, although rarely considered, is some common hitting assumptions [...]
Basics of Baseball Begin With These Youth coaches do not have to be experts to coach young players, but they should know some basics of baseball. I am often amazed with how many youth baseball coaches either do not know, or cannot see, the basics of baseball, even at some of the higher levels of [...]
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 [...]
Spring Training Mindset is Harrowing for Some I was always in the 20% pool for spring training, so it was not always a win-win situation. The spring training mindset for most major league players is such a no lose time of year, as long as they stay healthy. Approximately 80% of the major league players [...]
Does the Intentional Walk have a place in youth baseball? Deciding whether the intentional walk has a place in youth baseball is one of those tough questions that has no obvious answer. The debate will always be there, unless one simple rule is implemented for youth baseball. The intentional walk at the lower levels of [...]
