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“At the end of our workout I spoke to the kids briefly about the two fundamental “rules” I have for when we’re together. 1) Safety – basically don’t do anything dumb that would put someone else or yourself in harm’s way. Wear helmets when batting, be careful and aware of others when swinging bats, make … Continue reading
“The great pitchers are the ones who work the count in their favor and put the batter in a hole. There are twelve possible ball and strike counts. Out of those twelve there is one that seems neutral – the first pitch – with five in favor of the pitcher and six in favor of … Continue reading
“You must forget the last game and the last inning and the last batter, because there is not a thing that you can do about them. The only batter you can get is the one standing up there at the plate with the bat in his hand. You can have the strongest arm in the … Continue reading
“The legendary shortstop Derek Jeter was a frequent subject of debate during the Moneyball era. Broadcasters and scouts noticed that Jeter seemed to make an especially large number of diving plays and concluded that he was an exceptional shortstop for that reason. Stat geeks crunched the numbers and detected a flaw in this thinking. Although … Continue reading
Elevate Your Baseball Game 