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Jimmy Dugan: Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN is one of my all time favorite movies and that line spoken by Tom Hanks character is one of my alltime favorite lines. But in recent…
Since Neal Huntington and Frank Coonelly have been running the Pittsburgh Pirates they have been picking up the castoffs of other teams like they were all stars.
Huntington history
When Coonelly and Huntington took over you would think that they were trying to find their whole pitching staff from what…
When people think of tailgating they remember back to their school days and the rollicking good times that usually accompanied a beautiful afternoon football game. However, tailgating has become so much more and it can be an incredible tool for bonding with family, friends and even the entire community. If…
It is very frustrating to me and possibly others who cannot buy my favorite baseball team's apparel. I would like to dive into some of those frustrations with some detail. Please excuse me if this seems like a rant about poor choice in my region.
Regional Team is Not My…
Learning how to increase bat speed can lead you in many different directions. Everyone seems to have an opinion on what works the best, and frankly, there are clearly some real gimmicky products and techniques that will do more harm than good with your swing.
What I want to share…
Last season when Buster Posey of the San Fransisco Giants was hit hard trying to block home plate from the runner. Many critics were arguing about the viciousness the home plate collision creates. Scott Cousins of the Florida Marlin's was rounding third base and everyone in the stadium knew it…
BASEBALL WARMUP EXERCISES AND STRETCHING
Proper baseball warmup exercises, even if they're not sport specific, start with something as simple as a jog around the field to get the blood flowing. Studies show that blood flow to the muscle groups is critical prior to stretching and strenuous exercise. Also, the…
Everyone likes to look back on good memories, like their first date or their first car or the time they won the championship at a sporting event. We are able to romanticize the good things that happened to us back then, as if they were the most significant events in…
Drill for Opposite Field Hitting
Hitting the ball to a opposite field is a indication of a well-informed and discipline hitting. It is an significant aspect of the game. A hitter who is able to do so is a hitter that is able to get the big hits in the…
Scoring baseball games may be the best way to introduce the casual fan to the many fine elements of America’s pastime. Through the simple act of scoring baseball games – scorekeeping, it’s called, and games generally have an official scorekeeper – someone who thinks of baseball as a slow, boring…
Many players don’t know, but yoga can extremely beneficial for baseball. There is a perception that yoga is primarily for flexibility freaks, and mainly used only by women. Well, this assumption is wrong because many professional teams require their players to utilize yoga during the off-season and even during the…
The Major League Baseball community lost a legend on February 16, 2012, as Gary Carter passed away from brain cancer. In May of 2011, doctors had instructed Carter that they discovered small tumors on his brain. Unfortunately, he suffered through the grueling chemotherapy treatments to try-and postpone the inevitable. Family…
Many pitchers will ask themselves this question after they have spent countless hours trying to improve on their pitching velocity. Unfortunately, hard work is simply not enough to pitch faster. But instead, you must work hard in the proper direction. Many pitchers utilize techniques that are ineffective for increase velocity,…
A key factor to playing baseball is being successful at the plate. Hitting the ball takes practice and proper technique. But the bat plays a big part. Choosing the right bat can make a big difference between success and failure at the plate. Many parents and coaches mean well but…
Neil Walker watches as the ball soars over the right field fence
The Top
Another milestone reached for this year’s Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club. The Pirates reached the top of the NL Central for the first time this late in the season in over a decade. Esteban Loiza was with…
There he was, standing on the pitcher’s mound inside the friendly confines of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum. It was 2006, his last season with the Oakland A’s and one of the last times that Barry Zito would be considered a top flight major league pitcher.
A’s general manager Billy…
Roger Clemens is arguably one of the best starting pitcher's in Major League Baseball history. The "Rocket" what they use to call him with his blazing fastball and his dominating presence on the mound. For most of his career, he was known as a prima donna. We all know how…
Johnny Pesky, a legend in Boston Red Sox baseball , passed away on August 13, 2012. He will forever be remembered in Beantown as a player, coach, manager and commentator. However, the singlemost impressive statistic about Johnny Pesky was his lifelong passion and dedication to the game of baseball.
Cooperstown…
How it all started
When my wife bought baseball heart guards for the kids when they started little league I thought what a waste of money. All it was was a hard plastic shell with a couple of straps. Didn't look like much. I thought who couldn't catch a ball…
Since Barry Bonds left years and years ago the Pirates have gone through waves and waves of what Pirates fans have hoped would be the next group to take the Pittsburgh Pirates back to the playoffs, or at least a winning season. Well, the core of the current group is…
The Detroit Tigers are having a sensational spring training and are proving their off-season acquisitions have improved their team dramatically. If they can sustain this level of play with their split squad rosters, than just imagine how well they will play with the Major League Baseball roster. This spring they…
In my 21 years coaching youth baseball, I’ve been called a good coach, a great coach, an overrated coach and a horrible coach. I guess it depends on which game or games people have seen me coach to determine which superlative to use. I like to think that my best…
Increase Your Bat Speed/Maximize Power and Distance
The 'Bambino', Ted Williams or Hank Aaron are names that conjure up images of towering home runs and pure 'power hitters' from days gone by. More recently, Prince Fielder, Josh Hamilton or Jose Bautista are the players garnering the home run headlines. But,…
Many people are unaware of how complex cardio is for baseball. For decades, belief-based instructors have made pitchers run long distance, and the most famous of all, run poles. For some reason, old school pitching coaches believed this was the most effective method of cardio for players. They believed that…
This off-season in Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was-accused of taking steroids and was facing a 50-game suspension. Braun had not made-a-statement on his behalf to clear his name of these allegations all off-season. On Friday, February 25, 2012 Braun had finally broke his silence to attempt…
WHOS SUING? WHY?
Ever wondered if racism in sports still exists? Even if it is not on the professional level, how about sports organizations around the world? If you think its completely gone, you’re going to learn something new today! I felt like a teacher after saying that haha.
On…
One of the most important factors to take into consideration when handicapping a baseball game is the starting pitching. Most people know that the starters are important but don't know how to use the stats from these starters to be more effective in their handicapping. There are a number of…
Effective baseball pitching mechanics are the foundation of successful pitchers. Every pitcher who has propelled to the highest levels of competition has worked diligently on perfecting his pitching mechanics. A pitchers motion is one of the most complex movements in all of sports. For this reason alone, it takes consistent…
This past summer I experienced a horrifying tragedy that I will never forget and I was just watching a baseball game. On July 7, 2011, Shannon Stone a Texas firefighter fell to his death as he attempted to catch a baseball for his son. In the second inning of the…
Sound the alarm! Ring the church bells! Wake the dead if you have to! All you Seattle Mariner fans that have lived in the closet, hurry and come out of your hiding places! You finally have reason to be fanatical! The near impossible has happened! It only took 2 hours…
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