At every level of baseball today pitchers are throwing harder and harder. 95 is the new 90 and the...
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Eliminate Outs as a Hitter
Our hitting system is different from any other program I am familiar with. Instead of forcing...
Use The Count as a Weapon
When a pitcher attacks a hitter, he has a lot of things going for him. He has as many as 4-5...
Joe Morgan Story
One person I wish I could have talked to when I was playing is the Cincinnati Reds' great Joe...
Thoughts on In-Season Maintenance for Pitchers
With the growth in popularity of travel ball and pitch counts, coaches and parents alike are...
PITCHING PHILOSOPHY GOALS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PITCHER #3
There are 3 things a pitcher has to do to throw a shutout and none of them require the ability to throw a certain velocity. When our pitchers work out to add velocity, we really want them to focus on pitching shutouts.
PITCHING PHILOSOPHY GOALS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PITCHER #2
There are 3 things a pitcher has to do to throw a shutout and none of them require the ability to throw a certain velocity. When our pitchers work out to add velocity, we really want them to focus on pitching shutouts.
PITCHING PHILOSOPHY GOALS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PITCHER #1
Our goal every game is to have our pitchers throw a shutout. You can’t lose if the other team can’t score. There are 3 things a pitcher has to do to throw a shutout and none of them require the ability to throw a certain velocity. When our pitchers work out to add velocity, we really want them to focus on pitching shutouts.
Coach What You Know
As a baseball player and coach for the past 70 years I have to shake my head when I hear about all the new “baseball coaching techniques.” Some great coaches have begun to question themselves after being criticized for not teaching a certain way! Well guess what? I am an old timer and proud of it and the game hasn’t changed at all in the past 70 years except the kids are bigger, stronger, faster and baseball is now a global game!
Prioritize Grip Strength
To ignore grip strength or buy into the premise that great hitters don’t use their hands in hitting is a definite mistake.
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