Establish Your Fastballs
Posted on June 28, 2006 - Filed Under Pitching | Leave a Comment
Whenever I start working with a young pitcher - the first thing I ask is “what pitches do you throw?”. Invariably, — be he a 12-year-old Little Leaguer or a 22-year-old college hurler — the pitcher claims to throw at least three or four pitches in addition to “a fastball”.
Without going any further, let’s clear […]
Book Review: The Science of Hitting
Posted on June 23, 2006 - Filed Under Book Reviews, Hitting | Leave a Comment
Ted Williams was the greatest hitter who ever lived or at least, thats what he kept telling himself. All kidding aside, the Splendid Splinter was probably one of the top five hitters of all-time, if not the best. This book one of the few of its kind when it was originally published […]
Read More..>>Maple Bat: Recommended
Posted on June 22, 2006 - Filed Under Equipment, Hitting | Leave a Comment
Some visitors have emailed me regarding a good choice of wooden baseball bat, specifically a maple bat.
Personally, Im not a huge fan of the maple bats; I prefer good old ash. But then I guess that goes with my old school ways, doesnt it?
However, I have used several maple bats in games and practice, and […]
Catcher’s Gloves: Recommended
Posted on June 21, 2006 - Filed Under Equipment, Catching | Leave a Comment
Through the years, Ive used catchers gloves from Wilson, Rawlings, Spalding, Mizuno, and most recently, Akadema. As a youngster, and through high school, I used a glove with a double break; one break on each side of the wrist pad. It was a clumsy, heavy design, and in college switched to single-break gloves. The […]
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