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• Figure 8 Drill for Base Running

  

  When baseball players are asked to run at practice, typically it means sprints of various distances before and/or after practice. Read more

  The 23 April 2015 by   Meachrm
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• "The League of Outsider Baseball"

  

  I just read a fascinating new book about some of the lesser known heroes of baseball throughtout the years, called "The League of Outsider Baseball: An... Read more

  The 24 April 2015 by   Theomnipotentq
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• The Origins of the “Mustache Gang.”

  

  Rollie Fingers has the most famous mustache in baseball history…although he wasn’t the trend setter.The following is an excerpt from Bruce Markusen’s amazing an... Read more

  The 24 April 2015 by   Gary
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• Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Simplifying the Catching and Throwing Process

  

  For the past few years I have been helping out with my son’s little league teams. First of all, God bless the elementary school teachers of the world. They don’... Read more

  The 20 April 2015 by   Meachrm
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• Rollie Fingers Riding a Dolphin….and Other Random Thoughts.

  

  Maybe I’m crazy and maybe I aintSo was Picasso and so were the saintsI’ve never been partial to shackles and chainsI’m too young for breakin’ and too old to... Read more

  The 23 April 2015 by   Gary
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• You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me (Part 5)

  

  Maybe I’m just getting old and grouchy. Maybe I’ve just lost touch with the real world. Tell me something … how in the world does this Phillies outfielder ever... Read more

  The 06 April 2015 by   Meachrm
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• Don’t Keep the Ball Down

  

  Actually, the title of today’s post is a little incomplete. A better title would have been “Don’t JUST keep the ball down.”Pitchers are told from the day they... Read more

  The 13 April 2015 by   Meachrm
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• “Double Play,” by Eloise Klein Healy

  

  Here’s a poem from the book Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend.  I love the description of the ball as a star or a moon, and while I don’t recall having read muc... Read more

  The 26 April 2015 by   Precious Sanders
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• "Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius"

  

  As you all know, I am not a fan of the New York Yankees. But I was recently offered the chance to read a new book about the legendary manager Billy Martin, and ... Read more

  The 16 April 2015 by   Theomnipotentq
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• Brett Lawrie and My Vacation.

  

  Who doesn’t tape 40’s to their hands, I mean….c’mon!I am typing this through the dense smell of cow shit on an Amtrak train hurtling at 80 mph through the... Read more

  The 20 April 2015 by   Gary
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