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• Back to the '90s Trivia This Week

  

  Trivia will be happening on Wednesday night, April 5th at Professor Thom's, and the Special category will be "1990s Trivia," seven questions connected to the... Read more

  The 04 April 2017 by   Theomnipotentq
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• Brandon Phillips’ Secret Weapons

  

  Phillips’ training paddleThe past few winters I’ve had the pleasure of working with a major league scout/coach who is very high up in the Cincinnati Reds... Read more

  The 11 April 2017 by   Meachrm
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• Coaches, Be in Code Yellow off the Field Too

  

  Always be in YellowIn my last post, I wrote about the topic of mindset and presented four color codes that should guide the thinking of players. These codes wer... Read more

  The 03 April 2017 by   Meachrm
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• The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach

  

  I had purchased a copy of Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding a few years ago, but never actually got around to sitting down to read it. Read more

  The 22 April 2017 by   Precious Sanders
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• Happy Opening Day 2017

  

  We start playing for real today, and the expectations for the Red Sox have never been higher going into the 2017 season. Many prognosticators are picking the Re... Read more

  The 03 April 2017 by   Theomnipotentq
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• If You Can’t Play Catch, You Can’t Play Baseball

  

  Not sure when this basic skill became so hardThe last part of the Bible is referred to as “The Last Days” and lists seven prophecies that some claim will predic... Read more

  The 05 April 2017 by   Meachrm
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• What Are Your Hitting Cues?

  

  Know your cues and adjust them as neededEvery hitter has a unique set of strengths and weaknesses. Some are great at pulling the ball but not so great at stayin... Read more

  The 18 April 2017 by   Meachrm
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• The (un)holy Alliance Between Pitchers and Catchers (Part 2)

  

  A few months ago I shared a photo that was circulating on social media which appeared to show a “dark substance” on the shin guard of a Major League catcher. I... Read more

  The 07 April 2017 by   Meachrm
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• Happy Jackie Robinson Day!

  

  Seventy years ago today, Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers made his debut at Ebbets Field.  This historic moment marked the first time in the twentieth... Read more

  The 15 April 2017 by   Precious Sanders
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• “Dream in Which I Love a Third Baseman,” by Lisa Olstein

  

  This piece seems quite appropriate early in the season.  I love the metaphor of the dugout as an igloo.  This poem was published in 2006 in Radio Crackling,... Read more

  The 19 April 2017 by   Precious Sanders
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