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• Stealing Signs - Part 2: How to Know If Your Signs Are Being Stolen.

  

  In the major leagues, every time a team gets caught or is even suspected of stealing signs from a catcher, there is always debate as to the ethics and morality... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Stealing Signs - Part 1: How Teams Get Them and Give Them

  

  Disclaimer: In the major leagues, every time a team gets caught or is even suspected of stealing signs from a catcher, there is always debate as to the ethics... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Video Post: How to Tag

  A while back I did a written post on tagging runners. I received some questions since so I thought I would do a video post on the tagging portion. Future video... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Importance of the Shutdown Inning

  

  There is nothing more demoralizing then scoring a few runs in an inning and then giving up the same amount or more when the opposing team bats in their next... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Proper Way to Film Pitchers

  I produced another video post for today which hopefully will help parents and coaches get more out of their videotaping. This one is for filming pitchers. I'm i... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Keeping the Bat in the Hitting Zone

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  Posted on 14 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Where Do Outfielders’ Hands Go?

  

  This position is what you want outfielders to avoid in their pre-pitch set up.Ask any little league infielder where their hands go before the pitch and he’ll... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The One Flaw of Roy Halladay

  

  Roy Halladay had one flaw this season. For some reason the first inning and more specifically the first batter in the first inning was a problem for him. In... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Force the Home Plate Ump to Commit

  

  I never understood why a batter would complain to a home plate umpire in the first inning about balls and strikes. How can you do that when you don't even know... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• How to Hit a 100mph Fastball

  

  Justin Verlander is a no-brainer for this year's AL Cy Young award. His stats for the regular season were ridiculous. He won 24 games, threw 251 innings, and ha... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Season is a Marathon ...

  ... and the playoffs are a sprint.Going into the playoffs, the best teams in baseball were the Phillies and the Yankees. Both were built to be successful over... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Feel = Experience + Information

  

  Much of what a baseball manager does during the course of a game is based on “feel.” Some people may interpret that as just guessing or acting on impulse. They... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Sometimes All You Have is Yourself

  

  AJ Burnett of the Yankees has had a tough year. His stats for the month of August were horrendous. His month of September, although a bit better, was no box of... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infielders and Their Elbows

  

  One technique that infielders follow on just about every play they make is to keep their elbows fairly close and facing down. Doing so allows the hands to... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Remind Them to "Hit the Cutoff Man!"

  

  Raise your hand if you are sick of watching major league outfielders miss the cutoff man on throws to home plate. I know I am. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Watching Roy Halladay

  

  If you are a fan of good baseball, you have to be in heaven every time Roy Halliday takes the mound. If I had to point to one guy young pitchers should pay... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Video Post: How to Break in and Train Your Glove

  Here is the first of (hopefully) many video posts.It's comes from a coaching clinic I did last winter for area coaches from Tee-Ball up to about middle school... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• There's More to Legging out a Triple Than You Might Think

  First, let me say that finding the appropriate video clips for this post took forever! That being said, let's take a closer look at each one because both are... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Why Do the Best MLB Teams Lose So Much?

  

  A couple weeks ago I was on an online radio show and had a chance to talk about Baseball By The Yard along with many other things in and around baseball. The... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Dallas Green and Scouting "Head and Heart"

  

  Old school baseball people in the Philadelphia area certainly know the name Dallas Green. The manager of the 1980 World Champion Phillies was a no nonsense, har... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS