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How to Handle Brutal Umpires

How to Handle Brutal Umpires

By Coach Bones on June 12, 2011

Probably the toughest job on the field is being an umpire. That is unless you run into an umpire that has no interest in calling a good game, but opting instead for making a scene. Here’s how to handle those umps…

Posted in Instruction, Mental | Tagged Baseball, Mental, umpires | 1 Response

Bryce Harper’s BIG Bat

Bryce Harper’s BIG Bat

By Coach Bones on February 15, 2011

Did you catch the latest Bryce Harper highlight? If not, it involved swinging a 47oz. bat. While it was impressive, it violated a standard training principle…

Posted in Hitting, Instruction, Skill Work | Tagged Baseball, Bryce Harper, Hitting, Training | 3 Responses

Off Season Excuses

Off Season Excuses

By Coach Bones on January 14, 2011

It’s the off season… but the spring season will be here before you know it! Are you in the middle of your off season training program, or using one of these “reasons” to take a break?

Posted in Instruction, Training | Tagged Baseball, off season, Training

Pitch To Contact Pt. 2 – Sinker Mania

Pitch To Contact Pt. 2 – Sinker Mania

By Coach Bones on December 8, 2010

I love sinkers! I like ice cream, too but that doesn’t mean I want to eat it all day long! Here’s an example of how Pitch to Contact abuses the use of a great pitch, and the gambles with the potential for young arms to dominate.

Posted in Instruction, Pitching, Skill Work | Tagged Baseball, Instruction, pitch to contact, Pitching, Rick Porcello, Sinker

Pitch to Contact?  Really?

Pitch to Contact? Really?

By Coach Bones on December 6, 2010

It’s a term that has gained a lot of momentum over the past few years. Many say it (like to use Greg Maddux as the example) , few understand what it really means, and even less than that know that it’s completely a waste of a “strategy.” (I’ve got proof too…)

Posted in Instruction, Pitching, Skill Work, Throwing | Tagged Baseball, Greg Maddux, Instruction, pitch to contact, Pitching

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