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What Baseball Players Can Learn from the NFL Combines

combines

With the NFL combines wrapped up, I thought I’d share my thoughts on the whole production, and how ballplayers , coaches, and scouts can get caught up in the “combine numbers,” to the point where we forget what really counts: being able to play the game.

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How to Handle Brutal Umpires

The Best and Worst Umpire Ever

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…

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Posted in Instruction, Mental

Bryce Harper’s BIG Bat

BHarper Heavy Bat

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…

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Posted in Hitting, Instruction, Skill Work

Off Season Excuses

baseball in the snow

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?

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Pitch To Contact Pt. 2 – Sinker Mania

Rick Porcello

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.

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