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1 Watch. Read. Please Comment.

Watch. Read. Please Comment.
2 Cracked Aluminum Bat

Cracked Aluminum Bat
3 MORE THAN A GAME IN WATERTOWN

MORE THAN A GAME IN WATERTOWN
4 One MLB Scout’s Take on Showcases, the Scouting Process, and More

One MLB Scout’s Take on Showcases, the Scouting Process, and More
5 looking for the top pitching instructor,or camp

looking for the top pitching instructor,or camp
6 T-Ball Skills & Drills Trailer

T-Ball Skills & Drills Trailer
7 Copy Lathe

Copy Lathe
8 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

AUTOBIOGRAPHY
9 Tracking High Fly Balls In the Infield

Tracking High Fly Balls In the Infield
10 Mike Matheny Letter To Parents

Mike Matheny Letter To Parents

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Phoenix Bats: WIN a Bat, T-Shirt and Batting Gloves!

Posted by Bill Stanton on May 16, 2013 at 11:00am 0 Comments

CheckSwing and Phoenix Bats are teaming up to help heat up the second half of your baseball season.…
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MORE THAN A GAME IN WATERTOWN

Posted by Brett Rudy on May 15, 2013 at 8:30pm 1 Comment

While the marathon bombers were on the run in Watertown, Mass., the Watertown High varsity baseball team was mentally preparing to play Arlington High at Victory Field at home the next morning. That game was postponed while the entire town was placed on unprecedented lockdown.…

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One MLB Scout’s Take on Showcases, the Scouting Process, and More

Posted by David Franco on September 28, 2011 at 6:24pm 5 Comments

NLB

 

I recently posted an article about what college coaches are looking for when scouting high school prospects. Since then, I’ve received several questions from players and parents about how the MLB scouting process works. Better than hearing it from me, I called a buddy of mine who is an established scout for a…

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Baseball: A Sport For The Rich?

Posted by Bill Stanton on April 19, 2013 at 10:00am 11 Comments

I was reading this ESPN article about the the percentage of African-Americans in the big leagues having dropped more than half, from 19 percent to 8.5. You can read the whole article yourself if you want, but here are a few other issues that stood out to me:

The (MLB) committee members need to see the industry of youth baseball for what it has become: A business…

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Playing Pitcher and Catcher in the same weekend.

Posted by BRANDON BULL on March 25, 2013 at 3:30pm 28 Comments

I coach a 9U travel team.  My questions is this should a player be able to play both pitcher and catcher in the same weekend?  My concern here is injury short term and long term as well as what is best for the team.  I have no shortage at either position but the players would like to do both.  At this point I have said no due to injury from overthrowing as well as overall fatigue as I expect alot out of both positions.  I believe if both positions are played correctly they should be tired. …

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Coach Bobby Knight on Why He’s So Unpleasant

Posted by Bill Stanton on March 1, 2013 at 3:38pm 0 Comments

March 1, 2013

Coach Bobby Knight on Why He’s So Unpleasant

Interview by ANDREW GOLDMAN

Your book, “The Power of Negative Thinking,” presents what could be considered an anti-Pollyanna vision of the world. I have to agree that eternally optimistic positive thinkers are incredibly…

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What Makes A Nightmare Sports Parent -- And What Makes A Great One

Posted by Bill Stanton on February 16, 2012 at 10:30pm 11 Comments

What Makes A Nightmare Sports Parent -- And What Makes A Great One

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 8:20 pm
Written by: Steve Henson

Hundreds of college athletes were asked to think back: "What is your worst memory from playing youth and high school…

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We always need to stay current, so what are you going to change in your program to improve the development of your player’s performances this coming spring?

Posted by Chris Smith on February 14, 2013 at 11:00am 0 Comments

We always need to stay current, so what are you going to change in your program to improve the development of your player’s performances this coming spring?

With tryouts for high school baseball just two weeks away I am busy updating and thinking of new ways to teach the game to my newest batch of eager young ball players.  I am going over the elements of my program that worked last year and the elements that didn’t in order to tweak and update how best to get all the lessons across. …

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Teammates are to be treasured…you will remember them forever.

Posted by Chris Smith on October 23, 2012 at 7:04pm 0 Comments

Teammates are to be treasured…you will remember them forever.

     I have been playing shortstop for some 40 plus years now and I can recall second basemen, and third baseman from way back to my Little League and Pony Leagues days.  My high school infield is as clear to me as if we were taking an in/out right now.  And the guys I play with today in my men’s league are some of the finest people I know.  Teammates are a treasured memory that will stay with me for my whole life.  The…

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The Benefits of Not Specializing

Posted by Bill Stanton on October 22, 2012 at 4:30pm 8 Comments

The Benefits of Not Specializing

By Jim Meier

Cal and Bill Ripken have discussed the concept of allowing young athletes to play more…

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Phoenix Bats can only make me better. Last season my batting average was 600.I bring double pain as I am a pitcher also. Hope I can face the Phoenix bat as a pitcher and see what it got. Last season I had an ERA of 1.7BRING IT PHOENIX AM WAITING Brandon Doctor ColonSee More
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CheckSwing and Phoenix Bats are teaming up to help heat up the second half of your baseball season.How would you like to pick out your own custom made, professional quality wood bat?  This bat will be made to order. You pick the wood (maple, ash or birch), colors and model. Normally this bat alone would jump-start your season,…See More
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looking for the top pitching instructor,or camp

Started by jack in Pitching, Fielding, and Defense. Last reply by jack yesterday. 2 Replies

i am looking for someone to work with my son,who would put him on a throwing and weight programContinue

Watch. Read. Please Comment.

Started by Bill Stanton in Hitting and Offense. Last reply by Bill Stanton on Wednesday. 7 Replies

This is a very well done animated feature by the Washington Post:…Continue

Tags: batting, practice, mindset, power, babe

Cracked Aluminum Bat

Started by jOSH oRT in General Baseball. Last reply by Tom Schwindy on Wednesday. 4 Replies

How do you know if an aluminum bat is cracked i think mine is but I'm not certain.Continue

Should young baseball players specialize or play multiple sports?

Started by Doug Bernier in Pitching, Fielding, and Defense. Last reply by Bill Stanton May 9. 3 Replies

I know some of you have strong opinions on this issue. In your opinion, what are the reasons to specialize vs not, and what is going to give a young player the best odds of making it all the way to…Continue

Tags: multiple, baseball, specialization, sports, youth

California Winter League

Started by Peter Wagoner in Teams Looking for Players May 2. 0 Replies

If you are looking to play professional baseball, you should look into the California Winter League. We specialize in…Continue

Tags: junior, college, atlantic, amateur, tryout

Tracking High Fly Balls In the Infield

Started by Justin Wong in Pitching, Fielding, and Defense. Last reply by Don Ervin on Monday. 4 Replies

Hey guys, I was wondering if there was a way to simulate this in a game, because I have some problems getting under the ball..Continue

If You Could Only Give Two Hitting Tips To A 10 Year Old What Would They Be?

Started by Larry Cicchiello in General Baseball. Last reply by Kagan Hudayar Apr 16. 38 Replies

I think there are about 35 things needed for a "perfect baseball swing. The finest hitters on earth only have a handful of them per season. I'd ABSOLUTELY LOVE to hear what you think are the two most…Continue

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I attended a Canadian College for less than one term and played a fall season of baseball there, i am really interested in attending a junior college on the American side to pursue my baseball…Continue

The U.S. Military All-Stars have a few open dates

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Sponsorship for our Military Players

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The U.S. Military All-Stars annual "Red,White, & Blue Tour" will be starting May 29th & we still have some Military players that need to be sponsored. If you or anyone that you know may be…Continue

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