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Josiah Ring and Bill Stanton are now friends
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Phoenix Bats: WIN a Bat, T-Shirt and Batting Gloves!

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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"How old is your son? Where do you live?"
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Giancarlo Stanton -autographed bat

Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins Outfielder. Game used, autographed bat purchased from Manny Mota Foundation fundraiser.
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Bill Stanton liked Brett Rudy's blog post MORE THAN A GAME IN WATERTOWN
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Profile Information

Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
230
Position(s):
1B, OF
Type of hitter... Power? Average? Slap? Pull?
high average hitter with gap power. can turn on an inside pitch at times, but prefer to stay up the middle and right center
If you pitch, what type of pitcher are you... Power? Ground ball, Fly ball, Knuckleball?
Very good batting practice pitcher. I can really hit my spots from 45 feet. :-)
I currently:
Play Baseball, Coach Baseball, Enjoy watching games, Am a Baseball Parent
Baseball Playing Experience:
Little League, Babe Ruth, High School, American Legion, 18+
Baseball Coaching Experience:
Little League, High School, College
Baseball Umpiring Experience
High School
Softball Playing Experience:
Slow Pitch
Who is your favorite hitter and why?
All Time= Ted Williams
Today= Evan Longoria, David Ortiz, Josh Hamilton, Miguel Cabrera, Giancarlo Stanton, Bryce Harper, Joey Votto
Who is your favorite pitcher and why?
Pedro Martinez. He could get you out so many different ways, he is a competitor and wasn't afraid to throw inside when needed. :-)
More About Me:
I have coached at the high school and college levels. Now I focus my baseball efforts on coaching my son, Chase and the kids from his leagues. I enjoy seeing them have fun playing, improving and developing a love of baseball.


I love going to the ballpark (any park), get there early to watch batting practice and infield practice.
Website:
http://www.checkswing.com

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Ron Wolforth, the Pitcher Doctor

Posted on May 16, 2013 at 11:12am 0 Comments

Ron Wolforth, the Pitcher Doctor



By Hunter Atkins  Jun 2013

A little-known Texas coach may have the secret to getting pitchers to throw 90 mph, injury-free. So why isn't Major League Baseball listening?…







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

Posted 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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Building a Batting Order- How? Why?

Posted on May 2, 2013 at 9:59am 7 Comments

I was reading an article from ESPN's Keith Law about how teams choose to build their batting orders. The article is below.

How do you build your batting order?

The Los Angeles Angels have been batting…

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Welcome to Scout School

Posted on April 25, 2013 at 12:12pm 0 Comments

I came across an old, but really good article from Baseball America about baseball scouting.  It's worth a read. I learned a great deal.

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Welcome to Scout School

By Josh Boyd

Scouts

PHOENIX--Baseball is a game…

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John Mabry: Are You Really Helping Them By Yelling?

Posted on April 23, 2013 at 9:47am 15 Comments

Are You Really Helping Them By Yelling?

by John Mabry, St. Louis Cardinals Hitting Coach…

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At 9:35am on May 8, 2013, Kevin Wilson said…

Thanks Bill.  Very much appreciated!

At 5:51pm on April 9, 2013, tim reed said…

thanks for the birthday wishes! hope my season starts next month in texas! thank you again i had a wonderful birthday

At 10:32pm on March 26, 2013, Alexander Grant Perrigo said…

Bill - If I happen to run into any players, coaches, or Vets with a love of the game. I will direct them here to CheckSwing.  

At 7:58am on March 25, 2013, Larry Cicchiello said…

Happy Birthday Bill and many more from me & my staff at LarryBaseball.com. Go have yourself a day brother! Sorry but I can't wish you a Happy Birthday on behalf of Check Swing like I usually do because you ARE CS :-)

At 11:13am on March 23, 2013, J. Coleman said…

Thank you!

At 12:54pm on March 14, 2013, Chris Wagenti said…

Thanx, Bill!  I appreciate the invite!

At 9:15pm on March 5, 2013, Don Ervin said…

Hey Bill,

Thank you for your welcome. back to Check Swing, I have and know that I will again enjoy being back,

Don Ervin

At 2:44pm on March 1, 2013, darryl morhardt said…

Thanks for the welcome ..alot of interesting reading on you site.

At 10:06am on February 27, 2013, Darryl Wayne McCalop said…

Bill, Thanks for the welcome to CheckSwing.

At 10:08am on February 19, 2013, Adam Craig Durham said…

Thanks very much

 
 
 

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