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David Washington- fastest free agent in baseball

Let me start off by saying these numbers are impressive and you are waaaaaaaaaayyyyyy better than myself and most that I know. But if you come off as cocky in your post, you better backup the number…

Tagged: agent, free, Washington, David

Replied 18 hours ago

A stat tracker for blackberry

Haven't found one yet. Gamechanger.io want to develop one once their iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch app is fully developed.

Replied Jun 14

Velocity help.

Should upload video this weekend.

Tagged: Velocity, Increase

Replied May 21

Velocity help.

He's not throwing any junk. Just a 4 seam fastball and what ever a change up is called when you're holding it with your middle two fingers.

Tagged: Velocity, Increase

Replied May 21

 

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Pat Crofoot replied to David Washington's discussion 'David Washington- fastest free agent in baseball'
Let me start off by saying these numbers are impressive and you are waaaaaaaaaayyyyyy better than myself and most that I know. But if you come off as cocky in your post, you better backup the numbers you post. You say 330 avg in college.. Yet your…
18 hours ago
Pat Crofoot replied to Coach Watkins's discussion 'THE DEBATE: Step out on inside pitch? Swing earlier?' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
Couldn't agree more with this post. Must have written it as I was doing mine.. Brian. Congrats on the latest launch. I'm ordering the book this week but can't afford the other package for a few weeks.. Email me a banner / logo .gif or .jpg so I ca…
on Monday
shockbaseball replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'Young hitters learning to hold off for change ups.'
A drill that I use and really like is a Front Toss Drill behind an L-Screen. I will throw from about 25-30' and bounce the ball off the turf (in the cage). This simulates a changeup. The hitter picks up the pitch from my hand just as if I was throwi…
July 10
Pat Crofoot updated their profile photo
July 8
Ted Browne replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
Jeff, Well said... You need to join the Beyond Athletic Life Lessons group. Ted Browne www.GoToBALL.org
July 5
Jeff McGaw replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
Never put the health of a young kid at risk to win. This win at all costs philosophy is, often, the philosphy of the lazy coach. Team depth, at pitching and elsewhere, is the sign of a well-coached team. Too many coaches take their superstar and bur…
July 4
Pat Crofoot added a blog post
http://youthbaseballblog.org/2010/07/what-are-memories.html What do 9-10 year olds remember? The game, the experience or both?Last night was my son's championship game for the District 1 Renegades. Washoe LL vs. Sparks Centennial. A hard fought ga…
July 2
Pat Crofoot replied to Dave Vaccaro's discussion 'Drilling strengths opposed to weaknesses.' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
Does the deflated bball help by causing issues if they aren't "square" with their arms and wrists?
June 23
Pat Crofoot replied to Matt Borges's discussion 'A stat tracker for blackberry'
Haven't found one yet. Gamechanger.io want to develop one once their iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch app is fully developed.
June 14
Ryan Solberger replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
What age group are we talking about? You never save pitching in the post season. That is my philosophy. Win today's game and worry about tomorrow when it comes. Besides, tomorrow it may rain!
June 14
David LeVine replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
Always go for the win because there is no tomorrow if you lose. I have been coaching for many years and the one aspect I have learned is to not second guess myself because you never know how the other way would have turned out. Neither can any sidel…
June 11
Coach Cota replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
So, the closer pitched the entire 6th inning or did he come in with 2 outs? If you used him the entire 6th inning, the you got a critical element done(getting your first win, better still if first game in the tournament). Unless the Tournament is Po…
June 11
Michael replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
You have to go for the win.....every coach should have a few good pitchers. I know every coach is always looking for another pitcher, but I know a lot of coaches in my area that rely on just on good pitcher all season long..............Hmmm.
June 10
Terry Howie replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
Take it one game at a time. Get to the next game and worry about pitching later.
June 10
David Leslie replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
Play to win. If this is single-elimination or you are already coming out of the losers' bracket, you need this game, otherwise you might be saving your pitcher for next year. The one time I saw a manager not go with his best pitchers, and I could u…
June 10
Moises David Lee Atkinson replied to Pat Crofoot's discussion 'To burn or not to burn.' in the group Youth Baseball Coaches
That is a tricky situation to be in and you will be second guessed for doing PLAN A or PLAN B anyway. If it is a one and done, then you do all you can to win the first game and worry about the next one later. I have started a second or third pitcher…
June 10

Profile Information

Bats:
Left
Throws:
Left
Height:
6
Weight:
190
Position(s):
3B, OF
Type of hitter... Power? Average? Slap? Pull?
Average
If you pitch, what type of pitcher are you... Power? Ground ball, Fly ball, Knuckleball?
Ground ball
I currently:
Coach Baseball, Play Slow Pitch Softball, Play Wiffleball, Enjoy watching games
Baseball Playing Experience:
Teeball, Little League, Babe Ruth, High School
Baseball Coaching Experience:
Teeball, Little League
Baseball Umpiring Experience
Little League
Softball Playing Experience:
Slow Pitch
Softball Coaching Experience:
None
Who is your favorite hitter and why?
Chase Utley - Smooth swing, power and average, speed on bases.
Website:
http://renobaseballblog.blogspot.com

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Pat Crofoot

What are the memories?



http://youthbaseballblog.org/2010/07/what-are-memories.html


What do 9-10 year olds remember? The game, the experience or both?

Last night was my son's championship game for the District 1 Renegades. Washoe LL vs. Sparks Cent
… Continue

Posted on July 2, 2010 at 2:00pm —

Pat Crofoot

Is Expert Village, now eHow, good or bad for the sport?

Reno Baseball Blog


Are Expert Village, now eHow, good for the game or destructive?

I tend to think the latter. Anyone, and I mean anyone with a computer, can upload a video to eHow and viola, they are an expert. Or at least it's presented that way. Do any search on "hitting
… Continue

Posted on February 12, 2010 at 11:45am — 2 Comments

Pat Crofoot

Bat Weight vs. Bat Speed.

http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1171599987111647001&postID=7957865404701167522
From my local blog

My son is doing a science experiment for school and his chosen problem is "What has a greater effect on hitting a baseball for distance. Bat speed or bat weight?" In researching this for him, because I had to reach way back to my physics classes for this, I came across some great… Continue

Posted on February 9, 2010 at 3:30pm —

Pat Crofoot

Little League practice plan

Coaching the Little League A, AA and AAA divisions (ages 7-10 and some 11's), here is a great practice drill that covers alot for every player on the field.

Line up 8 players at C, 1b, 2b, 3b, ss and 3 OF's.. Even though the A and AA levels play with 4 OF's..

Take the remaining players and they are batting and runners.

Batters are doing tee work from home plate. This gives one on one instruction for hitters.
Runners are treating each tee hit as a live ball and running. Fielders are playing li… Continue

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

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At 11:30am on December 21, 2009, Bill Stanton said…
Pat- Thanks for joining us at CheckSwing! Have a great time making new connections and talking baseball. Please invite any players and coaches that you know to join us as well. Enjoy!
At 10:46am on December 21, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
Welcome to CheckSwing, Pat!

Enjoy the site and have fun making baseball connections. Join your State Group, publish your thoughts in your status, add a blog or discussion, and upload some photos and videos. Create a CheckSwing group for your team or organization and invite your current and former teammates to join the baseball player community here. Just click the "Enter Email Addresses" button on the Invite page.
 
 
 

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