The Real Mr. Baseball Takes a Bow

Congratulations to Johnny Pesky on the Retirement of #6!

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Red Sox are Wild!

Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox who have clinched a berth in the American League Divisional Series for the 5th time in 6 years!

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Goodbye to All That

In Memory of old Yankee Stadium, one of baseball’s proudest historic parks.

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New Little League Injury Report

Today I received an email from Little League International containing a link to their latest injury report which has just been released. It makes for very interesting reading, especially if you’re either a baseball parent or coach. Since they invited me to forward the email to anyone else who might be interested in the information, following is [...]

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Game Updates 9/12-9/14

Wood bats very definitely change the nature of the game. Somehow it has a more classic feel and helps the kids focus on the fundamentals of both hitting and fielding since more frequent grounders challenge the players to constantly execute. Errors are costly and make all the difference in the box score. Also the games [...]

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Bullpen Session #1: Accuracy Drill

Here is the first installment of Bullpen Sessions, offering easy pitching drills, tips & techniques designed to help coaches and Baseball Dads assist in the development of youth baseball pitchers. 

ACCURACY DRILL
Youth pitchers first need to develop accuracy and location more than velocity.  One mental barrier young pitchers often need to overcome concerns a fear of hitting the batter. This fear [...]

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The Great Baseball Bat Debate

 

METAL VS. WOOD
Every season there is a renewal of the debate regarding metal vs. wood bats: Which performs better on the field, which is safer for youth play, which is best to train with, etc. It is a subject for which there are many different opinions and answers depending on the specific [...]

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Hannah Don’t Play

Ever have an itch you couldn’t scratch? That was us today when the Opening Game of the Fall season was rained out at the last minute by tropical storm Hannah.
While it was murky all day, many other teams got their games in early. Ours was even moved up from 6:00 to 5:30 pm to beat the Boston [...]

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Make the Call #2

Here’s the next installment of Make the Call, where you can test your baseball knowledge and decide how game situations should be handled. Answers to installment #1 are found at the bottom of this post.
1. There are runners on first and third, with one out. A line drive is hit to left and the left fielder makes [...]

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Instant Replay

So Instant Replay has finally arrived! A-Rod benefited from the new technology last night without prolonging the game. It was inevitable and I’m sure it will prove to be more of an asset than a problem in the long run. The key is to keep Instant Replay limited in scope to just dealing with scoring [...]

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