Drafts and Delays

With my son having just finished the obligatory annual skill Evaluations for our local league I have some thoughts to share. In our organization, mandatory player evaluations are performed one or two weeks immediately preceding the draft process which involves all the coaches. Evaluations are the same as try-outs, except that in our case there [...]

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The New York Yankees “Metro” Edition

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez for his insightful contributions to the April, 2009 issue of DETAILS Magazine…
Nuf Ced!

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Bats Not Allowed in Little League: Part 2

I have just received a new email from Little League International today which further addresses the question of non-wood bats which are not allowed for future use despite being available on the market and marked as “Little League Approved.” Once again, this email is authorized by Little League International for redistribution so I have reproduced [...]

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How To Be A Better Baseball Coach #2 by Chip Lemin

PART 2 OF A 7-PART SERIES…
LAUGH AND HAVE FUN
Do you ever just stop and laugh with your team when someone makes a silly mistake in practice? Well, you should. It is still just a game, and outside of your small circle of family and friends, no one really cares what your record is or if you [...]

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Re-lacing a Baseball Glove by Rob Murray

TIME FOR SURGERY
Re-lacing a baseball glove could be right up there with trying to perform open heart surgery. In a way it is surgery. Glove surgery.  No matter how minor or major of a repair it is, re-lacing a glove is a difficult task. If you’re brave enough, here are some tricks of the trade.
TOOLS [...]

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Curt Schilling Retires…

The only thing I hope I did was never put in question my love for the game, or my passion to be counted on when it mattered most. I did everything I could to win every time I was handed the ball…
Curt Schilling retires from Major League Baseball at 42 years old after 3 World [...]

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Amazing Adam Bender

I found this amazing video and had to share it. It says it all about inspiration, courage, character and how Baseball is Life…
Adam Bender, 8, is one of several kids who play catcher in Southeastern’s rookie league at Veterans Park. What makes Adam stand out is that he plays one of the toughest positions on [...]

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The Batter’s Box #2: The Hit Chart

Here is a Hit Chart which is a gauge of probable results based on thousands of at-bats in similar situations. To be a successful batter you need to know your hitting zones: Your hot zone and your cold zone.
When a hitter is ahead in the count with less than two strikes, it leads to high batting averages. [...]

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Should Baseball Be An Olympic Sport (Again)?

I guess it must be my day for interesting emails from Little League International. Here’s another one inviting readers (and obviously baseball fans) to vote in an ESPN poll on whether Baseball should be reinstated as an Olympic sport. Interesting thing is that it is found on the Spanish language ESPN site, so “vaya con [...]

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Another Angel in the Outfield…

IN MEMORY OF HERBERT WING 1961-2009
It is with a heavy heart that I share word of the passing of Herb Wing who died last night in the hospital after suffering a massive heart attack last Saturday. Herb was a great husband, father, coach, friend and neighbor to those who were fortunate to know him including myself. [...]

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