A Poignant Reminder

This sign should be mandatory at all youth and school baseball fields across the country. Nuf Ced.

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Nothing Changes New Years’ Day

If you haven’t already started an off-season training program to get ready for the Spring season, you had better get off the bench and move it because there is no time to waste…

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A Tribute to Off-Season Training

You may not be the Most Interesting Man in the World, but you can always be the hardest-working ballplayer both on and off the field. Do Work!

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Winners and Losers are Made in the Off-Season: Which Are You?

Losers look to blame Winners take responsibility Losers look at the scoreboard Winners look at how hard they played Losers get knocked down Winners get up Losers want to get credit for the win Winners just want to win no matter who gets credit Losers want to strike everyone out Winners just want to get [...]

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The 10 Commandments of Baseball

Here is some classic wisdom from Coach Paul Reddick of the 90 MPH Club. Print this out and post it where you or your players can see them. The 10 Commandments of Baseball 1. Nobody ever became a ballplayer by walking after a ball 2. You will never become a .300 hitter unless you take [...]

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Good Pitching Beats Good Hitting

Always pitch with the three Cs – concentration, confidence and courage. In any at bat, a batter’s chances of getting a hit are 1 in 12. Pitching your game with concentration, confidence and courage will enable you to be successful the other 11 times. Good Luck and Play Ball!

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DirtDog Haiku #1: “Spring”

SPRING Shadows stretch for First, Balm fills air on scented breeze; Leather pops with joy.

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Amazing Japanese Pitch

Here’s amazing footage of a Japanese baseball pitch recently thrown: the “Reverse Eephus.” Hilarious thing is the batter is rung up for a strike and dosen’t know what the hell just happened. Guess Diasuke Matsuzaka’s mythical “Gyro Ball” has nothing on this. Nuf Ced!

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Thought on the Little League World Series

I have been watching the Little League World Series this past week with great interest and enjoyment. To me, it’s some of the best baseball on television. However, I have a question that no one I know is able to answer, so I’ll throw it out there to the readership for a comment: Little League [...]

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A Primer of Manly Baseball Skills

Among my favorite sites to visit is the ArtofManliness.com which is also found on the DirtDog Blogroll. You will have to check out the site for yourself to appreciate the manly wisdom and knowledge which is imparted there. Among many great articles are these which constitute a Primer of Manly Baseball Skills. I pass them along for [...]

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