Nick Adenhart Killed in Accident

Los Angeles Angels rookie starting pitcher Nick Adenhart has died following a hit-and-run accident in Fullerton, California. Three people were killed in the crash and another person was critically injured.
The three-vehicle collision was caused by a motorist operating a mini-van who ran a red light and then fled the scene. They were later captured and charged [...]

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Ways To Keep Your Players Healthy

Here are some ways to keep your players healthy all season long:

Stretch: Stretching should be done at the beginning of every practice and every game. Pitchers should focus on stretching their arms and backs, catchers should focus on stretching their legs and backs. In other words, your players should stretch the muscles that will be [...]

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How To Be A Better Baseball Coach #3 by Chip Lemin

PART 3 OF A 7-PART SERIES…
EFFECTIVE, FUN PRACTICES
How would you like to have an effective, fun practice that keeps everyone focused? Practices in any sport can be boring and unproductive if not planned out ahead of time. Having a clipboard with your practice itinerary written out is a good, solid idea. You can keep track of [...]

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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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