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Joe Crede’s Exceptional Fielding Skills
24 Aug 2009Joe Crede has been magnificent at third base for the Twins in 2009. Not only is his fielding percentage the best in the AL, but he also has the least errors at the position. In addition to this, there’s a stat called the UZR, which measures a player’s effectiveness at a position relative to how many runs it costs his team. Crede’s UZR here is best of breed.
Throughout the years Ive had the opportunity to attend various softball pitching clinics. Some are quite good but many are just average. Being a pitcher myself as well as an instructor, I can spot the down falls easily. The organizational process is one of them. The time set aside for a pitcher is critical to the pitchers arm. If the camp schedules six hours in a row of pitching it can actually hurt more than help. No amount of ice can save that arm at the end of the day.
Rodriguez Baseball
9 Jul 2009Known as A-Rod to fans and teammates, Alex Rodriguez plays third base for the New York Yankees. Born in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood, Rodriguez moved to the Dominican Republic at the age of four. However, the family soon returned to the US and settled in Miami. Soon after, is father abandoned Alex and his mother, moving to New Jersey.
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Did you know that less than 1% of the athletes who are currently playing high school and college baseball will ever get an opportunity to play professionally? Pretty amazing statistic isnt it. The odds are stacked heavy against those who have this dream of playing high level baseball down the road. At surface level this is a very discouraging statistic.
Pitching Mechanics Add Years to Your Career
20 Jun 2009If you are a pitcher, one of the most important things for you to do is to become a student of the game. Study the greatest pitchers that have ever played the game. Study the greatest hitters so that you will be able to identify any weaknesses they have. Learn which pitches are the best pitches to throw in any given situation. The best pitchers in the game just dont have a great understanding of pitching, but they understand the game in its entirety. Here are just a few pitching tips for you to take to the mound this year.
Proper Pitching mechanics are essential to create a foundation to your pitching success. Pitching Mechanics will help you minimize the risk of injury, produce maximum pitching velocity and Increase the control on every pitch.
The Shameful Use Of Steroids In Baseball
15 Jun 2009The shameful use of steroids in baseball…many have done it, many have thought about doing it.
These Changing Landscape of American Sports
14 Jun 2009The American sports scene is a constantly changing landscape; the sports which were the most popular a century ago have lost their status and new sports have pulled ahead of the pack. However, it doesn’t take a hundred years for the priorities and tastes of American sports fans to shift. Tastes can change in a few decades or even a few years time. Sports go in and out of vogue for many different reasons; good timing, a stroke of luck or spectacular events.
Effective Pitching Workouts
14 Jun 2009One of the most frustrating things for an athlete is hearing conflicting information from many coaches out there. For pitchers, there is a great deal of pitching workouts to include in your workout routines. The confusing part comes when a pitcher runs out of time in their day because they cant implement all of them. The solution to your problem is choosing the right workouts for you and choosing the ones that will give you the most results in the least amount of time possible.
What Qualities Make a Great Pitcher
12 Jun 2009There is no doubt that being a pitcher is one of the most challenging positions in Baseball. There are so many skills a pitcher has to have to be a leader on and off the field. As a leader on a team, a pitcher must set a great example towards everyone on the team and all of the fans. Because pitchers are leaders they need to constantly work on the mental game of baseball, their attitudes and integrity. Outstanding pitchers are those that set and accomplish goals. This raises a couple of questions. What is the formula for success for pitchers on and off the field?
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