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Baseball Tips For Hitter And Catcher By : Jeffrey Fang Young catcher and hitters tend to forget the basics when out playing in the real field. Know these simple guidelines and stay in shape. How To Choose The Right Discounted Baseball Bats By : Jeffrey Fang If you buy discounted bats, you'll always prone to low quality and used baseball bats. Know how to spot high quality and cheap bats that are right for you. Softball Bat Materials And Legal Issues By : Jeffrey Fang The dangers of using illegal softball materials for the players and opposing teams. The Braves make the NBA Playoffs ho-hum By : John Trout Phoenix Arizona Resident Blogger Jim Porter takes us back in time the Braves at the Phoenix Indian School were always the good guys. Top 6 Baseball Gift Ideas Your Kid Would Love By : GlemyArthur In addition to being a sport that helps a child develop hand / eye coordination, timing, stamina, and endurance, baseball is a mental game requiring judgment and strategy. 6 Types of Baseball or Softball Pitching Machines You Can Consider By : E Cee Do you know what are the 6 different types of baseball or softball pitching machines available in the market? Read this article to find out more. You Can Play College-Level Baseball After High School By : Andy5252 Farnsworth5252 You Can Play College-Level Baseball After High School But Will You? A freshman in high school starts out with the idea of going to college and playing college-level baseball. Throughout high school, this idea remains the same but you seem to lose track of time, something that we all take for granted, until it’s gone. Could you have done something differently that may have resulted in the opportunities you had in mind? Is the process as difficult as it seems that we tend to procrastinate? What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Juicing By : Mitchell Dowdy Steroids are a hurricane. Once introduced into the body you have now idea when or how bad the storm will hit, but be sure, the storm is coming. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Hot Bats By : Mitchell Dowdy Hot bats can be found all over the country. These bats will elevate your game and make you the "go to" hitter on your team. They are out there and will take time for you to acquire. Coaching and Strategy in Baseball By : Jimmy Cox School teams have one coach who directs all play, offensively and defensively. He usually sits on the bench and gives signals to the first-base and third-base coaches, who in turn pass them on to the batter or base-runner. The '08 Boston Red Sox Pitching Rotation By : Jason OConnor Who will be the Boston Red Sox starting pitching rotation for the '08 season? Read on How to Beat a Fastball Pitcher at Their Own Game By : Mitchell Dowdy When a Pitcher becomes used to striking out Batters, they develop the need for more strikes and less hits. Every time you force the Pitcher to change his pattern you are breaking them down to play your game. Baseball Basics: How to Field By : Jimmy Cox A team that has players who can throw and catch fly balls and grounders better than its opponents, and can come up with the clutch fielding play, is going to be hard to beat. The team that has the most agile fielders - those players who have fast reflexes and can change direction in a split second - will also have the better fielders. How To Coach Little League Baseball By : Jimmy Cox There are several aids which can be helpful in the training of your baseball team. Can the Red Sox Win Another World Series in 2008? By : Jason OConnor Learn what the keys are to the Boston Red Sox winning back to back World Series championships. Top Ten Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Prospects For 2008 - American League By : Anthony Wayne The top 10 fantasy baseball league sleeper prospects from the American League for the 2008 season are analyzed here. This is inside information to help you win your fantasy baseball league. Secrets of Baseball Training Gloves By : Mitchell Dowdy No, its not a toddlers catchers glove, it really is a training glove for use by adults. These gloves develop perfect two hand catch reinforcement not available with contemporary equipment. Amazing History of Hidden Baseball Patents By : Mitchell Dowdy From the dawn of Baseball in the age of industrialism getting gear to improve Player performance has been ongoing. Seemingly obvious advances in the early years were protected by United States Patents. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - The Catch By : Mitchell Dowdy For Baseball Players on defense, the utmost responsibility is to control the baseball. Baseball playing skills are really a simple matter. Fielders complete the catch by covering the ball in their glove with their throw hand. What I Know and Remember about Baseball - Batting Slumps By : Mitchell Dowdy Batting slumps can do far more that merely divot the batting averages. It is important for Players and Coaches to recognize these slumps and do all they can to get their player, teammate back on track. Baseball Players in batting slumps have great difficulty in observing their actions objectively. . Get back to the basics, the batting slump is a simple result, the bat is not being put on the ball. A Look at the Upcoming 2008 MLB Season By : Jason OConnor Learn about how a few of the top MLB teams are going to handle the 2008 baseball season. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Teaching By : Mitchell Dowdy On one knee, hat in hand, eyes watering from emotion welling up inside, pleading with heartfelt desire, it can be sad to watch a coach doing everything they can contrive to get a player to understand what they are supposed to do. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Bat Selection By : Mitchell Dowdy The perfect baseball bat for everyone! Eliminate the guesswork with one simple formula to select the perfect stick to take your batting average to the stars. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Soft Hands By : Mitchell Dowdy Smack, the ball is driven low, on the ground right at the third basemen. He is ready, knees bent, bottom down and both hands out. Alignment is perfect as the ball skips along the grass. Just one more little hop and the ball is in the glove, but wait, it bounced out and what began as a likely easy out is now a scramble for control followed up with a frozen rope to first. Learning To Pitch With Pizazz By : Jimmy Cox Although baseball is a team game - and complete cooperation from every player is necessary for victory - coaches, players and spectators agree that the most important factor in the success of a team is the pitcher. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Aggression By : Mitchell Dowdy Did the faulting player cause harm to another? Is this a case of aggression or an incidental accident. Creating The Best Little League Team By : Jimmy Cox Many things must be taken into consideration when trying to create a successful team. This article will help you to create the perfect little league team. How to Bat In Baseball By : Jimmy Cox Take a boy to the ball field and guess what he will pick up for the first time... a glove or a bat? Right. Just about everybody who plays baseball, or who ever thought of playing baseball, loves to bat. Say it Ain't So, Barry, but Deep Down We All Knew This Day Would Come... By : Jack Deal Our hero Barry Bonds has been indicted for perjury concerning his denial at having taken performance enhancing steroids. All his fans can hope for is a quick resolution and back to playing baseball. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Granparents By : Mitchell Dowdy As fields fall into disrepair and Parents struggle to balance jobs, home and sports. A simple solution is available for all leagues in all areas from their most under utilized resource. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Relay By : Mitchell Dowdy From the outfield to the bag, the motions of the relay man are likely the most difficult in Baseball. Catch and control on one side then get it moving again to the target. Get it right and everyone can see how it is done when its posted to Myspace. Get it wrong and the consolation Sunday just is not as sweet. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Seasons By : Mitchell Dowdy Pre Season, post season, mid season, is there ever really a time that is not in season Why Steroids Are Bad for Major League Baseball By : Jason OConnor Read about the ongoing steroids scandal in Major League Baseball and why it's bad for everyone involved, from the players to the fans. How to Provide Good Leadership in Baseball By : Jimmy Cox These ideas are for managers, coaches, players, and parents. While this is written primarily for the beginner in baseball - the Little Leaguer - the reader will discover that the same fundamentals work in all branches of baseball. What I Know and Remember About Baseball - The Eyes Have It By : Mitchell Dowdy Baseball vision is quite likely the most overlooked aspect of developing skills. Much is written about Eye - Hand coordination and the need for repetitive drills to develop those skills for peak performance in Baseball, Fastpitch and Softball. But little is written on how to correctly use your vision. What I Know and Remember about Baseball - Why We Throw By : Mitchell Dowdy From Early on in our careers as amatuer athletes, T-ball, the purpose of throwing a baseball is merely to get it from my glove to your glove. But is there more to consider? Let the Baseball Coach, Coach By : Mitchell Dowdy High expectations for players and teams can trip an otherwise sane person into spells of anarchy against the Coach. Not only is this counter productive to the team effort, but really, at the end of the day its still a game. Don't let youself get caught up in the 'coaching trap'. What I Know and Remember about Baseball - Successful Hitting By : Mitchell Dowdy If "you" are convinced you can hit the ball, whats to stop you? 7 things to help you along the road of hitting a small round ball with a round bat. Are You Ready to Coach a College Sports Team? By : David Horne Coaching a college sports team can be a rewarding experience for a coach, it can also be quite stressful and challenging if you do not understand what you might be getting your self into. When you make that career decision to coach at the college level you are about to take on a wide array of responsibilities. Spring Training in Tiger Town By : Like a number of major league baseball teams, the Detroit Tigers head to Florida every year for spring training. And if you want to see the Tigers play any preseason games, you might have to hitch a limo or luxury sedan to the airport and fly down Lakeland, FLA, for a seat in the stadium. Will the New Home Run Record by Barry Bonds be Tainted? By : Keith Scott Barry Bonds hits 756. New home run record. Steriods The Tragedy Of Barry Bonds By : Jim Brown Barry Bonds, once a great hope of baseball, is succeeding at the detriment to the sport he claims to love. The Red Sox Are Off to a Great Start By : Jason OConnor So far this season, they are dominating their division, and they have an excellent chance of winning the American League Pennant. Baseball, Barry Bonds and Steroids By : David Maillie Recent press indicates that athletes like Barry Bonds that use illegal substances like steroids for performance enhancement are actually ruining their respective sports. This needs to be stopped quickly as it will forever and permenently tarnish the great game of baseball. Dice Sports Games That Are Fun; The Baseball Game By : John DeJong This is the third installment in a world of incredibly fun sports games played with dice. Now it is Dice Baseball, which is the first dice game that I ever invented. Outthinking the Batter When Pitching In Baseball By : Jimmy Cox A boy may have a strong arm and know all the mechanics of pitching, but if he doesn't think about the hitter's weaknesses and strengths, he'll become nothing more than a "thrower" and will not help his team much. Baseball's Evolution from Humble Origins to Spectator Sport By : Ray La Foy As baseball clubs were transformed into entertainment businesses, so grew their need for first-rate players who could attract paying crowds. What is Cal Ripken Doing Today By : Kadence Buchanan On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken broke the most storied record in baseball, Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games. Ripken played all of his games with the Baltimore Orioles, a rarity in an era when baseball players move from team to team seeking better deals. Minor League Baseball is a Great Family Value By : Kadence Buchanan More families are opting out of the great American pastime of attending major league baseball games than ever before. Some are staying home and watching the games on television, but growing numbers of families are flocking to minor league ballparks. Baseball in Japan By : Jonathon Hardcastle In recent years, the arrival in the United States of players like Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui has enlightened Americans about the popularity of the sport in Japan. But most Americans don't know that Japan has almost as long a baseball history as the United States. Why New York City Is A Baseball Town By : Jason OConnor Above all other sports, New York is a first and foremost a baseball town. Here's why. Youth Baseball Fundraising By : John Nowly The following article covers information on youth baseball fundraising. Selecting a Good Assistant Coach By : John Nowly The following article covers selecting a good assistant coach. Creating a Baseball Fantasy League By : Jay Moncliff The last decade has seen many changes, one of them being the amazing involvement of individuals in baseball fantasy leagues as well as other fantasy sports. There are no specific rules for baseball fantasy involvement; however an unspoken rule for you to be successful at baseball fantasy games is for you to have a real appreciation and interest in real baseball. These simple steps will help you start a baseball fantasy league that you will really enjoy playing with the whole season. How To Choose A Great Baseball Bat By : Gregg Hall Perhaps the most important aspect of baseball is to have a bat that suits your needs. A bat's weight, length, and material can all have a positive or negative affect on a batter's swing. Consider every option when choosing a baseball bat for yourself.

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