Happy Halloween 2015!

Happy Halloween 2015! The Year of the (Baseball) Shark Attack!

2015 World Series insights – Game 1 & 2

It looks like the Royals will make fast work of the Mets unless New York can turn that momentum around in a hurry.  Here is a list of some of the things I noticed from Game 1 and Game 2.  I also linked to previous posts and videos where I discussed or demonstrated that topic. […]

How to quicken your tags as an infielder

Baseball is a game of inches.  Anytime we can do something a few inches faster, we have a better chance of keeping up with the speed of the game. Today’s video tip is for infielders who want to quicken up their tags at the bases.

Give your 3rd base coach a chance (part 2)

Scoring from first base on a base hit is no easy task.  Royals fans were quite happy when Lorenzo Cain did just that to help get his team to the World Series.  As soon as I saw him score I thought of a post I had written back in June, 2012. I’ve said many times […]

Finish like a pitcher

One of the biggest things I have to teach young pitchers is how to finish like a pitcher.  When I say “finish like a pitcher,” I mean this … Glove tucked near the hip Throwing hand “hides” under the glove Throwing arm side hip and shoulder are pointing at the target Head up and eyes […]

Who said you have to be fast to be a good base runner?

Very few things make my baseball heart go pitter-patter more than great base running.  Take game five of the AL Division Series between the Blue Jays and the Rangers as an example.  Most of the attention went to Bautista and his bat-flipping homer in the 7th inning but there was a play earlier in the […]

1-6-3 bagwork for shortstops

Today’s video tip shows how a shortstop turns a double play at second base on 1-6-3 or 2-6-3 plays.  Because the feed from the pitcher or catcher is coming from a different angle than say, a second baseman or first baseman, his footwork at the bag needs to be different. Early in the video, a previous video […]

New posts coming soon!

Hi everyone!  I hope your summer and early fall were good ones.  Just wanted to give you a heads-up that new posts (written and video) will be starting up again on Monday, October 20th. I missed doing them and I hope you missed reading/watching them! See you Monday! Coach McCreary