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Comedian’s take on Little League

Thought you would like this.  Comedian Brian Regan about his time in Little League baseball. Enjoy!

The (un)holy alliance between pitchers and catchers

Here is a picture of Indians catcher Roberto Perez that was making the rounds on social media.  I added the red circle to focus your attention to the topic of discussion. Notice the dark brown spot on the throwing side shin guard?  What do you imagine that is?  If you said “pine tar” you would […]

The 2nd balance point for pitchers

Ask most pitchers and coaches “What is a pitcher’s balance point?” and you typically will get back something like “it’s the point when a pitcher gets all his weight back on his rear leg before going forward to throw the pitch.”  And they would be correct. Next ask them “What is the pitcher’s 2nd balance point?” and […]

Hitting Drills: Multivitamins vs Prescriptions

When it comes to baseball drills, it’s important to know the difference between multi-vitamins and prescription medications. Multi-vitamins are for general maintenance and prescription medications are for specific ailments. Baseball drills work the same way. Hitting drills like tee work, soft-toss, and short toss fall into the category of hitting multi-vitamins. They are for general […]

Wild Card game: Something you may have missed

In the top of the 4th inning of the Wild Card game between the Giants and the Mets, Giants outfielder Denard Span attempted to steal second base.  Replays seemed to clearly indicate that Span was safe on the play.  However, he was called out and after reviewing the replay, MLB officials in New York upheld […]

In the news …

Below are two things I saw in the sports section of the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday. Here is the first.  It seems as if Captain Obvious has struck again! I guess tomorrow’s headline might be “Playoff teams focused on scoring more runs than the other team.” Here is the second. This is more proof that just because […]