Win the Free-90 game!

Try this experiment. Look at every box score on a given day (MLB, college, high school, or Little League) and answer this question: How many times did the winning team score an equal number of runs or more runs in one inning than the losing team scored all game? I did this experiment over the […]

Why are you doing this drill?

One of the things I love about MLB Spring Training is the interviews with players on the field during their workouts. In the batting cage or out on the field, players are frequently asked what their approach is when they are doing a hitting or fielding drill. Their responses are pure gold if you are […]

It rains on elite players too

A couple weeks ago I spoke to a high school team at their “First Dinner” event to kick off their season.  One of the themes of my talk was about the need to be different in your behaviors and mindset if you want to be elite.   As I write this post in Pennsylvania, it is […]

Is it ok to field with one hand?

I learned long ago that there are (almost) no absolutes in baseball.  Tell a player that he absolutely cannot/should not do something and that player will undoubtedly see a guy on TV successfully doing what you said cannot/should not be done.   Today’s post is another example of that. Virtually every coach in the world teaches […]

Defensive Positioning book now available

A player cannot be a spectator on defense!  On every play, there is somewhere to be. Coaches who can get their players on the field to be in the right place at the right time immediately improve their team’s defense. Defensive Positioning in Baseball (click for a sample) provides 89 pages of content for a huge […]

Marines and baseball players

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to speak at a local high school baseball team’s “First Dinner” to start off their new season.  I talked about a number of things but one of them was a story I was told by someone I had met a couple years ago.  Here is the story … […]

Skinny Lane Tee Drill

When I work with young hitters, I usually break down the swing into three basic parts for ease of understanding. Part 1 is getting the barrel to the contact point, Part 2 is getting the hands/barrel through the ball, and Part 3 is the follow through. I’ve said before (in video and written form) that […]

New book launch alert!

As any coach knows, getting your players to be in the right place at the right time on defense is more than half the battle. Unfortunately, too many players end up being spectators. On Monday I launch a new book from Baseball By The Yard. It’s called Defensive Positioning In Baseball. (Click the title for […]

Why too many players avoid their mental game

For the past 20 years I have done coaching clinics (in person and now online too) just about every year. Very often several each year. At least once a year I ask a basic question to the coaches who are in attendance. The question is … “There are two sides to baseball – the physical […]

There is no such thing as a bad drill

I am a firm believer that there is no such thing as a bad drill.  “Is this drill good or bad?” is not the best question to ask.  Better questions include: –Is this drill good for ME? or Is this good for the PLAYER in front of me? –Does this drill directly translate to the game? –Does […]

Master the first 20 minutes of practice

Every good coach looks for ideas to better manage their practices. Getting more done in a shorter period of time is something they always strive to do. This is especially true early in the season when a team has so much to cover. On top of that, if you coach in a state like Pennsylvania […]

Podcast Episode 008: Five tips for infielders when runners are on base

In today’s episode, Coach Bob McCreary explains five things that infielder must be aware of and do when there are runners on base.  Unfortunately, infielders at all levels are often not taught several of these which can come back to burn their teams eventually. If you liked this post, please SHARE and SUBSCRIBE to Baseball […]

Bullpen HORSE game

I hope where you are reading this that the weather is sunny and 75 degrees. If so, then I’m very jealous. Southeastern Pennsylvania won’t smell consistently nice weather until about mid-May. Until then, wind, rain, crazy temperature fluctuations, and even sleet and more snow are the norm for the first two months of the typical […]