After the Reds-Royals game, Brandon Phillips was disciplined by Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker for ignoring a take sign on a 3-0 count. Phillips popped up to end the inning. Baker claimed it’s the first and last time it will ever happen to him as a manager. Phillips claimed he was trying to break his [...]
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When To Give The Green Light
Posted in hitting, strategy, tagged Andy Katz, Brandon Phillips, Dusty Baker, green light, plate approach on June 17, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Hitting The Ball Up The Middle
Posted in hitting, tagged Al Becker, plate approach on February 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
*Guest Blogger* Al Becker talks about his approach at the plate. Blogger Bio Al Becker has been playing in local amateur leagues for the last 10 years. He was most recently a member of the Yawkey Baseball League 2008 Champion Bluefish Baseball Club, for which he hit .402 and won the Silver Slugger in right field. [...]
Gripping a Baseball Bat
Posted in hitting, tagged Andy Katz, baseball bat, grip on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s keep it simple. There are two things you need to remember when it comes to gripping a baseball bat: 1. Line up your middle knuckles When teaching young kids, a useful teaching strategy is to take a color marker and draw a line over the middle knuckles. When the kids get ready to hit, [...]
Tee It Up
Posted in hitting, tagged Andy Katz, indoor training, technique on February 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s that time of year in the Northeast when most baseball training takes place indoors. A recent trip to a batting cage made me realize I have been hitting off tees incorrectly for 23 years. Are you? When you are in the batter’s box, your eyes are directed at the pitcher. Why should things be [...]
Leading Off
Posted in hitting, strategy, tagged Andy Katz, batting, batting order, hitting approach, leadoff on March 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
How should the leadoff hitter approach the 1st at bat of the game? The leadoff hitter’s role is to get on base. It helps if he has decent speed, but the most important attribute of a leadoff hitter is his ability to reach base so the strongest hitters in the lineup can drive him home. [...]
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