The ability to be a dangerous hitter with 2 strikes is critical to becoming a great hitter. If a player has confidence to do damage with 2 strikes he will not be afraid to get to two strikes. If he in not afraid to get behind in the count he will also be more patient…
This past Thursday the Staten Island Yankees and Brooklyn Cyclones played a minor league baseball game that seemed pretty normal until the last at-bat. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Pat Venditte, an ambidextrous pitcher for the Yankees, faced Ralph Henriquez, a switch hitter for the Cyclones and all heck broke loose.…
Training for sports has gone to a whole new level in today’s society and the major shift is the emphasis of training the core muscles. You will often hear the word “core” to describe the muscles comprising the midsection of the body which includes the abdominals, the obliques (the muscles at the sides of the…
I was in Alaska for a baseball camp this past week and did not have time to write a column. Therefore I am going to go with some baseball trivia. Enjoy! The National league was established in 1876. The teams were: Chicago White Stockings, St. Louis Brown Stockings, Hartford Dark Blues, Boston Red Caps, Louisville…
The question has been asked by many people over the years. How heavy of a bat should I swing? Some people feel that if they have a heavier bat the ball will go further. There is some validity to that, but what about when the bat is so heavy that it’s swinging you! I believe…