The Throwing Blocking Stance I remember a game at Shea stadium. Four hours and twenty-five minutes. I have no idea what the score was. My legs hurt so bad by the end of it. It’s because I spent too much of the game in my throwing blocking stance with runners on base....
A Catchers Set Up Position in Relation to the Hitter Where should the catcher set up? So my teammate Carlos Lee with the Milwaukee Brewers did something I’ve never seen happen and you probably won’t see it happen again. He took a swing, came all the way...
Catcher Set Up – Catching the Ball Fundamentals Receiving So my high school coach coach. He was a large man. About six foot four, six foot five three hundred pounds. Really loud voice. Never cursed, but you always new where he was. That voice was unmistakable....
Catcher Stance and How to Frame the Ball Framing The Ball So most of my career was made because I made the pitcher look good. Not because I swung a giant stick. Not because I was the smartest guy on the field. I made the pitcher look good. So how do we do that? When...
Giving Baseball Signs to the Pitcher All sports have their different stances. Golfers stand over the ball like this. Tennis player kind of bend their knees in an athletic stance. Football players, the quarterback’s under center in his own little special stance,...
Catcher Blocking Drills So you want to find out who wants to be a catcher? A lot of guys think it’s cool to put the gear on, maybe flash a few signs. Some even may want to try to throw to second base. But if you want to find out who actually really wants to catch,...
