Bunt Coverages

How Catchers Handle Bunt Coverage and Bunt Defense Fielding Bunts You ever really want to upset your coach. I know a sure fire way to do that. Take an out that the other team’s given you and don’t get it. That’s right were going to talk about sacrifice bunts and how...

Baseball Batter Stance – Stride and Separation

Baseball Batter Stance Stride and Separation   So if you’ve watched baseball for any amount of time, you know that most hitters take a stride. The stride is that small step that the hitter takes before he swings. Well when should that happen? How should that...

Baseball Catcher Throwing Drills

Baseball Catcher Throwing Drills – The Exchange The Exchange So I’m going to guess you’ve never spent much time thinking about how to actually take a ball out of your glove. To be honest I didn’t think about it a whole lot either, until I realized that it was...

Catcher Throwing to Second

Catcher Throwing to Second Base Throwing to second So for catchers, one of our most exciting plays is when we know the guy on first base is going to run and we will be throwing to second. We feel like it’s one on one. Him against us and there’s not a better...

Batting Stance: Putting it All Together

Batter Stance Putting it All Together from A to Z So we’ve talked a lot about stances and where we should be and what we should be thinking. That’s right and we haven’t taken a swing yet. Well let’s get to it. In this segment I want to call it staying connected. We’re...

Catcher Throwing to Third

Catcher Throwing to Third Technique Throwing to Third Base So when I was playing for the Baltimore Orioles, one of my teammates, Brian Roberts, was one of the best in the game at this, stealing third base. It’s because the pitcher doesn’t actually see him. The...