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Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 11:31 AM

I played as a pitcher in my University days and I have learned the importance of my role because I have the power to make or break the game. I proved it as much because once I get too locked up in my serious intent to strike three consecutive opponents, it surely is the door to my team's win. However, if I do otherwise, it usually is a reason for my team's downfall. Certainly, I can say that being a pitcher is the most important role there is on the field. No one except the pitcher has... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Anthony Wayne @ Thursday, 20th November 2008 @ 10:27 PM

The Philadelphia Phillies broke 28 years of baseball futility and 99 seasons for the four major sports teams in Philadelphia by winning the World Series Wednesday night, 4-3, over the determined Tampa Bay Rays in a game that lasted a little over 49 hours thanks to the brilliant Bud Selig. There were many heroes for the Phillies in the final game and in the playoffs. Talented southpaw Cole Hamels who won four games in the playoffs was named MVP. Hamels received a red sports car on the fi... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Wednesday, 19th November 2008 @ 1:34 AM

If you want to become a great coach for your baseball team, you need to bear in mind that there are a lot of things you need to prepare and do for your team. First, do not only tell what needs to be done. You have to show them how exactly it is done for them to remember what to really do. People tend to learn more if they see how something is done rather than lecturing them on and on about strategies, stats and tricks. You need to show them for you to be an effective coach. Second,... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 18th November 2008 @ 11:01 PM

You can make a very big difference in your game of baseball just by thinking. You see it right, just by thinking. Thinking in a positive manner will definitely make a difference in winning or losing a very important game. Feeling unsure and doubting minutes before a big event will likely affect how you play and will also affect your team mates. Always remember that hesitation can bring many things into jeopardy. If you are thinking about this, how do you handle the circumstance? Are you even cap... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Monday, 17th November 2008 @ 8:11 AM

There are several good ways to be able to coach baseball if you are a coach or maybe even just an uprising coach for that league. But in order for the coach wisely, you need to possess certain skills and own ways of dealing with your team and properly handling them or perhaps leading them to victory. This much is true for every coach. You do not only coach for the sake of coaching but you should have certain ways of doing things your own. Your role is very crucial as the team's head master ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Monday, 17th November 2008 @ 7:38 AM

As a pitcher, I often compliment myself during times that a hitter can't hit my pitch because it was just too fast to be able to hit it in the right time. Nothing beats the feeling where I can strike out an opponent three times in a row. And I know every pitcher strives so hard to attain this feeling as much as I do. To feel powerful against an opponent means you have to have that accurate fast ball going as if it is already part of your inner self. Some pitchers are naturally born ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jason OConnor @ Tuesday, 21st October 2008 @ 1:03 AM

Ah, the plight of a Chicago Cubs fan. Each new season holds the reassuring promise that we will, once again make an emotional investment in a team that has the ability to bring us from the hopeful adrenaline rush of saying, 'Oh my God, I think this is really going to be the year,' to the bankrupt emptiness of watching another team, once again, achieve what we so badly want. It's almost like having a psychotic girlfriend or a drug addiction. We walk away, shaking our heads,... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Wednesday, 15th October 2008 @ 4:33 AM

Each pitcher has their own ways and techniques maybe even rituals and routines that they follow religiously and consistently especially among top-notched pitchers. Here we look at some guide for pitchers to look at and to help provide some consistency in how they pitch. One, your different motions in pitching needs to be practiced in a regular manner so that you can develop them and perhaps even take it into a whole higher level. I can see so many pitchers who are not really natural in wh... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Anthony Wayne @ Monday, 13th October 2008 @ 8:45 PM

Baseball is weird. What other sport allows you to expand your roster by 60% for the last month of the season? Then, you have to decrease your roster by 15 players in time for the playoffs! These September call up players can play a pivotal role down the stretch. So, I'm always amazed that teams don't all call up 15 more players on September 1! I mean, why wait? You could have that speed merchant pinch runner from a Low A team that can steal that base and possibly earn a ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 4:58 AM

Many people I have met regard baseball as boring and unexciting. Some of them would really feel sleepy and couldn't stand the thought of watching another game. This made me think about one thing, what is with people who hate baseball? But I already had an answer. The reason is simple; It is because of lack of basic knowledge that we regard some games boring and unexciting. While it is true that I find baseball a fun game to watch and play, it is also true that some other people find... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 26th August 2008 @ 7:26 PM

No player would not want to become a better player than what he or she can already do right now. And everyone in my opinion can become better given the chance and time. However, players should want it and need it before they can seriously have a good training perspective to be better in what they do no matter what position they are in the field. The very first thing you can do is to comprehensively look at your training and the way you are playing. From there you can easily move on to hone your ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Kyle Oxenham @ Friday, 22nd August 2008 @ 10:41 PM

If you know baseball, you know how hard the training in baseball is and how innovative it is to perform weight training which is incorporated in a baseball training program, you would know how effective this training is in competitions. There are a number of persons though who say that baseball could be a dangerous method in weight training than when you do it slow and accurately in the gym or a fitness center. Many say that most of the coaches commit serious errors that cause traumatic bodily... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 21st August 2008 @ 2:46 PM

Defense is as important as offense. Without better defense, your opponent can outlay your efforts and you will only go home frustrated because you can't do anything. Well perhaps not that you can't, but you lack what it takes to get the defense ball rolling properly. If you are an infielder, your position is very vital because you need to cover most of the entire field. You must have what it takes to put up the best infield defense. 1. You need the right attitude. You need to th... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Joelyn Pullano @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 1:51 AM

It's baseball season, and you are ready for it. You bought a new bat, dusted off the cleats, and oiled the glove. You drilled, grounder after grounder, only to follow it by fly ball, after fly ball. When the fielding drills were over, you moved on to the batting cages. You have hit so many balls that you could probably tag a slider in your sleep. So, what's next but to hit the field, right? Wrong! What about your weight training? Yes that's right, lifting weights. ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Sunday, 3rd August 2008 @ 3:30 PM

The most difficult part perhaps in baseball offense is to try and hit the ball no matter it is homerun, groundball or fly ball. This where your skill and ability is measured and will come into play. You should possess certain qualities in order for you to become an ideal hitter. You will need determination, strength, coordination, quick hand reflex and the will to learn. Your confidence will also matter as well as your willingness to listen for advice and coaching. Otherwise you will not grow to... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jeffrey Fang @ Thursday, 24th July 2008 @ 1:21 PM

There are a number of advantages to using fastpitch softball bats and among them are the ability score more runs, add greater number of hits as well as win more at the sport. It is quite surprising to learn that many fastpitch softball bats can actually help you to hit the ball as much as twenty percent harder than your normal run of the mill softball bats. With such bats around, you can look forward to turning your ground outs into single runs scored, and you can also turn your single runs into... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Joelyn Pullano @ Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 @ 3:03 PM

It's true, practice does make perfect. However, sometime practice gets dull, and predictable. Even coaches get board doing the same thing over and over. My suggestion, look for new drills to do, or coaches, get creative and make up your own. If you are not the creative type, then I have two drills that might help your infield out, and save you the time of trying to come up with something new. The first drill is to help players improve in tracking and fielding ground balls hit dir... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jeffrey Fang @ Monday, 21st July 2008 @ 5:13 PM

Life as a Little League or Pony League catcher can be tough. You can read baseball tips on this, baseball tips on that, do drill for this and train for that. Listen to this person, listen to that person. Try this and try that. But still, you find yourself not throwing many people out in games. It seems like there are always balls getting by you and going back to the backstop. You may have gotten whacked way more times than you'd like by wild pitches. Long games and hot games. Is catc... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jim Brown @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 7:10 PM

I have been through many baseball/softball games where I play as the pitcher. Being one is fun as long as you know when and where to cross the lines of pressure. It is a very crucial role. You lead the game. Each hit, score and run from the enemy entirely depends on you. I've been to wins and losses but I just knew I had to survive. Here is some advice from my experience as a pitcher: Conquer your fear My greatest fear as a pitcher is to let somebody hit my pitch. I str... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Baseball | By Jeffrey Fang @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 11:48 AM

Whether you want a traditional wood baseball bat or a new, high-tech metal bat, there is a wide selection of discount baseball bats available. A baseball bat is a vital piece of equipment and its quality can greatly impact a player's performance, so it is no surprise that many people are willing to pay a premium. Luckily, you can get a high-tech, top quality bat at discount prices. Discount baseball bats are available at most sporting equipment outlets, and especially at online stores. <... more...