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7 Steps To Setting And Achieving Your Baseball Pitching Goals In 2010

2010-01-01T16:32:15-05:00

"In 2010, I want to ____________________." What baseball pitching goals would you write in the blank space? Take some time to think about it: What would you like to accomplish on the pitcher's mound this year? Did you come up...

7 Baseball Pitching Tips For Those Who Long Toss In Cold Weather

2009-12-16T07:34:12-05:00

I grew up in the Northeast where winters and cold weather can really put a hamper on one's pitching training, long tossing, off-season throwing and bullpens. For practices and general throwing, I tended to rely on 30 degrees or less,...

13 Baseball Warm Up Drills And Stretching Tips For Pitchers

2009-12-10T11:08:56-05:00

Pitching a baseball game begins long before you even step onto the pitching mound. It is important to prepare both physically and mentally for pitching in a game. Below are some mental and physical steps you can do to prepare...

Here's What Roger Clemens Thought About Brushback Pitches, Hitting Batters And Pitching Inside

2009-12-07T10:20:18-05:00

This blog was taken from a 1998 spring training post-game interview with Roger Clemens. During this game, Blue Jays shortstop Alex Gonzalez was hit in the head by a pitch from New York Yankees starter Hideki Irabu. As it would...

Mental Prep For Baseball Pitching

2009-10-22T07:50:31-04:00

How does a Major League Baseball player or pitcher prepare -- mentally -- for a big game or a postseason series? Joe Janish, a baseball coach at OnBaseball.com, had the opportunity to discuss that topic and many others related to...

How To Choose A Good College Baseball Program?

2009-10-22T00:44:43-04:00

Here's a tip for high school baseball prospects: When thinking about which college baseball program is best, you've got to take all things into consideration: academics, quality of life, baseball coaches, teammates, strength and conditioning coach, etc., and figure out...

How To Make The Hitter Change His Bat Speed

2009-10-19T11:03:07-04:00

As you follow postseason baseball on TV this week, I want you to watch how MLB pitchers attack the strike zone with their fastball and change speeds to effectively keep hitters off-balance. Most of them have done an excellent job...

How To Become A Pro Baseball Pitcher

2009-10-14T10:19:00-04:00

Something to think about as you go about your day today: In professional baseball, pitching talent gets you there. Without it, you don't get a chance. Yet ... your work ethic is what keeps you there, and it's what gets...

Baseball Rules: Understanding The Balk Rule For Pitchers

2009-10-13T08:57:00-04:00

Legal pitching delivery. There are two legal pitching positions, the Windup Position and the Set Position, and either position may be used at any time. Pitchers shall take signs from the catcher while standing on the rubber. Pitchers may disengage...

Slurve Grip: How To Grip A Slurve

2009-10-12T09:31:00-04:00

Also, a lot of pitchers today throw a slurve. They pitch the slider as if they are throwing a curve, and the ball comes out in a big, sweeping flat curve. I consider this pitch to be just a rather...