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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...

Slider Grip: How To Grip A Slider

2009-10-09T09:29:00-04:00

The hard slider grip or short curve grip has a certain amount of lateral break and a certain amount of down break. It's a faster pitch than a curve but it's slower than a fastball, and it has a shorter...

Forkball Grip: How To Grip A Forkball

2009-10-08T09:27:00-04:00

The forkball grip, also known as a splitter grip or split-finger fastball grip, is an interesting pitch. You grip a forkball by jamming the ball between your first two fingers as hard as you can and deliver it with the...

Screwball Grip: How To Grip A Screwball

2009-10-07T09:25:00-04:00

The screwball grip is actually the opposite of the curveball grip in terms of snapping the wrist. Whereas I gripped and released the ball with my palm turned inward for a curveball, I turned my palm out when throwing a...

Curveball Grip: How To Grip A Curveball

2009-10-06T09:23:00-04:00

I threw a curveball with a 12 to 6 o'clock rotation. This release imparts sidespin and backspin because I maintained pressure on the ball with my middle finger while rolling it out over the top of my index finger. I...