College Baseball Showcases – Good or Bad?
I am often asked about whether college baseball showcases are worth attending. In general, I answer, “Yes, if affordable and if the showcase is not an apparent money grab. Attending one or two is a good experience for kids for a few reasons. One, it gives player (& parent) an idea of how they compare […]
Which Side Of The Rubber Should You Pitch From?
I’ll gladly give you my input about pitching from different sides of the rubber but ultimately you will have to decide what works best for you and where you are comfortable. There are many baseball theories on this but ultimately you will have the final say because you are doing the pitching. Usually, but not […]
Developing Clutch Baseball Players
Clutch baseball players are able to focus in the moment. They do this by understanding the things they can control, which is simply the ball and the situation at hand. Clutch hitters understand that they can only control two things: getting a good pitch and taking a good swing. Clutch pitchers believe in the pitch […]
A Pre Game Infield Alternative You should be Using
As coaches, we constantly try to convince our players to practice the same way they play in games, with the same focus and intensity. Then coaches proceed to take pre-game infield practice in an un-game like manner. Hitting the ball to a player, who knows the ball is coming in a position-by-position designated way, is […]
Introducing Y Athlete
Y Athlete… Assisting and Empowering Todays Athletes The one thing that separates the successful athletes who reach their highest potential level from those who don’t are the ones who lack focus. Focus defined is the concentration of attention or energy on something: i.e. a goal. As an athlete looking to make it in their respective […]
DRSEA INFORMER: MLB Shows Class
Taken from: Volume IV, Issue 2: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball has taken important steps towards providing education for prospects in baseball academies in the Dominican Republic. The initiative was actually formulated and approved last fall and parts of the plan are expected to be put into effect soon, according to Sandy […]
10 Tips to Develop a Complete Baseball Player
Of course, not all youth players can become star baseball players. However, becoming a well-rounded baseball player is the result when parents and youth coaches do many of the following things to help: 1. Bigger, stronger, and faster athletes advance the most, so having young athletes perform age-appropriate speed and strengthening programs is […]
Catching the Fun of Throwing a Baseball
It does not take long for kids to get bored with a game of catch, whether it is with mom or dad in the back yard or at baseball practice. Often, players get bored quickly with playing catch and want to move on to fielding or hitting right away. The problem is that many kids […]
Baseball Heroes of World War II
Here’s a quick, pre-spring training, WWII video highlighting famous MLB players who gave up years of their baseball career in order to serve their beloved country in a time of war! Let’s remember them by adding any war stories of them that you have either heard of or know from first hand experience, in the […]
How to Run a Great Baseball Practice
The key to running a great baseball practice is organization. Coaches should map out their practices so that there is little wasted time. Preseason practices should cover every important aspect of baseball for the age of the player. In the regular season, coaches can gear their practice time to cover parts of the game most […]
Video Interview with Author of 25 Greatest Players of All Time
Author/Sportscaster Len Berman on his latest book, ‘The 25 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time’ on the Fox Business Network. They also touch upon the topic of Brett Favre before they start talking about Berman’s book. They talk about the topic of how people should view top athletes. Should fans look differently at them due […]
How to Help Struggling Hitters
I am so grateful for my major league baseball career. Most of you are probably thinking, “Of course, why wouldn’t he be?” The reason I am most grateful may be different than you think, though. Reflecting back on my playing days, I realize that at one time or another, I made every mistake in the […]
Inning By Inning: A Portrait of a Coach (2009)
NCAA Baseball Coach Augie Garrido Thanks to the people at Cinetic FilmBuff I was asked to do a review of this fine documentary by Richard Linklater. Aside from the facts and quotes that I’ve compiled in this review you’ll find sessions with Coach Augie Garrido himself, former players (some who are or have been MLB […]
Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) Now on Blog Talk Radio!
The writers of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance would like to announce that they are taking to the airwaves. Beginning Tuesday, February 16th at 11 pm Eastern, BBA Baseball Talk can be found at Blog Talk Radio. This one-hour show will discuss the big stories of the day in major league baseball and other baseball-related topics. […]
Announcement: Baseball Reflections 1st. Annual Pledge Drive
Coming up in March (2010) and lasting the whole month, we will be hosting our first annual pledge drive. The money this drive brings in will help pay for any administration or operational fees accrued during a normal year of running this blog. Depending on how successful this initial pledge drive is, will determine if […]
Hall Of Very Good HOF Chat/Discussion Tonight!
For those of you that crave to let your voice be heard on the topic of who should be the next men enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 this is a MUST attend event! Below you will find an event reminder to The Hall of Very Good’s Live Chat Tonight at 9pm […]
‘Tis The Hot Stove Season
Seeing David Pinto of Baseball Musings was a big influence in the start of this blog, I try to thank him with backlinks and posts like this. In tis post we will be linking back to Baseball Musings as they have begun to highlight players from A to Z and also cover some of the […]
The Complete Interview with Pitching Legend Tommy John
Tommy John and A Glove of Their Own I recently interviewed former MLB pitcher Tommy John, for those of you who have been under a rock for the past 30 years, Tommy had played 26 seasons, accumulating 288 wins with a 3.34 ERA and over 2200 strikeouts. He played for 6 Major League Teams, including […]
Putting A Finger On A Problem
A guest article by Charles S. Farrell from the DRSEA Informer Volume II, Issue 17: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball finds itself between a rock and a hard place as it tries to address the problem of age and identity falsification among prospects in the Dominican Republic. At the same time, […]
Melvin Mora, an All-Star Dad, too!
Image by Keith Allison via Flickr The nice people at Guideposts.com have been kind enough to allow us to bring these stories of current Major League players in their entirety. So without further ado…An All-Star Dad By Louis Berney: Melvin Mora has won baseball honors, but what he prizes most are his children. One day, […]
Pinch Hitter: A Book Review
Dean Whitney seemed to want to create a modern day version of the classic novel The Natural when he sat down to write Pinch Hitter and in some ways he may have accomplished this task, but in many others, he didn’t. Pinch Hitter is the story of a man who miraculously makes it straight to […]
The History of Advertising in Major League Baseball
Image via Wikipedia When MLB picks their players for their nation-wide advertisements, they try to get those who are from the largest markets. In all likelihood, if a player in Kansas City is producing on the field exactly as much as a player from New York, the player from the Big Apple will have the […]
