Blocking the Home Plate – What Every Catcher Needs to Know
It’s the bottom of the ninth, two outs, with the winning run on second base. The crowd’s roaring like a jet engine as the batter cracks a hard liner into the gap. The third base coach is windmilling his arm like a turbine, sending the runner from second home. The throw from center field is…
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Road to the Baseball World Series and Championships
The World Series (MLB) is a best-of-seven playoff held at the end of the MLB season, typically in late October, where the winners of the American League and National League face off The World Baseball Classic, held every four years, showcases international baseball prowess by inviting national teams from around the globe. Intro Baseball is…
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Pitcher Cover First – Practice Makes Perfect
Imagine this: It’s the bottom of the ninth in the championship game, bases loaded, two outs, and your team is clinging to a one-run lead. The batter hits a sharp grounder to the left of the mound, right between the pitcher and first baseman. In that instant, the game’s outcome hinges not solely on talent,…
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COR and BBCOR Designs – Ensuring Safe Playing Environment
Today, we’re diving into a topic that combines the worlds of science and baseball in a way that might just change how you look at the game. I’m talking about the Coefficient of Restitution (COR) and its cousin, Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR). They are crucial to understanding what makes baseballs, and indeed all…
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Strike Zone – A Guide for New Baseball Parents
Imagine this: You’re in the last frame, two down, sacks full (bases loaded), and the count’s full too. The hurler rears back and rifles one that just kisses the black of the plate. Everyone in the stands is on pins and needles. Will it be a punch-out or a free pass? In these nail-biting seconds,…
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Label Up or Down – How to Swing a Wood bat
If you are transitioning from using a composite to a wood bat, you will start to hear something like: “always keep the label facing up or you are going to break the bat, “Label up when you swing”, “Make sure the label faces up or down”, “Hit with the label facing away from you”, or…