In a first and third scenario where the other team is stealing this is especially true. Particularly when the sole purpose of the offense is to distract the defense, with the intent they will focus on the runner stealing versus the runner scoring. In general trick plays seem to decrease as you get older, but […]

Too often we overcomplicate what it takes to play the game of baseball and thereby loosing sight of the games real objective. Nowhere is this more prevalent than when we teach pitching. By definition, pitching is the act of “delivering or serving the ball to the batter.” As with most techniques in baseball the facts […]

According to William of Ockham (1285-1349) Law of Parsimony (Ockham’s Razor) simply states, select the answer with the fewest assumptions. Just because Bill Buckner let the ball go between the wickets in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, and in 2016 the San Diego Padres blew a 12-2 lead over the Seattle Mariners does not mean coming […]

  My issue is not about taking chances, it’s how we rationalize the results of the chances we take. Especially when I know luck is defined as, “success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions.” This is why I agree with British author Joe Abercrombie who said, “There was no such thing […]

I remember an article by Celes, “How to Create Real Change in Life…” where she asked, “If you remove the weed using a mower, does that solve the problem?” NO! Yet true resolutions can only be understood once you confront, and actually see the problem. Because we never removed the root thereby never solving the […]

As parents we seek independence for our sons at an early age. However, philosophically the definition of independence we choose for our sons is more talk than action. In almost a bragging fashion, we talk about how important it was for our son to go away to college, experience life, and do so in preparation […]

I know a team who consistently makes it to the World Series, but never seem to win the big game. What may surprise you is one player’s response answer when I asked him, why? According to him, mistakes were not learning experiences, they were consequences resulting in berating comments, running, yelling, then more running. In fact he said, […]

“If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” ~ Muhammad Ali     I do believe struggle and criticism is a pre-requisite for greatness. I also know it is not fun finding out your weaknesses, but as a mentor of mine told me, “The key to […]

The question you need to ask yourself, “Do I even know what it takes to become a Baseball Player, much less an Elite Baseball Player?” Yet too many baseball players avoid the real answer by blurting out what they are doing versus really having a clue of what it takes to become Baseball Player. Responding generically, “I am […]

I am of the belief a catcher’s job is to provide the pitcher confidence he can throw any pitch in any count or in any situation. This is important when your creditability, or maybe your career, is dependent upon whether you have a “W” or an “L” in the box scores. It is true, baseball […]