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<title>Today's Baseball Pitching Equipment Helps Both Coaches And Players</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:33:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball pitching equipment is a coach's best friend; it is impossible for one person to pitch repeatedly, and with good aim, over the course of numerous hitting drills. Luckily, baseball equipment manufacturers understand the need for items, such as batting machines and batting cages. As a result, many types of equipment are available for both team use and home practice.]]></description>
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<title>Yankees Gearing Up for the 2012 Season</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Yankees made a very propitious trade last month and acquired a very talented pitcher from the Seattle Mariners. Michael Pineda the rookie phenom who had a promising start to his career is now a New York Yankee.]]></description>
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<title>Develop Proper Hitting Mechanics in the Batting Cage</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:25:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can improve your hitting by using the batting cage. The advantages are you can work on your timing, and develop good habits. It is important to know when you are getting good quality hits. Here are some techniques that have helped many hitters and are practice by many big leaguers. The strategy on hitting a baseball to help keep you focus and meeting you goal]]></description>
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<title>Learn to Throw Harder Through Hard Work Over Years</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:59:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone can gain velocity through hard work. Gaining velocity is the most sought after improvement pitchers would like to make. Learning how to throw harder will definitely help pitchers gain this velocity. Most people assume you can't be taught to throw harder but you can.]]></description>
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<title>How Fantasy Leagues Have Altered Youth Sports Culture</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:47:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this age of ESPN Sportscenter, 24 hour highlights, the marketing of star players, and Fantasy Leagues, young athletes have a natural predisposition to focus on the wrong thing - themselves, not the team. All of these factors together have created a different type of young athlete, one who thinks more like a fan and sportswriter than an athlete.]]></description>
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<title>How to Throw Harder and Faster in Baseball</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:41:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The number one reason pitchers have to quit the game of baseball is they don't throw hard enough or fast enough in baseball to be effective. Most pitchers in the MLB throw at least 90MPH and usually or more effective the harder they throw. There are always exceptions like Jamie Moyer and Tim Wakefield but they are very good at what they do.]]></description>
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<title>Perfectionism - The New Bane Of Youth Baseball?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:43:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ben Franklin once said "Make All the Mistakes You Can as Soon as You Can," and true to form, the remark was a tongue in cheek lesson from a great teacher and statesman. Of course what Franklin was referring to is the natural and normal process of learning from our mistakes. Ben was inferring the more mistakes we make the more knowledgeable we become, and while we're at it, do it as quickly as possible.]]></description>
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<title>Catcher's Gear - Finding the Best Fit</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:51:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With so many options on the market today, how do you find the best catcher's gear? Many things go into this selection, the level of baseball the catcher is playing is a good start, next how committed are they to staying with the game since there is quite a price range for catcher's gear and what are the rules regarding face masks in the league they are playing in?]]></description>
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<title>2012 Chicago Cubs Baseball Season, Tickets, Schedule and Expectations</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:24:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Cubbies haven't won it all since 1908, will they compete for a championship this year or will it be another year of disappointment for their faithful fans? Let's take a look...]]></description>
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<title>Pointers For Communicating</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:26:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When we think of communicating, we normally think of verbal communication, however there are many forms of communication we utilize on a daily basis, and some we do a very poor job of implementing. Other than the traditional friendly face to face conversation, where communication resembles babbling, mixed with hand and face gestures with no accompanying structure or purpose other than entertainment, Communication within a larger audience must have a structure to succeed. Pointer Number One: Structure In an organizational or business environment a two-way structured system of communication is essential...]]></description>
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<title>The Making of a Baseball Fan</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:57:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The off season has once again brought enormous free-agent contracts and deep statistical analysis of every candidate for the Hall of Fame. But before the new season begins, take a minute to experience the simplicity of baseball. When numbers and salaries don't matter. This is baseball at its best.]]></description>
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<title>Coaching Tips For The Big Game</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:47:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Emotions and sports is a perfect illustration of the familiar proverbial fit of the hand into the glove, representing a perfect alliance or interacting which is beneficial for both. However, when the fit begins to wobble, one side beginning to outweigh the other, it often ends in catastrophic results. How do you maintain balance?]]></description>
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<title>Youth Baseball Coaching Techniques That Work</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Motivating youth sports teams is a challenge to coaches and parents. This article will give coaches some creative ideas that will keep your team not only motivated but make sure they improve as individuals and as a team! The techniques have been battle tested by a 21 year experienced nationally known youth baseball coach.]]></description>
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<title>Which Types Of Baseball Pitching Machines Could Best Suit Your Needs?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:53:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are about a dozen or so manufactures of pitching machines and various types of baseballs used for these machines that compete heavily in today's baseball pitching machine market place. This article is designed to assist individuals in finding the right pitching machines for each situation; the descriptions of each one below should instinctively help narrow down your search by "type" of machine.]]></description>
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<title>Three Baseball Coaching Mistakes And How To Avoid Them</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:48:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People who decide to coach a little league youth team, whether it be baseball or softball, are a unique breed of person, forfeiting their time, money and relaxation time. It's a shame many such well meaning people fail so miserably.]]></description>
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<title>Pre-Game Evaluation</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:19:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You're on the bus traveling to a brand new opponent's ball park, of course you have the normal pre-game jitters, your stomach is queasy and you can't stop tapping your foot. Taking a deep breath to calm the nerves, you mentally go through your first task upon arriving, which if you think is analyzing the opposing team, you'd be wrong.]]></description>
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<title>Do You Forgive Steve Bartman?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:51:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On October 14, 2003 the Chicago Cubs were playing the Florida Marlins in the postseason. The Cubs were on the brink of winning the game and thought they were about to get out of the eighth inning. The Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo hit a foul ball down the left field line that looked like it could of been caught by left fielder Moises Alou for the Cubs.]]></description>
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<title>Texas Rangers And Yu Darvish Are A Good Fit</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:18:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone that knows me, Rhonn Mitchell, realizes that I've been a Texas Rangers fan for sometime. I remember going to the old ballpark and sitting in the $5 bleacher tickets. Even though it was hot as hell, it was a great experience to watch the home town Rangers play. And now it's a pleasure in the life of Rhonn Mitchell & other Collin County residents to be able to enjoy the Frisco Riders as the local minor league team. But enough of the nostalgia.]]></description>
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<title>Erectile Dysfunction and Baseball</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:54:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Unless you are one of the few, I'm sure there's someone out there that doesn't watch television, you've seen the ridiculous commercials revolving around man's favorite subject, erectile dysfunction. For the life of me I can not associate horses pulling a truck out of the mud having anything to do with the issue, but obviously I'm missing something.]]></description>
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<title>Scholarships by Sport: Baseball and Basketball</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:07:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Myth: Despite what some boasting ballplayers say, college baseball programs don't hand out full athletic scholarships to recruits. In very special situations coaches may package together a combination of athletic and academic money. This too is very rare.]]></description>
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<title>How To Throw A Slider Properly</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:43:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to pitching, one of the most popular questions that is often asked is how to throw a slider properly. There are two fundamental components to every pitch, and as with every pitch, when learning how to throw a slider, you must first understand the proper grip, and then understand the proper release.]]></description>
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<title>The 1918 World Series And The Boston Red Sox</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:03:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's nice to be a Patriots fan. But for those who recall the many years without a World Championship, the Boston Red Sox will always have a special place in the hearts of New Englanders. A look back at the 1918 World Series - the last time the Bosox won before the 2004 Fall Classic.]]></description>
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<title>The Importance of Baseball Drills</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:20:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball drills are very essential when you are training for baseball. It is of utmost importance that you work on your drills regularly.]]></description>
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<title>Using Kinetic Bands To Workout</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:45:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Body strength is naturally associated with being an athlete, from the 98lb. high school wrestler to the 390 lb. offensive lineman, strength is key to success. The question of what method to use to workout, because strength can only be increased by building muscle, without becoming injured, is often hotly debated.]]></description>
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<title>Baseball Pitching Speeds - Important But Not A Deal Breaker</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:18:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to being an effective baseball pitcher, there are several points of view on how heavily baseball pitching speeds factor into the equation. And when you carefully consider those arguments, you come to the conclusion that although speed is an important component, speed differentiation and location can be just as critical.]]></description>
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<title>How To Perform A Hook Slide</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:07:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are two distinct reasons it's important to learn how to slide in baseball, one being, it's a required skill no different than catching a ball, in order to play the game well, but possibly more important is it reduces your risk of injury. There are different techniques of sliding which address different intentions, such as the straight leg technique is simple, which is using basic math, the shortest distance between two locations is a straight line. You're taking the shortest distance between first and second base.]]></description>
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<title>The History Of The Baseball</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:24:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We take the modern day baseball for granted and never consider the fact that today's baseball is the end result of a long and fascinating metamorphose which saw the ball change dramatically. In the early history of the game the baseball played a Major part in baseball strategy. The makers of the hand-made baseball were easily identified as producing a Live, Medium or Dead Ball which allowed teams to use different baseballs in different situations.]]></description>
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<title>Baseball Free Agency - Sucks</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[January 20th 2012 and I'm sitting in my office doing what I normally do every January, look out at dreary weather and desperately long for Spring Training to begin. Being from St. Louis, this upcoming season without Albert Pujos is fraught with anxiety and I am angry at the system of free agency.]]></description>
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<title>Tips For Making a Line Up</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:06:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There's an old adage pertaining to "Feast or Famine" which seems to directly apply to a little league baseball coach. The winter months are full of inactivity and "I'll do that tomorrow" thinking, then "Boom," it's Spring time and there isn't enough time to accomplish everything.]]></description>
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<title>Switch Hitting Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:42:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nobody enjoys attempting to participate in a game, especially a "Team" sport, which your skills are far below the other participants, it's just not any fun being an automatic out. Therefore, for personal reasons, increasing our fun and self respect, we strive to improve and add to our skill sets, but there is another very important reason to improve.]]></description>
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<title>Baseball Card Collecting in 2012</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:34:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball card collectors should be looking forward to collecting in 2012. One of the reasons why I am excited about card collecting in 2012 is all the great promotions that Topps has developed. The most prominent is the signing of a future Hall of Famer and two current Hall of Fame players.]]></description>
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<title>How To Improve Your Pitching Skills</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'd venture to say 99% of articles written on how to become a better pitcher are geared to the mechanical portion of pitching, which of course is the most important aspect of "Beginning" pitching. However, there is much more.]]></description>
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<title>Tebowing - Baseball Next?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:42:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For some unknown valid reason, at least as far as I'm concerned, the country, even those oblivious to football, or sports in general, have created a national fervor over the religious beliefs of quarterback Tim Tebow. "Tebowing," as it's become known, is the action of the simple kneeling of an athlete, who we at times forget are normal human beings, in recognition or appreciation of God's, or a higher power if you will, blessings. What is so bewildering, Tebow is not the first athlete to express gratitude to God, Pujols for example points to the...]]></description>
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<title>A Baseball Bat Review: How Does The Louisville Slugger MLB180 Bat Perform</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:02:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball bat reviews are crucial to making solid decisions about the best baseball bats to buy. This is a review of the Louisville Slugger MLB 180 wood bat that will cover the pros and cons of the MLB180 performance.]]></description>
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<title>Why There Is No 'I' In Team</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:33:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In my opinion, although a being catchy phrase, "Why there is no I in team" is one of the most overused and possibly most misunderstood phrase of today's culture, especially in the world of sports. We see it everywhere, posted at the work place, plastered on signs hung from overhead steel girders inside the conglomerate stores, sports facilities and etc; apparently anywhere someone or some organization deems a "Team" atmosphere will be valuable. In order to develop a "Team" atmosphere, we must first decide what we consider a "Team" to be, and although at first glance...]]></description>
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<title>How to Coach Youth Catchers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From what I've witnessed through my years of coaching, is in the initial years of baseball, the catcher is chosen because he's the scrappiest player on the team, or by him volunteering. For all practical purposes, at that age, those are as good a measuring stick as any other, because there are no other developed skills on which to base a decision, except desire. Catching is probably the most skill difficult, physically strenuous and mental demanding position on the field, therefore get it out of mind if you think you can train another Molina in a year or two....]]></description>
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<title>Organizing Youth Baseball Practice</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:02:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Organizing youth baseball practice can be tedious. It takes preparation and planning. In this article you will be given some helpful ideas which to use that will help you become more organized and creative with your practices.]]></description>
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<title>Creating A Baseball Field From The Beginning</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:35:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many different cultures all around the globe love baseball, so it is normal to see fields in almost every city. Playing on a makeshift field with the kids in the backyard is usually a fun idea, but when enough people become interested, a true field is the only way to go. Luckily, constructing a field is not difficult, and can make for years of fun.]]></description>
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<title>What Are The First Base Coach's Duties?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to name recognition, especially in the MLB, the manager, pitching and the third base coach are the headline grabbers. If it weren't for the television camera panning to the runner at first base who's expected to steal, people would probably forget there is a first base coach. However, there is a first base coach and his duties are important.]]></description>
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<title>The Pros and Cons of Maple and Ash Bats</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:39:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ash bats roots can be traced back to the earliest days of baseball when they were first used in 1884 quickly replacing the heavier hickory wood bats as the go-to bat for most players. Ash bats allowed for players of all sizes to generate more bat speed and hit the ball harder and farther on a more consistent basis. The ash bat helped to take baseball out of the dead-ball era and establish the first sluggers of the early years of baseball.]]></description>
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<title>Red Sox Catchers: A Baseball Fan's Notes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:25:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I saw a notice in the newspaper the other day that Carlton Fisk had just celebrated his 64th birthday. Hard to believe. One of the most indelible moments in all of Red Sox history and in my own baseball fan memory bank is Fisk's 12th inning home run against the...]]></description>
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<title>Baseball Goals for Coaches</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:03:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now that I have retired from the active ranks of baseball coaching, I can express my opinions without appearing smug or confrontational, or whatever other emotion I may provoke from others' toes I may or may not inadvertently step on. You may question my credentials and why I think it gives me the right to offer my opinion. Simply put, over 45 years of coaching, playing, dealing with players of all ages and their parents' personalities and inner demons which they feel must be vented at someone, which is usually the coach.]]></description>
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<title>Youth Baseball Parent-Player Meeting</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:49:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, you have decided to coach a youth baseball team. Now it's time to meet with the parents and the players to set the tone for next season. Coaching youth baseball is a big responsibility and requires organization, planning and defined objectives. Requesting help from parents, and outlining communication. Player expectations need to be addressed as this is really the reason you're coaching, for the kids.]]></description>
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<title>How to Know Good From Bad Baseball Instruction</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:55:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is amazing how many supposed baseball instructors are out there taking students' money and teaching bad habits and other things that can really ruin a young baseball player's chances for success. My goal in this article is to give some criteria that will help you know good baseball instruction from bad.]]></description>
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<title>Four Factors to Consider When Selecting a Baseball Bat</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:18:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball is not only America's Pastime but has become a sport played in all continents. With the emergence of the World Baseball Classic which puts the very best players from countries around the globe on the same field competing against each other, baseball is growing on the global stage. While professionals have unmeasurable resources at hand to determine what works best for them, often times parent with players starting out in little league struggle to get good information on what works best for them due to either not knowing or realizing what to look for or getting bad direction from a well-meaning coach.]]></description>
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<title>Earned Run Average - What Are the Key Components of This Statistic?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:23:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pitchers are critically judged on their ERA, which represents the average number of runs a pitcher allows in a 9 inning period, and which is basically the best method to use in assessing a pitcher's ability. The "Earned" portion of the equation refers to runs scored which the pitcher was solely responsible for, such as a Home Run or any safe base hit. Runs which score as the result of errors, hit by pitch or walks are not included as far as determining the pitcher's ERA.]]></description>
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<title>How To Hit To Make Less Outs</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:07:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The other day I read an amazing, or at least it was amazing to me when I thought about it, that somewhere between 20% and 30% of ground balls, 15% to 30% fly balls and only 5% of ground balls result in the batter reaching base safely. Another way to view this is, 70% to 80% ground balls, 65% to 70% fly balls and 95% of ground balls result in an out. That's an amazing failure rate.]]></description>
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<title>How to Build a Pitching Mound in Your Backyard</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:42:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are a few basic issues about backyard pitching mounds which must be initially considered. The first being, buying a pre-made portable pitching mound is expense, $700 to $1500 + depending on quality and accessories, secondly, to actually build a dirt pitching mound is an enormous amount of work, cost and should probably be undertaken only by a skilled professional due to the slope requirement.]]></description>
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<title>A Look Back at the Cardinals Post Seasons of Old - Really Old</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:26:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now that the celebration from the St. Louis Cardinals' 11th World Series title has died down, take a look back at the franchise's championship series roots before it was the Fall Classic. Within the dramatic stories of walk-off victories and "walk off" forfeits are the beginning's of their most deep-seeded rivalry.]]></description>
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<title>The Mental Game Of Baseball - Making The Decision To Hit</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:45:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What does the Green Beret, an elite trained branch of the United States Special Forces, and members of the World Register of Intellectual Elite, the greatest scientists on earth, have in common? They both strongly proclaim the "mind" is the most powerful tool on earth.]]></description>
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<title>1970's Baseball: Top Clutch Performers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:47:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After a careful study of baseball in the 1970s for my e-book and website, I was amazed at how many of the game's stars seemed to time and time again come up big in the post-season. Sure, there were men like Bucky Dent and Gene Tenace, who rose from obscurity to carry a big moment or to even take over a series. But it was several of the sport's superstars who seemed to consistently stand out on the big stage.]]></description>
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<title>How to Improve Hitting in Baseball - Developing a Sweet Swing</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:11:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are several matters a coach or player must understand about hitting. It's the most difficult task in sports, making solid contact between two round objects which are moving in opposite directions. Hitting involves every part of the body from the top, and inside, of the head to the bottom of your feet. Practice is the only method to improve.]]></description>
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<title>Should Roger Clemens Be Voted Into the Hall of Fame?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:32:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With all of the controversy surrounding Roger Clemens there is doubt if he will be voted into the baseball hall of fame. Even if Clemens is found not guilty in his trial, many believe he will still not be voted into the hall of fame.]]></description>
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<title>How to Overcome Your Fear of Being Hit by a Baseball</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:27:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'll never forget the look of frustration on the young coach's face when he approached me at my team practice. Being the type of coach which becomes totally engrossed in the minuteness of every play, every player's action and re-action on the playing field, I'd have normally delayed talking to him until after practice, but he looked desperate.]]></description>
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<title>Base Running Technique - How to Properly Round the Base</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:02:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The shortest distance between point A and point B, is a straight line. A simple mathematical formula which we accept as true, but is it true in all situations? Does baseball occasionally tend to bend the laws of physics?]]></description>
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<title>Using Baseball Trading Cards to Invest in Your Future</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:28:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There was a time when it seemed every single red-blooded male in the country was obsessed with collecting baseball trading cards. Youngsters collected the cards because they loved the sport and found the cards cool.]]></description>
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<title>Little League Baseball: Training The Next Generation For The Big Show</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:02:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A rite of passage for many young Americans, Little League baseball is an excellent way of fostering teamwork and helping our young people to learn more about themselves. Individuals are brought together as a team to work towards a common goal. While one or two kids may excel, there are enough positions on the field for all the kids to join in.]]></description>
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<title>Sports Management Tips - How to Find Sponsors</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:21:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Obviously everything in life changes, constantly evolving, sometimes for the better, other times not so much. One such issue which has undergone immense changes in the last 40 years is little league baseball, and not only by the improved equipment and coaching techniques, but the typical day to day operation of youth league associations.]]></description>
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<title>What Most Hitting Trainers Won't Teach You</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:14:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article I'm going to go over an issue that most hitting trainers are not aware of that can greatly affect the effectiveness of your baseball training. That issue is when you're taking batting practice you need to beware of commercial batting cages in which the batter's box slopes down. At many commercial batting cages, the batter's box is sloped down so the balls can roll from out of the back stop and back to the pitching machine on their own. However, hitting trainers need to realize that having a batter's box that slopes down towards the pitching machine messes up your stride and weight transfer since it causes your body to go forward. In a regular game, the batter's box is level so your body does NOT get pushed forward and weight does not get pushed forward due to the slope of the batter's box.]]></description>
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<title>Three Drills for Improving Baseball Performance on a Budget</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:49:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball remains the great American pastime. From young to old, baseball brings joy to millions. Though few make it to the show, anyone can take steps to improve their game. Here are some tips to strengthen your baseball skills or your team's skills:]]></description>
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<title>Ethics in Sports - When Being the Best Isn't Enough</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:43:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sports, whether it be baseball, football, soccer or tidily winks, the type sport in actually means nothing, it's the competition, the us against them or me against you which drives us. Perhaps this basic instinct derives from our ancestors, where if you didn't win the competition for food... you didn't survive.]]></description>
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<title>Is Derek Jeter Finished?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:36:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is Derek Jeter's career coming to an end? Many people believe so and why shouldn't they?]]></description>
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<title>Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Predators</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:36:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'm a child of the 60's where protest, free love and a few other questionable, non-mentionable mood altering methods flourished even amongst the pain and anguish of the Viet Nam war, which tore this country into ragged pieces. Hippies, as they were called, were easily identifiable by their long hair and styling of their clothes, and if you were perhaps out of sight, the sounds of Jimmy Hendrix's wailing guitar or Janet Joplin's raspy voice, were always constant companions of the so called "undesirables." These undesirables, who believed in God, the government should be a servant to the...]]></description>
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<title>Athletes and Business</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:08:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people my age get asked, "What is your major or what do you want to do once you're finished with school?" Personally, my response is usually quite simple as I reply, "I dunno," but then when I really think about what it is that I know the most about it is never a subject in school, in fact school can't teach what I know the most about. What I "know" is baseball, it is a sport I was raised with.]]></description>
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<title>Teaching Tips - How Do I Teach to Different Types of Learners?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:37:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While enjoying my favorite beverage at the local watering hole, and swapping tales with other patrons, my attention was diverted to the conversation at the table behind me, where three elementary school teachers were discussing methods of teaching different types of learners. For the record, let me say I'm not the type of person to intentionally ease drop on other people's conversation, but the way they were talking, I honestly thought I was listening to three baseball coaches comparing notes and tips on "How to Coach." Shame on me, but it had Never occurred to me that...]]></description>
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<title>Baseball Batting Lessons You Don't Want to Miss</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:52:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article on baseball batting lessons I'm going to go over "The Art of Studying the Pitcher" that many hitting coaches and baseball camps fail to teach in their baseball batting lessons. Every great player studies the pitcher they are going to be facing before the game. Just like a good poker player knows when an opponent is bluffing, I'll teach the techniques to read the pitcher before they even start their windup so you know what the pitcher is thinking and what pitch the pitcher is going to throw before he actually throws the ball.]]></description>
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<title>The Batting Drill You Must Add to Your Baseball Training</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:51:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article I'm going to go over the #1 batting drill called the 1, 2, 3 drill. The 1, 2, 3 batting drill will allow you to see a measurable difference in being able to hit for a higher average and with more power. In the 1, 2, 3 batting drill instead of swinging all at one time you break the baseball swing down into 3 steps and perform each step of the baseball swing one at a time.]]></description>
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<title>Baseball Swing Trainers Secrets</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:50:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article I'm going to go over proper bat choice that baseball swing trainers really should be teaching you. Knowing the pitcher before you step up to the plate will allow you to choose the right bat for the exact type of pitcher you're facing. Selecting the wrong bat can mean the difference between hitting a HOME RUN and FOUL TIP! Let's learn how to match up the bat you use to the pitcher you're facing!]]></description>
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<title>What Many Batting Instructors Forget to Teach During Your Hitting Lesson</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:49:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting quality information and advice during a ball player's hitting lesson is the key to any baseball player's success in hitting. In this article I'm going to go over a hitting lesson on "Total Focus". What I mean by total focus is actually seeing the ball being released from the pitcher's hand and following the ball and seeing the ball hit the bat. By doing this you will slow down the speed of the baseball in your mind, along with allow the ball to look bigger than it really is because you have total focus on it. Your mind will make a bigger image of the baseball then it really is.]]></description>
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<title>Hitting Lessons and Are Batting Cages Bad For Your Swing?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:49:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article I'm going to go over why most batting cage pitching machine setups are harmful for your baseball swing and a major hitting tip that many baseball coaches fail to recognize and teach during their hitting lessons. One of the most important hitting lessons that will affect the quality of your kid conditioning the right swing into their body is the type of equipment they use to take batting practice. You ever wonder why your kid can hit in batting practice when you pitch to them but when they have to hit off the pitching machine such as during their hitting lessons or during baseball practice they can't hit for nothing? Well I have the answer for you. It's not you or your kid, it's the pitching machine, let me explain. In a game the ball comes downwards from the pitchers hand to home plate, and therefore you want to have a slight uppercut so that the bat head will be on the same path as the baseball coming in to maximize the chance of making solid contact. So the one thing you definitely DON'T want to do is practice the opposite of this that happens when you...]]></description>
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<title>Batting Lessons Number 1 Myth</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:49:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting quality information and advice during a ball player's batting lessons is the key to any baseball player's success in hitting. In this article I'm going to go over the #1 myth about the baseball swing which is this concept of swinging down that many coaches will incorrectly teach while giving batting lessons.]]></description>
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<title>Avoid These Three Baseball Field Care Mistakes To Have a Great Field</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:25:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball field maintenance is a vital part of a championship program. However, many high school or youth coaches neglect the time required to learn proper field care techniques and renovation tips. This article gives three suggestions for maintaining a championship level playing surface.]]></description>
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<title>A Baseball Lesson on How to STOP Striking Yourself Out</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:04:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article I'm going to go over a very important baseball lesson on "Knowing Your Strike Zone," because as you know, if you swing at pitches that are NOT strikes, you're going to be the one striking yourself out as opposed to the pitcher. HUGE ISSUE that many baseball instructors don't cover!]]></description>
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<title>Batting Lesson Secrets</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:51:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article I'm going to go over "on-deck circle secrets," which is an extremely important batting lesson on what you need to be doing while in the on-deck circle. I'll give you a hint; you should be doing much more than just getting loose, warming up and stretching. What you do seconds before you step up to the plate could literally transform your at bat and be the difference between hitting into a game ending double play vs. having the game winning hit! This is a batting lesson you're going to want to pay attention to!]]></description>
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<title>What Many Batting Trainers Fail to Teach</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:47:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article I'm going to go over the mental game and the concept of having 1 "swing thought" at most during a game that many batting trainers fail to teach. This hitting lesson I'm about to go over will give you the mental skills necessary to take your hitting game to the next level, by hitting the ball more consistently for a higher average and doing it with less mental effort then you currently are using.]]></description>
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<title>Bat Shaving Alloy or Aluminum Bats, Is It Possible?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:05:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Seems like a pretty simple question until we dig a little deeper. The quick answer is yes and after that comes the "but". Very few bat shavers will shave Alloy bats (this is to include aluminum when alloy is mentioned). This is not to say they cannot perform this service they simply understand the physics of the process.]]></description>
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<title>Fun Drills for Tee Ball Practice</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:28:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't believe kids in Tee-ball should be pushed to learn anything, that it's all just fun. Have you ever considered You are these kids first experience with playing baseball on a team, that you could very well be responsible for instilling the work ethic they may adhere to the rest of their life.]]></description>
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<title>Think Spring Training</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:29:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This time of year, as people look out their windows, most people enjoy the flickering Christmas lights and blow up animated scenes, swaying in the breeze and think of the upcoming Christmas holiday period, with its' presents and holiday cheer. Some people gaze out their windows and see skinny lifeless trees, snow bound roads or leaves which were never raked, or were raked and now you have your neighbors. Fortunate or unfortunately, I fit well in the second scenario of people.]]></description>
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<title>Major League Baseball - World Series Payday</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:16:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The St. Louis Cardinals earned a bonus of $323,170 for winning the 2011 World Series. In all, players from 10 different teams received post season bonuses, including four teams that didn't make the playoffs. Who gets what is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Each playoff series has a separate pool: the Division Series, the League Championship Series, and the World Series. The bonus pool is funded by 60 percent of the gate receipts for the first three games of the Division Series, the first four games of the League Championship Series, and the first four games of the World Series.]]></description>
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<title>Baseball, Money and Loyalty</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6741699</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:46:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The business side of baseball has always been about money, evidenced by the world series scandal involving the Chicago White Sox, aka Chicago Black Sox. Gambling had nothing to do with the "fix," it was only an avenue to the money.]]></description>
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<title>Popular Baseball Gloves - Which Should You Trust in the Field?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6739095</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:32:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Parents, and at times coaches, often ask me what is the best baseball glove they can buy for their player, male or female, and you'd think such a simple question would extract a simple answer. Oh, far from it.]]></description>
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<title>Baseball - Awesome Facts</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6723570</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6723570</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:39:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball is such a great sport to play, no matter if you do it for fun with your friends and family or even in a professional league environment. Baseball games and everything else related to this sport is fun and complicated at the same time. Here are some funny facts you might learn a trick or tip from, solving some puzzles in your mind about this very loved sport.]]></description>
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<title>Houston Astros From NL to AL</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6705760</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:56:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The grand game of baseball has some changes undergoing approval for the 2013 season. Transfer of the Houston Astros to the AL will be done. Major League Baseball now will have two even steven leagues of 15 teams each.]]></description>
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<title>Albert Pujols 2011 vs Alex Rodriguez 2007</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6691990</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6691990</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:36:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is no question that Albert Pujols is going to sign for a ton of money, but will he find a team willing to make the same mistake the New York Yankees made with Alex Rodriguez in 2007? The Yankees certainly understand the pitfalls of signing a 30 something player to a guaranteed ten year contract.]]></description>
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<title>Baseball History on a Scrap of Paper</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:50:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Funny when you are a young kid, how really historic moments may drop into your lap and you don't realize it. I was only 10 years old and living in Bakersfield, CA, when my Dad came to the breakfast table one morning, smiling and holding a pair of tickets in his hand. "Son," he said, "I've got two tickets to a baseball game at Sam Lynn Ballpark for today, would you like to go?" Well, I did play Little League Baseball and just a year before had become a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers, after watching them win their First World Series. So, I said, "Sure."]]></description>
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<title>Finding the Best Pitching Machines on the Market</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6678416</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:57:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you're trying to find the best pitching machines on the market it may seem like an impossible task mainly due to the wide array of options that are currently available. It can actually be a lot easier if you just narrow down your search to covering a few simple pointers that you formulated before starting your search. Let's take a look at how you can pick them out like a pro.]]></description>
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<title>The 2011 Boston Red Sox Season, Was History in The Making</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6672408</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6672408</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:02:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well, well, what we all thought was one of the best teams in Major League Baseball history, turned out to be one of the biggest "choke jobs" in sports history. Now there was one thing that bothered me, really bothered me about this choke job, and that's the fact that it didn't bother me much at all, in fact it felt all too familiar. Pre 2004, this was a consistent feeling in September & October, something you came to expect of the Sox teams year in, & year out.]]></description>
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<title>Common Sense Coaching - Five Myths In Youth Baseball</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:37:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A baseball coach shares his 21 years coaching Little League baseball. He addresses certain strategies he has used over the years that may deviate from regular baseball coaching decisions.]]></description>
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<title>Thome's Return Comes at Perfect Time for Phillies</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:57:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now, following a dip in morale unseen in Phillies Nation for quite some time, the recovery process has begun. On Friday, November 4, just the second day on which free agents were permitted to sign with new teams, the Phillies took a crucial step in the right direction by bringing home their former star first baseman Jim Thome. Signed to a relatively modest one-year, $1.25 million dollar deal, Thome improves the outlook for the 2012 campaign on multiple levels.]]></description>
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<title>Baseball Agility</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:07:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball players may not be gymnasts, but the benefits of having extended levels of flexibility will give you an edge over your competition. Keep your muscles warm, stretched, and flexible. This allows you to make more natural movements such as tracking a fly ball, going deep in the hole, or running out an infield hit, as well as hitting.]]></description>
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<title>The Journey to the World Series: An Almost Impossible Feat</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:48:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series is an amazing spectacle in sports that occurs every year. There are several things that make the World Series such a special event. Thirty MLB teams, sixteen from the National League and fourteen from the American League, go to battle for 162 games with the intention of making the playoffs.]]></description>
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<title>Improve Your Baseball Swing by Learning How to Throw the Bat</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:57:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learning to Throw-the-Bat-Head (NOT "swing" the bat) is the foundation of a professional baseball-training program. It is also the 1st thing that you should do to develop your swing. There are three movements that you must perfect when working on your top hand movements. 1. The first is throwing the barrel along the golf plane; truly feeling your hands whip the zone. 2. The second is throwing the barrel along the baseball plane and feeling the same whip in your hands through the zone. 3. The third is actually throwing the bat down the opposite field line.]]></description>
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<title>2011 World Series Cardinals Vs Rangers</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:42:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The offenses finally showed up at the Ballpark in Arlington last night as the Cardinals and Rangers, who combined for only eight total runs in the first two games of the World Series struck for a combined 23 runs in game 3, a 16-7 Cardinals romp to regain home field advantage. But the story of the night certainly wasn't the awakening offenses, but the one man who has been the story of St. Louis for the last decade.]]></description>
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<title>Diana Roberts Edges Charlie's Angels Star to Win 2011 Baseball's Hottest Wives Award</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:50:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Diana Chiafair Roberts has won the 4th Annual Baseball's Hottest Wives competition for the 2011 baseball season. 2011 was a disappointing season for Brian Roberts and the Baltimore Orioles, but hopefully things are looking up a little for the Roberts family now.]]></description>
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<title>Learn How to Play Baseball While Playing Football</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:42:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article, we discuss some of the best movements (call them drills if you prefer) to help players ingrain a back-arm loading pattern for baseball while playing football. The back arm-loading pattern applies to throwing a football, throwing a baseball and hitting a baseball. It's a universal loading pattern for football and baseball. So, dads relax. Your son doesn't have to fall behind in baseball because he is too busy playing football. In fact, it's probably better that you are giving him a break and having him play other sports.]]></description>
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<title>What To Look for in the 2011 World Series</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:20:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This year's World Series is going to be pretty good. The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals will face each other in the Fall Classic.]]></description>
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<title>The Wild CARDS! St Louis Cardinals That Is!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:19:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The St. Louis Cardinals are in the World Series again. This time as the Wild Cards!]]></description>
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<title>Choosing The Best Baseball Glove For Your Child</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:53:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's always exciting buying a child's first baseball glove. With the all the different types of gloves, it can be difficult to know what type is best. Here are some tips on what look for when purchasing a youth baseball glove.]]></description>
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<title>Pujols and The St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series Again? Wild!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:21:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Cardinals are the wild card entrant in the World Series. I prefer to call them the "Wild Cards!" They have managed to win in the strangest ways, against the greatest odds. Fluke hits to crazy catches. We have seen it all this post season. Now they go to the World Series against the Texas Rangers, and Nolan Ryan, is saying the winner will be Texas in six games.]]></description>
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<title>The Care and Cleaning of Your Baseball Glove</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:06:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Care for baseball gloves is often overlooked during the season and the off-season. Many players throw their gloves into their bags and walk away. To get the most out of your glove, one must take care of it in season and in the off-season. Here are a few tips for caring for your baseball glove.]]></description>
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