What is the best pitch in baseball?

The answer is quite simple and one never needs to overthink this question.  The best pitch is and always will remain is a well located fastball.  It is the first pitch you ever learned.  The first time you picked up a ball and threw it – it was a fastball.  We have...

The Best Pitch to Hit:

What goes through the mind of a hitter during the split second from a pitcher’s release to the pop of the catcher’s glove has to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated, paradoxical, yet simple milliseconds in human history. In an average baseball game in 2010,...

Happy 4th of July Weekend:

On this celebratory weekend where we honor our independence and freedom, it is important to remember our national pastime.  Baseball games will be played this weekend throughout our country.  Players will play with a freedom and independence that symbolizes our great...

Aggressive or Patient at the Plate?

We are all wired differently. Every ballplayer is wired differently that helps them play at their optimal level.  Some need to keep it simple while others need and crave the latest edge. Intrinsically we are either aggressive or patient.  Some of us see what we want...
MLB Rosters: Analytics (New School) vs. Old School

MLB Rosters: Analytics (New School) vs. Old School

There has been a change brewing in baseball over the past decade.  It has been a slow brew, behind the scenes, but in recent years and even recent weeks, it has catapulted towards the forefront of storylines in Major League Baseball. The story is the argument...

True Success

  If you have been over to the Scottsdale Batting cages lately, you might have noticed a sign that hangs towards the entrance of the facility. It embodies every aspect of being a parent on this day (father’s day) and every day. “Your child’s success or lack of...