Opinion Pieces

A baseball game can last anywhere from two to four hours, depending on the type of game and how many innings it goes. Some games are longer than others, but overall, it's going to take a while before you get out of there.

I Was Lucky even without a baseball swing analyzer

Ron Washington and Me

I am not one of those that always say, "The way we used to do things was the best." I believe in getting on with the times. However, with some of the coaching methods now, like what Ron Washington teaches, I am not sure it is helping youth ballplayers. It is important to realize that kids are just developing their skills and 95% of them will never advance even to play high school baseball. Those are the players I am most concerned with here, the majority.

Giancarlo Stanton What The Heck

Here I go again, making people say, "Who are you to be telling one of the greats what to do?" Oh well, the life of a blogger. Here goes, can someone send this on to Giancarlo Stanton? I have learned that there are two things one should not mess with Mother Nature and the fundamentals of hitting a baseball.

Effects of Pressure on Youth Athletes

One of my takeaways from the Chicago Bulls, I mean Michael Jordan's Last Dance documentary, was the effects of pressure and constant attention on athletes. The need to "get away" from it all was apparent. Of course, every athlete handles it differently, but there is no doubt the resulting player behaviors are rarely positive ones from pressure overload.