The Pitcher's Blog
The Best Curveball Training Tools
Today, I'm rounding up some of my favorite training tools for practicing throwing the Curveball.
Travel Baseball Tryouts: 5 Things to Consider as Parent or Athlete
In most every part of our lives we are looking for the best "fit". A place where we can live, work, and perform with happiness and fulfillment...
How to Throw a Great Curveball: 4 Simple and Effective Techniques
It's time to talk a little bit about the pitch. The pitch everyone wants to throw, the pitch that made Dwight Gooden, Bert Blyleven, and Sandy Koufax unbeatable on the mound, the seemingly law-defying pitch — the curveball.
Merry-Go-Rounds and Ferris Wheels: 6 Great Baseball Lines That Have Stayed With Me
If you stay around baseball long enough you will receive the gift of wisdom from some wise baseball people. Here are some thoughts from people who have crossed my baseball life and a short story behind each...
College Selection Process for Baseball Players — Some Suggestions
Selecting a college is stressful. The most knowledgeable coaches and parents – those who may have gone through the process themselves and supposedly have the experience – cannot avoid the pressure of the “final” choice.
My Teaching Philosophy: Personal Pitching Power
Learn what it takes to be a great pitcher. Pitching instruction is what I have dedicated myself to for over three decades and I continue to search for more effective ways to help young pitchers understand baseball.
The Strategy of Pitching a Baseball (and being a Chess Master)
Pitching is simply taking the gift of throwing a ball and applying some strategy to it – kind of like playing chess. Hear me out...
Summer Baseball: Focus on the Process
Where does the summer go? Baseball parents are still hoping to get some family vacation time in before school starts. August is a great month to reflect, relax, and re-energize body and mind.