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I was lucky enough to go to the Home Run Derby yesterday - congrats to my man Juan Soto (I'm sure you're reading this Juan, so pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease take the $440M from the Nats!) but the star of the day was definitely Julio Rodriguez.  Soto's 23 years old and Rodriguez is only 21...the future of the game …

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Just call me "Captain Clickbait" :-)But stick with me here...I started Summer Camp in Palos Verdes in 2005 with just 2 weeks of camps only for players 7 and up.  About 60 kids total signed up across the 2 weeks and they all had a blast (of course!) - word started to spread quickly about Spring …

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Besides baseball, the other major passion I've had in my life since I was a kid is playing music. I started teaching myself to play guitar when I was 11 by trying figure out Pearl Jam's "Ten," then made a lot of noise in our basement with my brother on drums, and finally played in …

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My High School basketball coach unexpectedly passed earlier this week and, even though we hadn't seen each other in almost 2 decades, this news reminded me of just how influential coaches are in our lives. I played basketball at my school from 4th grade all the way through my Senior year. Coach Brown was one …

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Can you guess what the #1 response is when I ask my lesson students what's going through their head during an at-bat or when they're on the mound in a game? "PRESSURE." Not, "This is fun!" Not, "I want to get a hit." But, "I feel pressure." There's a fine line between having game goals, working …

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I got really really sick the other day (not Covid!) and struggled to walk across the room for a solid 24 hours. My wife took our son to school and then had to go straight to work so when our 5 year old daughter woke up, I was the only one home and under the …

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As someone who has spent the last ~20 years at Little League fields on an almost daily basis, I know what an incredibly rewarding and fun experience youth baseball can be. Sadly, I also know that some adults rob kids of their joy on the field far too often and lately, I've been hearing some …

You Already Know How To Make Your Son Quit Video Games! Read More »

I've written a few hitting blogs lately so thought I'd spend a little time talking about defense today. As coaches, in addition to trying to get our kids as many reps as possible (groundballs, flyballs, 1st base footwork, flips at 2nd base, etc), we also want to make sure we're teaching live scenarios in practice …

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Now that the regular season has officially started, I’m getting reports of tentative, indecisive, and cautious swings in games. A player who takes confident and fearless hacks in the cage but all of a sudden tightens up in games is EXTREMELY common, so here’s some advice for hitters and parents alike to improve game performance. …

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