Sep 5, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
My first memories of baseball involve me playing what my dad and I called “tag-up,” a game in which he tossed a ball off a door at the end of the hallway and I tagged up like it was a fly ball and tried to slide safely into the base before he tagged me...
Aug 31, 2017 | Diamond Devotions
In recent years, Major League Baseball has developed “Statcast”¹ technology to analyze the basic facts about every hit, pitch, and play. We now know things like launch angle, exit velocity, spin rate, and route efficiency. It seems we have broken the game...
Mar 13, 2013 | Diamond Devotions
Parents and coaches, take a quick audit of how much time you spend passing along the game to the kids you lead. In that audit, consider what percentage of the time is spent on hitting, fielding, throwing, and the other skills of the game. Now, take a quick audit of...
