Changing Speeds on the Fastball – the First Step to Pitching Success
There are many young pitchers at the Little League and high school levels who still believe that pitching success is about how many different pitches you can throw. There are coaches at these levels...
View ArticleThe Changeup: Baseball’s Most Underutilized Yet Deadliest Pitch
I was thinking back to a game a few years ago between the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee. Randy Johnson was throwing up to 98 mph, but with poor location, and he ended up losing,...
View ArticleRed Sox Pitcher Dick Mills’ Experience Of Fenway Park’s 100th Anniversary
When I woke up on Sunday morning, April 22nd, I still wasn’t sure if I had been dreaming or not. Ryan and I just returned after a long flight back from Boston and Fenway Park’s 100th Anniversary...
View ArticleIs The Changeup The Most Dominating Pitch In Baseball?
Felix Hernandez 90 MPH Changeup Grip According the Clayton Kershaw, probably the best pitcher in baseball right now, the best pitch in baseball belongs to Seattle’s Felix Hernandez. It’s not his...
View ArticleThe Main Cause In The Increasing Rate Of UCL Injuries
The increase in arm injuries to the elbow’s UCL(Ulnar Collateral Ligament) is from incorrectly thrown “sliders” in which the forearm dangerously supinates at release. Supination of the forearm is what...
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