baseball teams

QuestionIf I get a call that I made the Travel Team, how do I say no, Im not gonna play for you, sorry. Do I have to have a reason to say no and if so what

What to do?

QuestionHi,     First off, thanks for the great answer and Ill answer your new questions.     I have a little bit

Fielder interferrence

QuestionIn the Mets-Cards 6th game, a runner advanced to 2nd on a steel, the throw was high and into center field.  The runner dove into, and was on t

Label on wooden baseball bats

QuestionAre professional baseball players trained to keep the label up on their wood bats to avoid breaking them? When a Pro player breaks a bat, TV announ

Home run derby hitting

QuestionI am trying to plan a home run derby for our Little League & I want to make it as fair as possible. I am trying to find out what the best distances

pitching grips for 12 year old

Questioni am 12 years old and i am looking on how to throw a few pitches. i have an above average fastball and pin point accuracy.  how do u throw a s

Fear of ball and being beaned by 8 year old

QuestionMy son is going to be 8 in February. He played in the Minors on his Little League team last spring and was the youngest, smallest and least develop

8 year old batting

QuestionMy son is almost 8 and does not yet make regular contact with the ball. At this point he swings flat footed. At what point do you think shifting hi

is there little league in Victorville?

QuestionWe have just moved here, and cannot find any info on Little League Baseball in Victorville, Ca. I have seen info for Hesperia only. Can you help? T

college pitching

Question I am a left handed pitcher from the Chicago area. I have tremendous stuff but only throw 82-83 right now. A year ago i was at 74 so ive made quite

avoid stepping out

QuestionHow can we avoid from our son stepping out instead of stepping into the pitch.  He is a good contact hitter but this is taking away his power

Baseball long toss

QuestionI have been searching for months for the answer to this.  I heard that if you can long toss 260 feet you can throw 80mph and if you can long t

LH sidearm pitcher

QuestionMy 15 year old son, 62 190#, LH pitcher has fallen in love with a 3/4 to sidearm delivery.  He has great control, and a breaking ball that see

Sidearm pitching

QuestionMy 15 year old son, 62 190#, LH pitcher has fallen in love with a 3/4 to sidearm delivery.  He has great control, and a breaking ball that see

distance versus velocity

QuestionI was wondering if anyone knew a rough estimate of how far pitchers who throw 80/85/90 can long toss on average.  Like a rough estimate i know

baseball question

QuestionWhats a 4-6-3 double play mean? AnswerChris, Thanks for the question.  The 4-6-3 DP is the pitchers best friend.  It is a double play b

bat sizes

QuestionI have a 17 year ols and would like to know bat sizes equilvilant to height if there is such. 1st time going out for ball hes 62, 165 is there a si

throwing sidearm

QuestionFirst of all I would like to say that my mom, Sylvia,  remembers you.  She graduated from Plainview High School in 1987.  In 1990, s

Signal

QuestionWhat is the hand signal for strike? AnswerCynthia - Thanks for the question.  Well, I would like to say there is a simple, 2-line answer for

Pitchers Wind-up

QuestionMy son is 12 yr old RH sidearm pitcher with great movement and mid 60s FB. Yet, he has been getting pressure from his traveling team coach about go