Keeping the Ball in the Park
If you watch enough highlights in Major League Baseball, you will pick up on the trend that most Homeruns are hit on pitches up and over the plate. Good hitters don’t miss these pitches. There are exceptions of dead low ball hitters. Among those are the likes of Mike Trout and Mark McGwire. Mashers like…
3 Simple Ways to Make You a Fearless Pitcher
A successful pitcher will attack every hitter he faces with the intent of one thing……WINNING! A Fearless Pitcher is a Winning Pitcher. First Off: Winners don’t rely on Luck, Winners sure as anything don’t rely on HOPE Winners Win because of their Toughness and Dedication….. It all comes down to GUTS & EXECUTION. In the…
Why Hitters Lie Cheat and Steal?
Why hitters Lie, Cheat, and Steal? Simple, to compensate for their vulnerability. Yeah, That’s Right! They Lie about their Success They Cheat to hit the Fastball And they sometimes Steal by changing an error to a hit in the scorebook…. Yes…it happens all too much. Unfortunately, the Stealing part does exist. It’s the backlash…
How to Gain Confidence Throwing the Slider with a Runner on 3B
The Biggest Mental Mistake in the game of baseball is being afraid to be a winner. There is nothing worse. Playing not to lose will eventually lead to losing. It’s just the way it goes. When you lack conviction and play with fear, nothing, and I mean nothing will go your way. Throwing the…
How Did You Bounce Back from Your WORST Outing Ever?
Let’s not lie to ourselves….as pitchers, we have all had horrible outings. Every Single one of us has had our own Worst Outing Ever. It’s nothing to be ashamed about. Everyone has been there. Nothing felt good, nothing went right…..Nonetheless, you flush it out and move on…..However, many pitchers struggle to handle it correctly and get…
The Sadness of Hope…
Hope is the cry of the undecided. For an athlete, it is way too opened ended. Success will never occur without a gameplan and a mindset in the foundation. The Sadness of Hope occurs from relying on this empty mindset. Adversity is an inevitable part of baseball and of life. Hoping to get past the…
Boosting Mental Strength for Pitchers
mental strength for pitchers There are several variables that make up a successful pitcher. – How Hard do You Throw? – Can you Command Your Pitches? – Does your Ball have Movement? – How Nasty are your Breaking Pitches? The Biggest Game Changer that is not stressed enough is How Mentally Strong are You.…
How to Master the Backdoor Slider
When you can throw your Slider to both sides of the plate, your pitching prowess will take off!!! Plain and Simple. Mastering the Backdoor Slider will quickly elevate you above your peer competition. Command of a breaking ball to both sides of the plate can even make or break many Major League Careers. The more advanced hitters…
Slider Domination’s Team USA Starting Rotation
With the World Baseball Classic buzzing across the baseball globe for over the past week now, it’s hard not to play GM in your mind for your country and piece together the best rosters possible. Unfortunately, with up to 9 figures in contractual commitments to the player’s respective clubs and still 162 meaningful games to…
The Best Sliders in the Game…
The Best Sliders in the game start out as a strike and end up a ball. In the split second that it takes for a Hitter to recognize that a pitch is over the middle of the plate, Their eyes light up and they are ready to jump out of their shoes to swing at…
