Japanese star Hideki Matsui rounded third base, heading home when he saw his teammates gesturing with their hands. The slugger said he was going to step on home plate, but his teammates advised him to throw his helmet. So he threw his helmet. Matsui hammered a home run off Jim Johnson in the ninth inning […]
When playing base ball the second baseman has to be the most agile, acrobatic individual on the team. No other player, in carrying out his assignment, need shift direction as sharply, quickly and as many times as the second sacker. It’s “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick” every moment.
Our second sacker is the key to […]
A baseball catcher is a crucial member of any team. Most 8-to-10 Year-old baseball catchers take the Receiving Stance much too far back. They are concerned, of course, about having the bat hit their noggins instead of the ball. (In the Receiving Stance his feet are wide apart, his tail low. His glove hand makes […]
Baseball team players need to recognise the importance of the second baseman on a team. Protecting the bag against the first-to-second base steal is an important job for the second baseman.
When covering the base on steals, the second baseman straddles the base, facing the catcher. His toes are even with the corner that points into […]
Russell Branyan hit a two-out, two run homer in the eighth inning to lift Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners past the Detroit Tigers 2-1. Get Seattle Mariners tickets and see Branyan hit a home run. Branyan didn’t waste any time at the plate. He swung at Bobby Seay’s (1-2) first pitch. The ball went […]