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This curveball from @BauerOutage is an absolute work of art 🔨🔥😳
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Reminder that pitchers are athletes too! (Also no they aren’t, I sprained my ankle on the landing)
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Beyond thankful for a year of personal and professional growth with the @Phillies. I cannot say enough about how special that organization is through and through
Looking forward to working with some familiar faces as I join the @Reds! Time to do it our way. #BornToBasball
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Adding a "spike" to a curveball grip can be a great way to shift the axis and create more top/down spin. Notice the arm unwinding nearly identical between both left/right, but the spike allowing middle finger to pull down and keeping the ball from rolling off the index
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"Hold on let me try a splitter, what if we find out it's nasty?" -@Lorenzen55 Well, we found out it's nasty...
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"Good" vs "Bad" curveball. Top down vs more gyro. More vs less spin contributing to movement. Same standard pitch classification, completely different movement profile/action
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The new @WakeBaseball player development center is BANANAS! Pitching lab fitted with Motion capture, TrackMan, Rapsodo, synced camera feed, etc. Adapt or die!
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“It’s pretty cool. Yeah, 10 years of hard work and studying and time. A lot of really bad games, a lot of tough learning experiences”
Spent almost everyday of the ‘18-‘19 offseason w TB developing a Changeup... his worst pitch in ‘19 & thrown just 3 times during his Cy campaign
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Beyond excited to join the @Phillies organization! Thank you to all that have helped me along the way. #RingTheBell #S2S
Phillies have mined @DrivelineBB for another player-development hire. Eric Jagers will be a pitching strategist based in Florida who works with young arms on pitch design. Interesting.
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Here's a cool function I've been using a lot recently with DrivelineEDGE: Overlaying ball visualizations on top of high-speed footage as a means of fixing seam orientation. This has trimmed the learning curve tremendously in terms of picking up spin axis on video #ForThePeople
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Believe it! Week one is in the books
Truly a surreal feeling seeing these jerseys hang side by side. #BornToBaseball
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2800+RPM (79 mph) curveball @ 1000FPS. Notice the pinch/snap of the fingers at release. My observations of high spin breaking balls indicate those who spin the ball well seem to apply tons of pressure to the ball. But many think or have been told a tight grip is a bad thing...
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Side by side: well executed cutter vs inadvertent slider. A slight shift of the axis significantly impacts movement. Creating a plan and knowing what you want to do is the "easy part" of pitch design. Getting a pitch to be consistently successful in a game setting is not.
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For your viewing pleasure: 99% Spin Efficiency Curveball on the new @rapsodo INSIGHT 👀🔨
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Behind the scenes thread on this wicked slider from @RobertStock6. Big time glove side break here. This thing looks like a whiffle ball. Rifle spin tilted upwards is the main driver of the break. Lets dive in
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Cutter vs Slider. Pushing through vs pulling down. Backspin vs bullet spin. These are the subtle differences that may cause drastically different results
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With pitchers in a holding pattern for training, I wanted to share some bullpen scripts I made that I hope some find useful
25 pitches: pitch types & zones shuffled in an effort to kill the monotony of "throwing a bullpen" & act as randomized skill practice for command/execution
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A few different looks at the changeup @BauerOutage is developing this offseason... There's really no secret sauce behind the final product. It's knowing what you're after and exhausting all resources to make it happen
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THIS is a splitter! Notice the index finger is the last point of contact on the ball, which creates side spin. As a result, the pitch generates some arm-side run with virtually no positive vertical break
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Side view mechanics of Jeff Hoffman (@hoff_23) on a 98mph heater
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These clips are just one week apart. This athlete gained 411 RPMs, 2.5 inches of horizontal break and nearly 6 inches of depth. A true night and day difference from subtle adjustments. This is the power behind pairing high speed cameras with pitch data.
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Side view mechanics of @TheJoeMarsh who handles biomechanics/product design/redneck engineering for us. He’s been doing nothing but chucking a javelin for the past two months. Hopped on the mound and fired 88 mph strikes like it was nothin’ 🤔
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Solid start to #SpringTraining from @BauerOutage with three clean innings today! Feast your eyes on this Edgertronic thread featuring the six pitches in his arsenal.
1) Four-seam
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Fun to get out and watch some baseball today! Of course I brought the Edgertronic along... Here's @DanAlt3225 bringing some 🔥🔥🔥 #DrivelinePros
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For far too long I’ve been quiet on this.
Long road ahead for me to become more educated on the subject, no doubt, but being supportive in the shadows is not enough for me. I want to paint this picture as clear as possible:
I stand with Amir and I stand with Black Lives Matter
Baseball is back, but we still have a big issue going on, but don’t worry I won’t let you forget. #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor #BLM
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Spending NYE getting coached up by @Berticushill... Time is a flat circle
#WashedUp
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Well, it’s hot... but what a beautiful sight this is!
Beyond excited to spend October getting after it with tomorrow’s @Reds
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Digging deeper into @rapsodo pitch metrics (specifically spin efficiency): Two pitches with drastically different movement profiles, yet very similar spin efficiency values. Understanding how this number is derived is crucial
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The New York Mets are hiring!
Our Pitching Development group is seeking Affiliate Pitching Coaches
More Info: sterlingmets.wd5.myworkdayjo…
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Hey @JasonOchart is it cool if I join your club? Take a pic of me by the board soon? Pitchers are athletes. (sort of) #105Deez #ACTNow
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Fun to watch @BauerOutage enjoy success from many years of dedicated research & work at his craft (and still going)
Lets not forget how ahead of it's time this video was... Six years & nearly nine months since it was published. December 12th, 2013! piped.video/UmSMSEdyNVU
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As someone who'd benefitted tremendously from Fangraphs, this was really cool for me!
Want to do my part in enabling others to benefit from Fangraphs for years to come, so I'll be sponsoring 10 yearly memberships. RT the original post for a chance at one! Will DM winners on 1/8
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Look familiar? Excited to welcome the mad man (@AlbertusBarber) to the @Phillies organization!
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Since the #Danimal (@DanAlt3225) has made it to the big time aka @PitchingNinja's account, I figured I'd touch on the adjustment made to his slider... Lets first watch it get smacked around (and out) of the yard in '18. Sorry Dan
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One of my absolute favorite guys to train. Brandon exhausts all resources to optimize performance. He’s absolutely relentless in the pursuit of his dream. Not someone I’d bet against
Only 5% of MLB pitchers are under 6 feet tall. My goal is to one day be a part of that 5%
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First week at @DrivelineBB in the books!
📈📊💻
@drivelinebases @ericjagers @billhezel
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Great example of why raw spin rate alone isn’t the best evaluator. ~250 less RPMs on the right, yet 12 more inches of depth. “Using” more of that spin
Been cooking up something new with @ericjagers. Slight changes make a big difference. (left is before, right is after) #Snapdragon
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Low spin: ball on finger tips, less "wrapped" around the ball, hand on bottom half, index finger idle
High spin: ball deeper in hand, middle/index shaded more towards top of the ball. In position to pull down, exits hand more suddenly
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You know Spring Training is in full effect when Maps thinks you legitimately live at the field
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As we bid farewell to sacred building 2-4, I wanted to share how I got hired at @DrivelineBB
I literally just never left. That’s it. The end
Here’s myself & @TheJoeMarsh picking up balls at 1 AM after validation work with @rapsodo. I didn’t start “working” until a year after
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The lab got a little upgrade today... Welcome to #PitchDesign paradise
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Due to the widespread use of pitch tracking technologies through virtually all levels of baseball, I want to discuss the pitfalls of gauging pitch quality based solely on short-form movement (excluding the effects of gravity). Consider the example of the two fastballs below
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"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing" -Warren Spahn
Great view of the role velocity separation plays and why sliders are so damn hard to hit. Looks just like a fastball, until it isn't
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.@BauerOutage ramping up intensity. First velocity is day Friday... Stay tuned!
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The beautiful FB/SL sequence: Both pitches are fastballs...until they're not. Near identical release points and approach angles make this a deadly combo. "Late break" itself may not be real, but the perception sure is
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New high score, did I break it?
I found this pitch by watching @BauerOutage’s Edgertronic clips for hours on end & throwing ~200 curveballs in a row (don’t do that)
Takeaway that pertains to almost anything in life: Success leaves clues. Study what the best do, analyze an apply
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Matrix illustrating performance by count (xwOBA from 2017-2019)
The more the game changes, the more it stays the same. Get ahead and good things happen!
I also included FB's & SL's for each count. Looks like hitters may prefer to hit the straight one... 🧐
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Some fun with the spin axis ball. Seeing the red line hold true as the ball travels through the air indicates near perfect spin efficiency. Having that spin efficiency read close to 100% (per @Rapsodo) means maximizing deflection with the 4-seam
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Hoppy Easter 🐰🐰 #PitchersAreAthletes #RetiredPitchersAreAthletesToo
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What he left out:
• Walks on to @HawkeyeFootball
• Works his way onto Special Teams
• Earns a scholarship
• Wins the starting job at safety
• Named team captain
• Leads Hawks in tackles
Nothing was handed to him. #SlightEdge
1 year ago:
• Undrafted
• Unsigned as UDFA
• TRYOUT with the @RamsNFL
• Signed through OTA’s and Preseason
• Cut, signed to practice squad
• Signed to active roster week 7 and dressed for 2 games.
Prospects, trust the process & take advantage of every opportunity!
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Example of a cement mixer slider: Obviously we don't see this pitch "slide" a whole lot. The spin axis orientation seems to be the main issue here. Shifting it closer to completely gyroscopic or slight top/sidespin allows for more "drop" and/or separation from the fastball
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Ask and you shall receive.
#Spincinnati shirts are here!
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This is a huge deal. It’s not often I hear @BaseballFreak_9 and @kylelindley_ talk about how awesome a product is when it comes to validation testing. Safe to say we’re excited about this one!
pitchAI puts the Driveline Biomechanics Lab in your pocket.
Instead of a pricey multi-camera markered motion capture lab with a full-time biomechanist to run it—we’ve been hard at work with our friends @DrMikeSonne @proplayai to bring that same lab to your iPhone and TRAQ.
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When executed properly the cutter is a such a valuable weapon. Providing a solid middle ground in both velocity and break between the FB/SL. Slight backspin allows the pitch to maintain velocity and hold some lift. Great way to add even more complexity to the equation
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Front view provides a great vantage for identifying spin axis. Here we've got a slurve from Chris Holba (ECU). Using pure gyro spin as a reference point, notice the nose of the ball tilted upward, creating lateral break, and also shifted left (our right), generating topspin
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Man… so cool to see the kid do his thing!! Said it before, I’ll say it again — it’s not just the technical expertise & know how… it’s the charisma, the care factor and the GAS level
Rob makes everyone & everything around him better
He is a guy you want on your team. Period.
Dodgers are also promoting Rob Hill to Director of Minor League Pitching, source tells @TheAthletic. Was the club's pitching coordinator.
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Before and after of off-season Pitch Design. Featuring the slurve of recent Angels signee @kevinkelleher24. Often times we post the final product and the thought process, trial and error, and ultimately effort put in goes unnoticed
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The @DrivelineBB pro day featured 66 fastballs, across 9 pitchers, that registered at 95 mph or higher. Here’s some @TrackManBB metrics on the hardest pitch thrown, curtesy of Luke Hagerty (@X2Athletics)
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Nerd factory on @RealSportsHBO tonight. What a time to be alive!
Cincinnati Reds pitcher @BauerOutage is one of the most outspoken athletes in all of professional sports. See more on an all-new #RealSports, tonight at 10PM on @HBO. @DrivelineBB @Berticushill @ericjagers @drivelinebases
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GOLD from one of the best to ever do it (@thomasroehler)
"You go down the street and ask people, what do you think is important for javelin? Ah, it's a strong arm
It's not a strong arm. It's about the combination of every single movement"
Some strong parallels to pitching here
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What a ridiculous outfit to be wearing in June
The new free PLUS video of the month is here! @ericjagers describes how axis of a four-seam fastball can change the pitches movement profile.
Find more on PLUS here: bit.ly/DL-PLUS
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Cues I've had success with when dealing with this issue:
"Think more curveball"
"Throw a fastball on the side of the ball"
"Get around it"
"Throw it like a football"
"Pressure through middle finger"
"Grip it tighter"
From there it's monitoring the data and using trial and error
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“But I know somebody has to start to try and change it. You know what, screw it. I’ll do it.”
#GirlPower
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4-seam vs 2-seam. Strong example of seam orientation playing a huge role in pitch movement. As you can see, the way these pitches leave the hand is virtually identical, the ball flight however is substantially different
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The @NYTSports piece on @drivelinebases provided me with some solid content for the office door. #ThrowingHardIsGood #WantHappyBoddy #DontWantMadBoddy
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Often times we discount the importance of location in regards to maximizing pitch quality. It's easy to become fixated on certain spin characteristics/movement profiles
Consider these two fastballs:
Near identical spin-induced movement, drastically different "true" movement
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A weird, winding path indeed... and I wouldn’t change a thing.
Feeling incredibly fortunate to have crossed paths with several awesome people along the way!
“It’s a weird, winding path.” How Eric Jagers went from an injured college pitcher to the #Reds’ assistant pitching coach in 3 years. cincinnati.com/story/sports/…
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The afformentioned “curveball in an hour” happened over the 2019 all-star break
Cole’s “time off” consisted of buying the first flight to back to Washington and getting in the lab to establish an out pitch for the second half
That’s ownership
Rangers Prospect Cole Uvila Is a Driveline-Developed Spin Monster blogs.fangraphs.com/rangers-…
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On the eve of @NCAACWS Opening Day I figured I'd share some of my favorite Edgertronic shots from the '18 season. Here's Arizona's Gil Luna (@LunaJr_) showcasing some elite sequencing
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Said it before and I’ll say it again. You give me all you got, I’ll do the same. I’m fired up to spend my off day prepping @ColeUvila to dominate some hitters this season
Texted Eric at 11 to see if we could get in some pitch design work. I didn’t know it was his day off. 45 minutes later he was at the facilty with the Rapsodo, Edgertronic, and this set up for me. Really comforting to know how much the guys @DrivelineBB care about your career.
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No pitching mechanics to film on the daily so I’ve resorted to slow motion analysis of @Berticushill playing(?) kendama. Here’s a double ken flip executed to perfection, I think #RonnieDama
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Fired up to run a live Pitch Design demo this year! Catch me at the @rapsodo booth for this event and in the trenches with the @DrivelineBB/@jaegersports crew all week
Looking forward to seeing old friends, meeting new ones and learning from the baseball community. #ABCA2020
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Dual-Edgertronic synced feed is live! Being able to analyze a single pitch through multiple vantage points means more context into just what the hell is going on in ball flight
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Can’t tell you how many “some day when we get to do it together...” conversations Dan and I have had. I’m beyond excited that day has finally arrived.
Welcome to the @Reds family!!
A quick announcement from your boy -- I am now a Senior R&D Analyst with the @Reds. An incredible opportunity to work with some familiar faces and a couple of new ones too! I think we're going to continue to build on something pretty awesome. (1/2)
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Reminder: @PitchingNinja has a dropbox with basically every pitching gif ever: dropbox.com/sh/qw77db1loclcm…
It's truly an incredible resource, and one that I use daily as a coach. Also, Rob created it for FREE with the sole intention of sharing the game of baseball #ThankYouNinja
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Cutter vs Slider. Nearly identical in height after release, but as they approach the zone the CT falls at a slower rate. Upon crossing the plate there's significant vertical separation along with the SL displaying break to the glove side
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Welcome to 3019 my friends
When @BauerOutage throws a pitch, there's a lot of possible ways that the ball could go.
recreated 3D visual of Bauer's Arsenal with axes and movement profile paths deviating from center
FB = red
Cut = green
SL = blue
CH = yellow
CB = orange
@PitchingNinja
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Fire me up!! Wes has the randomized bullpen templates in an iOS app. Check it out!👀👀👀
Things like this display the power of social media. To me, this epitomizes what these platforms are meant for: Sharing, collaboration, and growth
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Take a minute or two, or ten, or an hour, or stay up all night to read through these: fangraphs.com/blogs/players-… This 30 (yes 30) part series is full of different perspectives and thought processes
Interviewing close to 100 pitchers for my Learning and Developing a Pitch series was probably my proudest accomplishment this year. The number of page views wasn't particularly high, but that's not the point. Providing something of value is.
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A few visual aids displaying the importance of spin direction on the change up. These pitches have nearly identical velocities but what may be intriguing to some, is there's actually higher Bauer Units (RPM/MPH) on the pitch that drops more
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Beyond excited for this opportunity! I'll be diving into all things @rapsodo
We'll cover:
- The Basics & Understanding Terms
- Assessment Process
- Common Issues & Causes
- What a Pitch Development Session Looks Like
- Documentation Procedures
- Session Review/Prep
Learn more about incorporating technology into ⚾️ practices, workouts, and games during Wednesday’s virtual #USABClinic!
REGISTER: bit.ly/3e7xTtA
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Extremely proud to be a part of the @Reds and have the opportunity to present at our @RedsCommunity webinar
Totally free and open to all baseball/softball coaches. See tweet below for details!
We are excited to announce the return of the @Reds Coaches Education and Training Program with a free, virtual clinic this Saturday, May 22nd!
⏰ 9:00a — 10:00a
👤 RSVP: jhamilton@reds.com
⭐️ Zoom: reds.zoom.us/j/94157731650
Thanks to @MLB and @MLB_PLAYERS for your support!
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Video editing sure looks cool and it's fun to share but it's become an incredibly powerful tool for me in terms of coaching and communicating with athletes. It absolutely expedites the development process. Here's a side by side example here of two heaters: higher/lower efficiency
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That time of year again… P360 is just around the corner with 17 LEGIT speakers lined up!!
Excited to say I’m teaming up with @Pitching360 and @DrivelineBB again to provide spots for 3 coaches
RT this for a chance to win a spot — We’ll select winners tomorrow evening!
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Just a few days out from the P360 webinar… I’m teaming up with @Pitching360 & @DrivelineBB to giveaway two registrations!
If you’re interested in nerding out on some pitching, RT this & I’ll select winners tomorrow evening
14 speakers total, gonna be a ton of awesome content
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Man, I owe so much to J... A dude who’s given me a ton of advice, clarity, and direction in both baseball and life. What a cool story
“I didn’t know he had screwed me up until he was making me better” — how Phillies hitting coordinator Jason Ochart had to fail at coaching his brother before he learned how to better coach Alec Bohm. theathletic.com/2083605/2020…
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I'd be remiss not to include my favorite part... ruining the hitters day. Lots of "I hate Pitch Design" going around lately. Well that's just too damn bad, because it's here to stay.
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Subtle difference in hand position at release, drastically different result. Pre: more behind the ball, open palm. Post: greater supination creating a spin axis more parallel to direction of travel. By making this adjustment we're able to further offset break created by FB
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The Yeti returns... @HerbieGood has gotten himself healthy and is throwing thunder once again!
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The technical expertise is top notch, no doubt. That however, is not what sets @Berticushill apart
What does set him apart is the passion, energy and effort he brings day in and day out
He’s just as invested in his pitcher’s careers as they are. Nobody better there #CareFactor
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