Live Game Lessons: Halloween in August - Giants Pound Orioles 13-2 (8/31/2025)
Takeaways from the Giants-Orioles game on Sunday, August 31. Giants won 13-2, but there was still some IQ things and practice habits we can learn from.
Takeaways from the Giants-Orioles game on Sunday, August 31. Giants won 13-2, but there was still some IQ things and practice habits we can learn from.
Get him over, GET HIM IN! Breaking down the approach you should have with a runner on 3rd and less than two outs. Remember, "the money lies in the RBI." - Jeff Kent
I always get asked what to do in this scenario when I'm coaching 3rd base. 1st and 3rd, one out groundballs broken down.
Baserunner responsibilities and mechanics for running the contact play. Also a broken down decision tree for what to do based on a few variables.
What is the contact play? Why/when do we run it? What does it look like when run successfully?
Responsibilities for both the hitter and the baserunner when your coach calls a steal in a 3-1 count.
Deciding to go to a Division 1 school when you're not ready for that level of competition can have it's consequences.
Better early than late. But how early is too early?
The hit totals were close. The game was not. How the Padres out-classed the Giants on Tuesday, August 12 in San Francisco.