World Series Game 7 Breakdown: Playing 1st Base at Home Plate
Will Smith ended up being the hero with his bat in game 7. The routine, but often overlooked thing he did defensively before that gave him that opportunity.
The fastest baserunner IS NOT always the best baserunner. People in sports always talk about a game being "a game of inches". You can make up feet by being a smart, spatially aware, crisp baserunner. This section is all about learning limits on the bases, knowing when those limits should be adjusted, and ultimately helping your team score runs by being a baserunning savant, not a track star. Just moving up from Little League? We'll help you level up on the bases by teaching you the basics too!
Will Smith ended up being the hero with his bat in game 7. The routine, but often overlooked thing he did defensively before that gave him that opportunity.
Hitters probably left the yard pretty frustrated Wednesday afternoon. It's hard to get a hit in the big leagues. Takeaways and lessons from the Twins @ Angels game on 9/10/25.
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.
You've heard it since little league. But doing this exactly might get you doubled off.
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