Category: Baseball Basics
Reyes was Wrong
5Jose Reyes' baserunning gaffe from Friday night's game was exactly that: a gaffe. Meaning, a blunder, or a foolish mistake. It doesn't matter that Bob Ojeda was a former MLBer ...
READ MORE +Davey Lopes On Head-First Sliding
4With all the ballyhoo about Jose Reyes' headfirst slide into third last night and the ensuing discussion about whether it's safer / smarter / faster to slide head- or feet-first, ...
READ MORE +Wally Knows Keystone Coverage
This is elementary, but useful for kids and amateur coaches. Wally Backman explains how middle infielders decide who is going to cover second base in a stealing situation and how ...
READ MORE +What’s Wrong with Jose Reyes?
6If it were still April, the "shaking off the rust" excuse would still apply to Jose Reyes. However, we're now getting into mid-May, and Reyes is floundering with a .229 batting ...
READ MORE +Josh Thole’s Catching Stance
11RED FLAG ALERT! Take a look at the above photo, taken in Port St. Lucie from yesterday's intrasquad game by Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog. It's Josh Thole in his "runners on" ...
READ MORE +Igarashi Wants to Throw 100 MPH
1Newly signed import Ryota Igarashi is the owner of the fastest ball thrown in Japan, a 98-MPH heater. However, his goal is to hit triple digits, and he believes the harder clay ...
READ MORE +Ron Swoboda on Outfield Play
7Before Endy Chavez, "The Catch" in Mets history referred to the diving snare made by Ron Swoboda in the 1969 World Series. I had the great pleasure of talking to Ron about ...
READ MORE +Ryota Igarashi: Mechanical Evaluation
3The Mets and Ryota Igarashi have reached an agreement on a two-year deal. The 30-year-old Japanese hurler is expected to compete for the setup role in front of Francisco ...
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