by Gary | Interview, T: NLB Pitching
In today’s post, we are joined by former Toronto Blue Jay and current Cleveland Indian’s pitcher: Steve Delabar. Delabar has one of the best stories you’ll hear in the game today. Steve gives us the shorter version of this incredible story: going from an assistant...
by Gary | BCA Popular Posts, Interview, T: NLB Pitching
In this week’s blog, we are joined by former UCLA Coach and current Minnesota Twins Area Scout Seth Moir. Seth talks to us today about a popular topic among pitchers: arm health. During Moir’s days at UCLA, they would simply promote a lot of throwing. They...
by Gary | Interview, Pitching, T: NLB Pitching, Uncategorized
This week we are joined by none other than long toss guru Alan Jaeger. Now more than ever, pitchers have the opportunity to pitch just about every day of the year (not that you should!). The question becomes, “How do I make sure that my arm stays healthy and...
by Dave Franco | Interview, Pitching, T: NLB Pitching
In this week’s blog, Otterbein pitching/strength coach Johnny LaCorte talks about engaging your lower body when throwing off the mound. Coach LaCorte talks about how pitching is a kinetic chain: it starts with your feet and ends with the ball coming out of your...
by Dave Franco | Interview, Pitching, T: NLB Pitching
What is the number one cause of command issues for early age pitchers? According to former Chicago White Sox pitcher Stew Brase, it’s all about direction. In this video post he also covers the six things that makes a “complete” pitcher. All of these together are...
by Jacquelyn | Interview, Pitching, T: NLB Pitching
Former Big League Scout Todd Blyleven believes the key to having good control for a pitcher is having good direction to the plate. An easy way to make sure you are having good “direction” is to focus on having good balance. Finding a good balance point and...
