Pitching
What is the fastest baseball pitch?
4-Seam fastball.
Who is the first member of the 50 50 club
Shohei Ohtanhi
What's the position between 3rd and 2nd
Shortstop
what does a ground ball usually end up being
A groundout
Our family's favorite team
Detroit Tigers
What is the nastiest pitch in baseball
A Curveball
Who was the best Detroit Tiger
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
What's the position that most ground outs happen at
first base
What is it called when a baseball goes out of the park
A homerun
Bryson's favorite NL team
LA Dodgers
What is Bryson's favorite pitch.
A sinker
Who used steroids the most
Barry Bonds
What's the position between left field and right field
Centre field
At the youth level, what does it take to become a good hitter?
At this level, we are simply looking for each player to be comfortable at the plate, have a fundamentally correct swing, and hand-eye coordination to make contact with the ball.
Dad's favorite NL team?
ST Louis Cardinals
What is a hard pitch to throw
a knuckleball
Who is one of dads favorite player
Mark McGwire
Where does the second basemen play(Hint: not at second base
In between second and first
What is “good contact” on the ball?
There is a “sweet spot” in the center of every bat. This is located at the top part of the bat, the bat head. I want to be clear that we are not stressing location of hitting the baseball – we are talking about making good contact.
what team was recently in the world series for the AL side?
The New York Yankees
what is the slowest pitch
A changeup
Who is a favorited Detroit Tiger
José Miguel Cabrera Torres
Who catches all the balls
The catcher
If you had to emphasize just one thing, what it the main point to stress when teaching hitting at the youth level?
The basic point that a coach should stress at t his level is that if the player can develop a fundamentally sound batting stance from head to toe, that ball player will have success on the field.
what team started out as a really bad team then made it to the playoffs
The New York Mets