When I was growing up, I learned everything I know about baseball from watching TV. My dad was more of a football guy. He still is.
He knows the basics when it comes to baseball, how to throw, catch, camp under a fly ball, etc. But baseball has a lot of little things in it that can really make the difference between winning and losing. Things that are not really obvious, but make a lot of sense once you learn them. When these situations came up, the TV announcers knew them, and would always point them out.
Professional baseball players used to always follow these little guidelines. It was probably taught to them way before reaching the big leagues. If not, surely it was taught then.
Things like not swinging at the first pitch after the batter before you just walked on four pitches
Or how a ...
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Article written by Jim Folsom
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