Watching a Home Run Derby
And so I watched our league's home run Derby yesterday. So interesting to me to watch everyone's swing. Kids have same type of bats, have had the same coaches for years, all teaching the same basic mechanics and some kids… Read More...
Another Season in The Books
Well who's counting, but we just had the season ending party for my team. They finished below .500 but I thought they had a great season. The best part of the party was when I asked who was going to… Read More...
Memories
As we continue our philosophical blogs — happens a lot when a real season isn’t going on. Our youth baseball season in Northern VA is in the state tournament now but for everyone else it's not much until the fall.… Read More...
Reflections from Two Ballparks
This week I got to go to a Nats game with some glorious seats at Club Level and also a game at my hometown of Johnson City, TN, at what used to be Cardinals Park in the Appalachian League. I… Read More...
Interview with Matt Kata, Manager of Youth Baseball Development for the Cleveland Indians
CYB spent a few hours recently with Matt Kata to reflect on what he learned running his Cleveland Indians Youth Baseball Camps this summer, and to also get his thoughts on tips for coaches this off-season to prepare for an… Read More...Get the Book!
