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I will try to answer any and all instructional baseball questions to the best of my ability. Questions regarding pitching, hitting, catching, fielding, baserunning, the mental side of the game, strength and conditioning, nutrition, throwing programs, getting college baseball scholarships, playing professional baseball, etc. Please no fan questions only player development and player improvement questions.
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Played from little league baseball to Triple A professional baseball. Instructor, coach, and motivator!
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Recent Answers from John Madden
2009-11-06 Pitchers set position:
Eddie, I'm not 100% sure about the ruling on this one but I believe that the baseball does have to be in the glove at the set. With that being said, I don't think that many umpires will call a balk
2009-10-23 Positioning myself on the field:
You wouldn't hold the baserunner on if there was a runner on second base or bases loaded. Another time you wouldn't hold them on is if your team is up by a lot of runs or their team is up by a lot of
2009-10-19 highschool try outs:
Welcome to highschool! I always thought middle infield was the funnest position to play in baseball. Take advantage of it! To make yourself excel the day of tryouts is pretty hard to do. The main
2009-10-14 Positioning myself on the field:
Really the only time that you would even think about backing up homeplate would be a for sure triple hit to the left side of the leftfield line with a man on first, or an in the park homerun also hit down
2009-10-05 Correcting wrist twist in youth pitching:
Every pitcher is going to throw a little different. Some have excessive pronation, some have supination (check spelling on that), and others just a slight turn in the wrist at times. This is what gives
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