I believe a great defensive first baseman can me an infield with average talent good and an infield with good talent great. If you’ve read any of my previous posts about first base play that shouldn’t come as a surprise. The effect they have on infield defense comes in how they prevent the error column … More Pick It!: 1st Base Balls in the Dirt
Recently I was watching an MLB game and I was blown away at the lack of attention to detail displayed by the 1B while “holding” a runner at first. The pitcher was clearly doing his part to control the running game. He mixed up his hold times and showed a couple different moves over to … More The Art of Holding Runners on 1B
The double play feed from right handed first baseman is a tough play. I don’t have statistics to back this up but, I’d venture to say that it’s the ground ball least likely to be turned into a double play. Right handed first baseman must field it, align their feet, create a throwing lane and … More The Key to Right Handed 3-6 Double Play Feeds: Efficiency
First base play instruction is often over looked in practice. Many think that the position is for the player with a big bat that might not have the ability to play another position. Now this may be the case for some, but in those cases I’d be willing to bet that the infield play of … More 3 Checkpoints to Keep 1B Bag Footwork Simple
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