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    Safety-pin glove repair…

    Well this is a first for me. Was asked if I could repair a 12U players glove - in addition to it being somehow held together with a safety pin, there may have also been duct tape involved. Probably not worth the lacing I’ll use to fix it, but that’s rarely the point anyway - beats logging in...
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    Glove 9-1-1

    Last week, I found a black 13” Mizuno glove sitting on the IF tarp after our practice. Not wanting to leave it out in the open, I put it in the covered dugout. Today, the first day the fields were re-opened after the mid-Atlantic got dumped on by the remnants of Ophelia, I found the glove -...
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    Happy Birthday!

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    What's a good price for a Demarini CF?

    A parent on my team is looking for a 31 or 32 -10 CF. Looking at justbats or closeoutbats, it seems like new is going $399 (justbats has a 2021 CF for $309). Anyone find any previous years models available in the $200-250 range, or would we really be looking at used bats in that price range...
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    Removing suntan oil from glove

    Second time this has happened to me. A large can of sunblock (you know, the kind with the “locking” twist caps that apparently can unlock themselves?) decided to empty its contents into the ziploc storage bag I had placed it in. Said bag had small hole in corner, which drained not only onto my...
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    Sliding help

    My teenage daughter has started sliding and landing more on her knee than on her calf / thigh. Every slide is now re-opening whatever scab was starting to develop over the huge scrape that's right below her kneecap, and it's now to the point that during a tryout last night, she "aborted" a...
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    Stepping on Home Plate / Out of the Box

    I've seen this referenced when the offense is trying to end the inning early. I knew stepping on the plate results in an out - what I didn't know until today was that the batter still needs to hit the ball in order to be called out for either being out of the box, or stepping on the plate. USSSA:
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    Rules Catchers Should Know

    Reading the posts about fair / foul in the batter's box, and @uncdrew's post about the ball on the plate, made me wonder about a "Top X" of rules a catcher is mostly likely to encounter during a game. Here's my initial list, in no particular order: Home Plate is in fair territory. Why? b/c...
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    OF - Where in the glove to catch the ball?

    During the Great Amazon Glove Heist earlier this year, I got a 12" Easton Professional that I broke in for one of our smaller 12U players. At the time, she was playing both MI and OF, but now is mostly OF. She's had several balls pop out of her glove, the latest during a game I missed. I was...
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    1st glove re-lacing

    I may have started at the wrong end for the top lacing. Just re-laced the fingers and webbing after the original webbing lace broke. Coaches glove, so maybe 30 years old? Also cleaned what I could (Lexol) and reconditioned with Surf City Voodoo, with Obenaufs for the interior. Didn’t do...
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    (Deleted - wrong forum)

    Deleted - posted in wrong forum.
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    How not to wear a chest protector

    Finalist for National Player of the Year - but I guess no one told her to tighten the straps at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Footwork on pickoff for LHT 1B

    Trying to work with our 12U lefty 1B (as well as my oldest, also LHT). Is there a typical footwork pattern for getting back to the bag to receive the throw from the C? I’m thinking the ending position to receive the ball would be almost sideways - back facing the base, chest to the pitchers...
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    Timing - is it this simple?

    I’ve been trying to get my girls to start their swing (or specifically, pick their foot up when the pitcher picks up hers). Does Rachel Garcia do the same, or is it still too varied pitcher-to-pitcher to be this simple? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Front foot during stride

    The above video is cool for several reasons: 1. Watching a 47YO swing like a 30-35YO 2. Around 1:20, he checks outside onto the field - “do they need me out there yet? No? Good - I can get a few more swings in.” 3. Great examples of Yes, Yes, No with multiple takes during the session. 3. My...
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    Hitting in/out locations

    I'm a firm believer in the notion that having a consistent motion from pitch to pitch is an advantage - both mechanically (for the pitcher) and visually (vs the batter). It also seems logical to me that any corrective movements regarding ball release are really almost microscopic, for lack of a...
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    All-Star CMW-3001 - best price?

    My daughter is still using her 10U beginner level mitt. She's now 12U, and while the glove is still holding up fine with the bigger ball, I want to upgrade before she encounters any glove failure, or more importantly, thumb issues. She was hesitant at first to move up to an "adult" glove - she...
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    Ankle growth plate fracture

    With my youngest daughter, I've been successful in avoiding the dreaded wrist buckle fracture from trampolines and monkey bars. My (well, her) luck ran out yesterday while sledding (for the first time in 2 years), resulting in a fractured growth plate in her ankle. All things considered, it’s...
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    Proof that a golf swing translates to baseball/softball

    Looks like we should all be using the Happy Gilmore drill a little more often...
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    Lexol leather cleaner results

    Cleaning my gloves for the upcoming season, and decided to clean only half of my daughters All-Star catchers mitt (the entry level model - CMW-1010BT). Cleaner, a little water and a toothbrush - not sure the bottle directions (to use a sponge or microfiber cloth) would really get the job done...

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