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Think the Game: Building Your Baseball IQ

Think the Game is where players sharpen their baseball IQ and develop how to win awareness. Each article presents a game situation and describes the play. We then break down what went wrong, what went right, and what you can learn from it to improve yourself as a player!

The Amazing Throw

The Situation: The offense is trailing 5-0 with 1 out in the 3rd and a runner on 1st. The right-handed batter steps in against the...

Flight of the Pop-up

The Situation: There’s a 1-2 count with one out in the bottom of the 5th inning. No one is on base and the defense is winning...

5-Hole Recovery For the Win

The Situation: There’s a 2-2 count with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning of a 2-1 game. There’s a runner on second...

Dropped Third Strike Extends the Game

The Situation: It’s the bottom of the 9th in a 10-9 ballgame. The game has been anything but ordinary. After laying claim to a 5-0 lead,...

The Backpick

The Situation: Nobody on, 1 out, leadoff hitter at the plate. The game is tied in the top of the 7th. The Play: The leadoff...

Caught Stealing 2nd

The Situation: Runners on first and second, one out. The three-hitter is at the plate. Both runners have good speed, but the runner on second...

Over Zealous Base Running

The Situation:  There’s a runner at 1st base with two outs in the bottom of the 7th inning. The offense is trailing 5-2 and there’s a 2-2...

Creativity Creates an Out

The Situation: There is no one on and 1 out in the top of the 4th inning of a 1-1 game. The game is being...

The Arm Fake

The Situation:  Runners are on 2nd and 3rd with two outs in the top of the 9th of a 5-5 game. The hard throwing, right-handed closer is in the...

Play the Carom

The Situation: There’s no one on and no one out in the top of the third of a 1-1 game. The field is a bandbox,...

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Think the Game: Building Your Baseball IQ

The Amazing Throw

Flight of the Pop-up

5-Hole Recovery For the Win

Dropped Third Strike Extends the Game

The Backpick

Caught Stealing 2nd

Over Zealous Base Running

Creativity Creates an Out

The Arm Fake

Play the Carom

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