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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! 

A Hard 90

The Situation Nobody on, two outs. The three-hitter is up. The game is tied in the 7th inning. The Play The three-hitter fouls off a great...
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Don’t Get Greedy

The Situation: There are runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out in the bottom of the 5th inning of a 3-3 tie. There’s a 1-1 count on...
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Is it a Short-Hop?

The Situation: There’s a runner on 1st base with 1 out in a 1-0 game. It’s the 4th inning and there’s a right-on-right matchup between...
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Wind Assist

The Situation:  Runner on second, two outs. The 7-hitter is at the plate. The defense is ahead by one. The wind has begun picking up...
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Outfield Adjustment

The Situation:  Runner on third, 2 outs, bottom of the 8th. The game is tied, and the right-handed 3-hitter is at the plate, with a...
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Set Up Too Early

The Situation: There is no one on and 1 out in the third inning of a 0-0 game. The game has lacked offense and is...
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Costly Hesitation

The Situation: There are runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs in the 3rd inning of a 2-2 game. The right-handed pitcher has fallen...
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Foul Lines

The Situation: Runner on second, nobody out, the game is tied 3-3 in the 7th. The 2-hitter is at the plate in a bunt situation.   The...
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Let it Go

The Situation:   Runner on 1st, nobody out, 7th inning, tie game. The 3-hitter is up and hasn’t showed bunt on the first two pitches, so the...
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