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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 Art of Bunting

The Situation: Man on 1st, nobody out, the 2-hitter is at the plate. The game is tied in the bottom of the 7th. The defense’s bunt...

Know the Field Conditions

The Situation: It’s an early season game at the end of February and the weather is cool and damp. It’s the top of the 7th...

No One Covering 3rd

The Situation: There’s a runner on second with no outs in the third inning of a 0-0 game. A right-handed batter is facing a left-handed...

Hit Down the Line

The Situation:  Runner on 1st, 1 out, bottom of the 8th. The game is tied, and the 6-hitter, a lefty, is at the plate. The runner...

First Baseman Cuts the Distance

The Situation: Runner on first, one out. A lefty is on the mound. The runner on first is the leadoff hitter, and has good speed. The...

The Pop-Up Away From the Shift

The Situation: There is no one on base, no outs, and it’s the start of the 8th inning. It’s the third at bat for the...

Building Up For Competition

It’s the off-season, but that doesn’t mean that you should stop thinking the game. So we figure, what better than write an article that gives...

First Baseman Ranges Too Far

The Situation: There’s a runner on second after a lead-off double in the top of the first inning. The right-handed 2-hole batter steps in with a...

Ready For Off-Speed

The Situation: The seventh hitter in the lineup, a righty, is leading off the third inning for the offense. So far, none of his teammates...

The Cost of Getting Picked Off On a Hit and Run

The Situation: There is a runner on 1st and one out with the 8-hitter up. The batter has a 1-0 count. A righty is on the mound....

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Think the Game: Building Your Baseball IQ

The Art of Bunting

Know the Field Conditions

No One Covering 3rd

Hit Down the Line

First Baseman Cuts the Distance

The Pop-Up Away From the Shift

Building Up For Competition

First Baseman Ranges Too Far

Ready For Off-Speed

The Cost of Getting Picked Off On a Hit and Run

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