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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 In-Between Hop

The Situation:  Runners on first and second, one out, 7th inning. The runner on second is the tying run. The hitter has above-average speed. The Play:  The...

Preparing to Take the Extra 90

The Situation: It’s the bottom of the 5th in a 5-1 game where the visiting team has staked out an early lead. There are 2 outs...

Lessons from the Bullpen

The Situation: It’s the first bullpen of fall ball on a college campus. Due to NCAA restrictions, pitchers only have 30 minutes of instruction time...

The A Move

The Situation: Runner on first, 2 outs, top of the 8th. The offense is down by one. The runner on first has good speed and...

Running on a High Popup

By Eric Johnson The Situation: Runner on 2nd, one out. The wind is gusting out to left field. The Play: The batter hits a high...

The Costly Peek

The Topic Catcher block and retrieve technique and mindset The Situation There’s a runner on 1st base and 2 outs in the bottom of the seventh...

The High Throw to 1st

The Situation: It’s the first inning of the first playoff game and everyone is still a little tight. There’s no one on and 1 out...

The Field Turf Bounce

The Situation: There’s no one on and no one out in the top of the 6th inning. The right-handed hitting 3-hole batter is coming to...

The Wall

The Situation:  Runner on first, two outs, the eight-hitter is at the plate in the second inning. The offense is the home team and defense has never...

A Big Mistake

The Situation:  It’s a tight game, early in the season. The bases are loaded with one out and the 3-hitter is at the plate.  He...

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Think the Game: Building Your Baseball IQ

The In-Between Hop

Preparing to Take the Extra 90

Lessons from the Bullpen

The A Move

Running on a High Popup

The Costly Peek

The High Throw to 1st

The Field Turf Bounce

The Wall

A Big Mistake

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