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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! 

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Temper Hurts The Team

The Situation:  There are runners on second and third in the top of the 8th inning with 1 out. The home team has just made the...
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The Bouncing Bunt

The Situation: There’s a runner on 1st and no outs in the top of the 4th inning. It’s a 1-1 game and the 8-hole hitter...
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Relay Man Isn’t Ready

The Situation: Runner on second, nobody out, 5th inning. The defense is ahead by one. The left fielder has a decent arm and the runner...
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Over-Swinging

The Situation:   Runner on first, two outs, four-hitter at the plate in the bottom of the 8th inning. The offense is behind 6-4. The four-hitter, who...
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