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Baseball,
Apple Pie, and Now…. All You Can Eat Hot Dogs at a
Game!
Ahhh, America’s
pastime….a baseball game, hot dogs, peanuts, and
soda.
Now you’ll be able to
eat all you want when you buy a $40 bleacher seat at
the Dodger game this year.
Did you read about
this? When you buy a $35 ticket ($40 on game day)
for the right-field pavilion at Dodger Stadium,
you’ll be able to pig out and eat all the hot dogs,
peanuts and drink as much soda as you want during
the game.
My first reaction was
negative at first. But then I thought, you know,
might be easier to bring the kids to the ball park
and not worry about dropping a few hundred bucks to
watch a game. As long as your kids like hot dogs and
peanuts.
On to the tip of the
day though.
I’ve had a few folks
ask about simple drills to be included in my emails
from time to time.
So here’s one.
This week at our
academy, we are working on control. In pitching,
it’s control of the pitch. For our hitting, we are
working on bat control and situational hitting.
A couple of drills to
help you with your throwing or pitching is a simple
game of pig.
Yes the P.I.G. game
we play in basketball.
What a great drill
for pitching. We can learn a lot about ourselves in
this game. You choose a pitch, a delivery, and a
spot to hit and then put the pressure on your
opponent and hit it. He misses and get’s a P. Simple
as that.
Not so creative you
say?
Well, it is if you
really think about it and what learning and
challenges are going on during the game. If you are
going on the attack, you need to be creative, look
for an opportunity, visualize what you want to
achieve, and execute the pitch.
If you are on the
defensive end, you need to be challenged both
physically and mentally. Mentally, you need to
duplicate the pitch, even if it isn’t your strength.
Physically, you need to overcome the pressure, which
builds throughout the game.
What a great way to
test your pitches under pressure.
Next time, we will
talk about a situational hitting drill that works
bat control.
One more thought on
the all-you-can-eat bleacher seats. Good thing the
Dodgers are having those seats in the bleachers.
With all that eating going on, folks will grow out
of the traditional seating with the arms and such.
Bleacher seating can expand with the customer.
I hope they reinforce
the bleachers so all the added weight won’t bring
the structure down!
Keep training like a
champion today!
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