Baseball Season Is Right Around the Corner!

In some parts of the country winter has barely visited and in others snow is piled up. No matter the current conditions everyone is excited about the upcoming baseball season. I am predicting a wild one. The normal playoff teams not reaching the playoffs and as they do every 8 years,the Marlins hve formed a championship team. Regardless of your favorite team, it will be an exciting season. Follow me on this blog and also on facebook or twitter (jakerobbins49) to keep up with the inside information.

Week 1 of Winter Bullpens...

When approaching your bullpens this winter, have a plan in place before you start. Ask yourself "what do I want to accomplish in this bullpen?" A successful starts with a quality warm-up. Play catch with a purpose! (always having a specific target and focusing on your release point). All bullpens should start with commanding our 4-seam fast ball FIRST! If you can locate down and away and repeat 8 of 10 times you can move on to other pitches. Get it done...

Full Steam Ahead...

Now that the Holidays are past us, there should be no holding back. We should have a plan for each day. Remember to warm-up to throw, never throw to warm-up. Always press thru the cardio and lifting in preparation for the season. No one ever fails until they quit! Get it done...

Merry Christmas to your off-season throwing program...

In an earlier post I stated that we should start our off-season throwing program early so we wouldnt be worried about taking a day off or 2 days off during the holidays. Days off are good for our bodies. One of the most important variables of our preparation for this upcoming season is listening to our arm. Planned days off are crucial to having success this spring. Get it done...

Warm-up to throw....dont throw to warm-up

Warming up to throw takes discipline but is necessary. When we begin to play catch, we should be tindinbour release point and repeating that release point every throw. If we are throwing to warm up or just get loose then we arent preparing properly to get on the mound. Get loose, warm-up by running or doing arm exercises before picking up the baseball. Get it done...

Off-Season Bullpens

When throwing your bullpens this off-season, start with your 4seam fastball. Strt with locating down the middle, splitting the plate in half. Learn to attack the middle of the plate, down in the zone and don't be happy with less than 7/10 located where you want. After establishing that you can locate down the middle, down in the zone then move to glove side and do the same before eventually working on your off speed pitches. Get it done...

Off-Season throwing program

This off-season, prepare like you never have before. Dont let the spring sneak up on you again. There is nothing wrong with starting a week early or 2 weeks early to make sure you have the proper amount of time to insure being physically ready for tryouts or collegiate spring workouts. One reason for starting early is preparing for days off over Christmas when there is no one to throw with. We want to build good arm strength before stepping up on the mound. Use your 4 seam grip this winter (making the baseball backspin/carry) each time you throw. You dont need to throw any other pitches during the arm strengthing phase... Get it done!