what pitch to through to a batter, fastball, curve,screwball etc.?
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whatever you can throw effectively. if you know how to control all those pitches, use all of them.
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1. be patient\n2. learn to READ bowlers grip\n3. anticipate\n4. get in line of the ball..with full face of the bat\n5. wait for the ball (which is half pitched)\n6. charge the ball (which is over-pitched)
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Correct hitting technique requires that you make a jabbing motion with the handle of the bat prior to the swing. A good way to teach this is to do a drill that slows the mechanics down into small steps.  Break it down into steps that he can walk through slowly again and again to move the motions into muscle memory. \n\n1. Relax (bat on shoulder), 2. Ready (bat up, knees bent etc), 3. Jab (as you step, handle of bat jabs toward pitcher), 4. Swing (bring bat around, turn wrists etc).  The jabbing step insures that the bat will not swing until it is in front of the batter.  I had good luck with this drill during my 10 years of coaching.
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1. Walk (BB)\n2. Hit By Pitch\n3. Dropped 3rd Strike\n4. Intentional Walk (IBB)\n5. Catcher's Interference\n6. Player Interference\n7. Fan Interference\n8. Fielder's Choice
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Three strikes for a strikeout.  Three outs per half an inning.  The pitcher threw 9 balls, all for strikes.  Striking out all the batters in a half inning is called striking out the side.  Normally, a pitcher throws more than 9 balls per half inning - fouls and called balls.  So to strikeout the side with the minimum needed is a feat.
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The first step is to establish a proper grip, putting two fingers (index and middle) around a seam of a baseball. Then pull back behind your head and during the act of throwing pull down on the ball to produce the rotation, releasing the ball at the proper point.\n(the two links are alternate grips for a curveball)\nhttp://www.hellbored.com/uploader/uploads3/DSCN1761.JPG\nhttp://www.hellbored.com/uploader/uploads3/DSCN1762.JPG
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As stated before: Walk + Hits / Innings Pitched. You want to see something 1.5 or less. Anything over 2.0 (meaning they walk or give up a hit to two batters per inning) and you know their ERA is going to rise as well.
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If its unlimited, obvisouly throw it as high as you can. If its 6-12 ft, find a good height that you can constantly hit while throw strikes, thats tougher as a pitchers, its like putting it on a tee for the hitter. Technique wise, i pitch with a backspin on my pitch.  Hold it with all 5 fingers, have your hand face the batter, the ball toeards second, flick your wrist dfor the backspin, thats one way to do it. You could also hold it in your palm, ball facing the batter, and throw it that way, with that you can spin the ball for a bit of a curve. Those are some ways i do it. Good Luck!!
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10 ways.\nBold\nCatch\nRun out\nStumped\nL.B.W.\nObstructing the field.\nComing late to the Ground\nHitting the ball twice.\nHandelling the ball.\nHit Wicket.
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It depends on what you consider a stitch. If you consider the double stitch as one, then there is 108 stitches on a baseball. But if you consider each long one two, there is 216 stitches on a baseball. \n\nStitches are helpful placement for your fingers when throwing the baseball. If you are a pitcher, there are many different pitches in which the ball will change directions, have a spin or speed.\n\nThere are three main kind of pitches: Fastballs, breaking balls and changeups. But there are others that fall in other categories.\n\nHere is a list of different baseball pitches:\nFour-seam fastball\nTwo-seam fastball\nCutter\nSinker\nSplitter\nCurveball\nKnuckle curve\nSlurve\nSlider\nScrewball\nChangeup\nCircle changeup\nPalmball\nKnuckleball\nEephus pitch\nBrushback\nBeanball\nSpitball\nPitchout\nIntentional ball\ngyroball\n\nHope this information helped!
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Six.  1) Hit, pick off.  2) Hit, pick off. 3) single. 4) single (1st & 2nd) 5) single (bases loaded).  6) batted ball strikes runner, runner is called out.  The play is at the discresion of the official scorer as to whether to call it a hit or an out.
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Ok I was a left-handed pitcher and just graduated after playing in college. The best source in baseball right now for pitching is Tom House. If you are really serious about becoming a good pitching coach you'd learn as much about him as possible -- buying one of his recent books is a great option. He is not only a former baseball pitcher / pitching coach, but also has a Phd in bio kinetics. He was Nolan Ryan's, Randy Johnson's, Curt Schilling's, etc. pitching coach. For quick refence I'll go over three things: mental aspect, mechanics, and drills. \n\n1. Mental aspect. Pitching is all mental. It is as much about confidence as anything. A good pitcher is not just talented physically but also understands a batter's stregnths and weaknesses and exploits them. He also follows these goals...\n\nA.Get ahead in the count (throw a first pitch strike)\nB.Get the first out of the inning (this takes away the opposing team's ability to play small-ball)\nC.When you get a hitter 0-2 change head or change feet. That means make them reach for a pitch off the plate or brush them back inside -- this choice will become more clear when you know the hitter.\nD. Never commit a cardinal sin of pitching (0-2 to 3-2 or even worse a walk, 0-2 hard contact -- they should never hit an 0-2 pitch hard if at all, lead-off walk)\nE. Pitch down in the zone and on the corners\nF. Have command of three pitches (i.e. fastball, breaking pitch, change-up)\nG. Know the how attributes of pitches rank (1. Location, 2. Movement, 3. Velocity -- don't try to overthrow the ball)\n\n2. Mechanics\n\nA. Have good posture and good balence (be over the center of gravity, pitch off your toes not your heels)\nB. Throw with equal and opposite (if front side is high back side is low)\nC. Stay in the box keep your front elbow between your shoulder and your hips at all times, don't pull it out of the that box on follow through -- it will move the release point)\nD. Keep your head still (1 inch of head movement moves release point 2 inches...something like that not positive)\nE. IMPORTANT Throw to your glove. Hold your front side glove out, push it closer to the plate, and aim it where you want the pitch to go. When you throw move your throwing arm to the mit. It is like a site on a gun. The front side (glove) is a muzzle, your arm is the bullet. Point the muzzle and direct the bullet to it. If you miss low push out farther with your front side. The farther you extend your front glove the closer you throw to the plate, which creates preceived velocity. A good drill for this is the Towel Drill.\nF. Step over the buck with your back foot when you follow through. \nG. When you throw a curveball you wrist should be at full pronation. When you throw the pitch you do a karate chop motion. Your fingers shoould be folded over the ball. \nH. When you throw a curveball hold it in your glove a second longer before you part your hands.\nI. Change-ups are thrown with full supination -- like a screwball. Drop your thumb to your hip -- set that angle and keep it, unless you do that the pitch will be ineffective and will hurt your arm. (a left handers thumb will be facing first base at release, a right hander will face third)\nJ. Pitches are more a matter of arm angle than grip. \n\n3. Drills \n\nA. Towel Drill -- Go through your motion with an 18-inch towel held with your middle finger 6 inches down. Mark off full extension and have a buddy hold out his glove there. Try to slap his glove with the towel. If you can, move your buddy back and try again. This will help extension and is also a good way to solidify mechanics without pitching a ball. \n\nB. Knees -- start each day throwing all your pitches from both knees (both knees on the ground). This should isolate the upper body and allow you to get a feel for your pitches and help solidify release point. \n\nC. Hat drill -- Take off your hat and put it about 15 feet in front of you. Have your buddy do the same. T
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a real easy way to alter a pitch is to remove some (or most) of your fingers from the ball when you throw it. Your arm speed will make it look like a fastball but because the ball is in your palm (rather than being gripped tightly by your fingers), it will go slowly.
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each position has a number\n1. pitcher\n2. Catcher\n3. First Base\n4. Second Base\n5. Third Base\n6. Short stop\n7. Left Field\n8. Center Field\n9. Right Field \n10. is if there are 4 out fielders\n\nThe batters will be in the rows on a page\nThe columns on the page will display the inning.\n\nIn the First inning first batter you will use the top quare.\n\nIf he goes to first, draw a line from home to first in that box.  Same for second and so on.  If he scores make a complete diamond in that box and fill it in.\n\nMake sure the next inning you use the new column with the cordinating batter.\n\nIf a batter flies out to short stop write F6, stand for flew out to shortstop or (6).  IF the short stop picks up the ball and throughs it to first, it is a 6-3 out. (Short stop - First Base)  In the box of the out you may want to make it clear that there was and out by writing the 1,2, or 3 and Circle them, incase someone asks the outs.\n\nThere are many other statistics  the coach might want, but that should get  you started.
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A retaliation pitch is always right unless the following:\n1. You throw at the batters head\n2. You miss him and keep throwing at him\n3. Don't hit him with a 95mph fastball\n4. Don't throw behind him\n5. Let it die  after the retaliation
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Fastball- I believe its called "The way"
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COMING FROM A FORMER PITCHER MYSELF...I WOULD SAY IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT U THROW..IT MATTERS THAT U HAVE CONTROL AND CAN VARY YOUR SPEEDS.  U HAVE TO BE ABLE TO THROW INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FOR STRIKES...KEEP BATTERS ON THEIR TOES.  AS FAR AS BEST PITCHES I CAN ONLY SAY WHAT WORKED FOR ME BECAUSE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO MASTER OTHER PITCHES, BUT I THREW A 4 AND 2 SEAM, CHANGEUP, AND A KNUCKLECURVE.