I cannot decide how a player approaches certain game situations....I can only suggest how I would like them to approach it. I finished playing professional baseball in 2005 and was taught that hit and run approach as a player in 2004 by my manager who played 14 years in the big leagues. The approach he taught me helped me tremendously because it took the pressure off my shoulders. He wanted me to let it go, all I had to do was swing. It made it easier for me to execute the hit and run. As coaches, we should be doing things for the benefit of the players and the game of baseball. I do not try to control players as I did not like being controlled as a player. I try and give suggestions that I think (because of my experience) will help get them to the big leagues. Plain and simple. And, I didn't say that was the right way, I just said it was my way.
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Baseball Pros