Tagged With "Jim Dietz"
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The Chicagoland D1 boy's of spring...(Most of em)
Please don't be upset with the missing players!...For example: NIU's web site has been down for day's. This at least will allow those that are interested to follw our guy's @ [NCAA-baseball.com] Please be sure to fill in the player's I have missed. It's ALMOST alphabetical! Dominic Altobelli...Illinois...(Marist) Brett Anderson...Western Ill...(LLCC-Stagg) Ryan Anetsberger...ISU..(Glenbard West) Mike Astrouski...Eastern Ill....(Lake Park) Chris Bielski...Western Ill...(ECC) Chad...
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Walking Lead
I was at a clinic this weekend and was able to see Jim Dietz (San Diego State) speak. He talked about using a walking lead at first base. Has anyone ever seen or used the walking lead? With success? With failure? Would I teach it to all my players or...
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Re: Practice Dvd's you have liked
Jim Dietz, Former coach at San Diego State has a team defensive drill dvd that is excellent. "Total Team Defensive Drills" is the title (I think).
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Re: Up-tempo Practice Ideas
former san diego state coach Jim Dietz ran something called "speed ball", great for having fun, getting in shape, playing defense and forcing guys to be aggressive at the plate. He put it in a video i think it was called Jim Dietz total team defense drills. Our players love it and it is a great way to close off a practice, or to get the guys jump started.
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Re: Seniors to watch this spring
The Oviedo kid is Jeremy Thorn. Had arm surgery in late summer I believe,, would be surprised if he saw any action this season. He could be an excellent D1 pitcher if recovers. Lake Mary has a few already signed: Tyson Auer SS with a rocket arm,, signed with UCF. Paul Cinder - 6-8 rhp with a huge upside down the road,,,, should have a big senior season. Scott Eckard - LHP signed with USC - Spartanburg,,,,, nasty movement on ball! Ty Powell - 2b/ss - late growth now 6-2 170 and signed with...
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Re: 7-8 hole hitters
Originally Posted by trojan-skipper: I like an 8-hole guy that can hit a fastball, cuz he's going to see a lot of them. This is something I’ve wondered about for a looooong time, but have no way to verify because I don’t chart pitches, nor do I have access to anyone’s data who does so. My PERCEPTION isn’t that its true, but I’ve never concentrated on trying to count the pitch types, let alone break it down by batting position. If someone has such data, I’d really like to see it. If you only...
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Re: Some Books?
I like the book " Coaching Pitchers " by McFarland, it is a very good read for those not up to speed on pitching. I think Ron Polk's book is a good one, I think the books by Delmonico are good ones, and I have many more that I have gained incredible information from. I like Jim Morris video " How to Run a Championship Baseball Program" , I like the video I got for Christmas by the ex-coach on San Diego State...Coach Dietz. I also have many more videos that I consider well worth the money I...
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Re: Hit By Pitch
MLB Rules Per baseball official rule 6.08(b), a batter becomes a baserunner and is awarded first base when he or his equipment (except for his bat): is touched by a pitched ball outside of the strike zone, and he attempts to avoid it (or had no opportunity to avoid it), and he did not swing at the pitch.[1] If all these conditions are met, the ball is dead, and other baserunners advance if they are forced to vacate their base by the batter taking first. Rule 5.09(a) further clarifies that a...
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Coaches, breaking monotony:
Coaches i would like to know how some of you break up the monotony of practices during the spring. Everyone does some things differently. Like we play speed ball (see Jim Dietz old coach at San Diego State) along with a couple of other things that are...
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2016 Draft Spreadsheet
For those that may be interested in a spreadsheet of this years draft, see attached:
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No hitter in Cape Cod League
Matt Daly of the Hyannis Mets and U of Hawaii threw a CG no hitter yesterday in the Cape. Matt, my son's college teammate and roommate, is a 5 foot 9 inch RHP who has lit the gun at 97 mph this summer. Congratulations to Matt. Daly Dominates...
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Jim Dietz's Total Team Defense? Does anyone have it
Does anyone have this dvd anymore? I will buy it from you. All online stores are discontinued. Does anyone know how speed ball works? Please let me know if you have it.
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Re: Practice Organization
old Jim Dietz of San Diego St has a couple videos out with some real good drills and practice situations. IMO
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Re: Called strikes and missed swings
JCG posted: Anecdotally I would say it's pretty common. My kid moved from 2nd to 1st in his team's lineup halfway through this season, and I don't think he's swung at a first pitch since. He's doing well but he'd rather bat second. I really don’t know how prevalent it is, but I think if a coach does it on a “blanket” basis he’s making a mistake. I believe you have to really know your hitters well. the attached comes from 10 years of HSV data. The 1 st 3 pages are hitters and the last 2...
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Re: Mike Matheny letter: A must read for every Parent
Originally Posted by JLC: under what circumstances wouldn't you run full out to first? Any infield hit, even a grounder back to the pitcher a kid should be running as fast as they can. I have seen plenty of bobbles...any outfield hit because I have seen routine fly balls dropped and why not go for he extra base, dropped third strike, One of the few times a kid wouldn't run full out, that I can think of is a walk or hbp I want to first make it abundantly clear that I believe if every batter...
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Re: Conference 22
EVHS BASEBALL: Rough start Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 12:15 am By Ron Counts rcounts@starexponent.com (540) 825-0771 ext. 166 A soggy diamond forced King George High School's baseball team to push its home opener back a day, and cost the Foxes home field advantage. The Foxes looked right at home Wednesday on a blustery afternoon at Eastern View, though. King George put seven runs on the board in the first inning and limited the Cyclones to four base hits in an 11-4 rout that was called...
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Re: Conference 22
Originally Posted by FoxDad: EVHS BASEBALL: Rough start Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 12:15 am By Ron Counts rcounts@starexponent.com (540) 825-0771 ext. 166 A soggy diamond forced King George High School's baseball team to push its home opener back a day, and cost the Foxes home field advantage. The Foxes looked right at home Wednesday on a blustery afternoon at Eastern View, though. King George put seven runs on the board in the first inning and limited the Cyclones to four base hits in...
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Re: iscore
Ripken Fan posted: No. If it's like Gamechanger App, contact percentage are those AB's where hitter didn't strikeout. A batter with a 90% contact percent, would strikeout 10% of the time. When I hear “contact”, I immediately think of the bat making contact with the ball, so I’m not understanding why it would be called “Contact Percentage” as opposed to something like “BIP Percentage”. The attached report is what I run when I want to actually see how hitters and pitchers make contact when...
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Re: Conference 19
Articles from yesterdays games: good luck to the teams playing over spring break. Liam Grubbs struck out 11 while scattering four hits and a walk in hurling a complete-game 2–0 shutout as Louisa earned the Conference 19 baseball victory at Courtland on Friday. Cale Avee scored both Louisa runs and Aaron Szlankiewicz drove in one of Avee’s runs. Dakota Lann had two hits for Courtland (3–2), which travels to Eastern View on April 5. R H E Louisa 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 5 1 Courtland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —...
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Re: Venting...When is it a must swing...tough start to a season!
No! Don't Call Bunt! posted:… Hit in the 2 hole (In 6 games has hit 5th, 6th, 6th,10th and now 2nd). … You seem to think batting in many different batting positions is somehow a problem. I ran the batting positions and how many games each player hit in them for all of the HSV hitters I’ve scored for since 2007 in the spring season. Please see attachment. As you can see, batting in many different batting positions is the norm.
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Re: What is the best pitch in baseball?
This subject comes up a few times every year, and we get to hear all kinds of stats, then are told why that 1 st pitch is so important. But with all those stats and all that rhetoric, I never see anyone present what finally happens in a PA by what that 1 st pitch was, except me. Forget averages, just look and see what happens when the 1 st pitch is a strike as opposed to when it isn’t.
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Re: Video
TR, Video can definately help PROVIDED the player has tools. Explain how you can alter a radar gun readings. I am sure alot of parents woudl like to learn how they can do it. Travis Lee was in Oregon. Jim Dietz has gotten alot of players from there, but Dietz never went up to Oregon to see Travis play, he asked for a video. Any coach with a brain can tell hitter after viewing a film.
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Re: Video
Drivel - Where is it stated on the skillshow website that a tape alone can get you a scholarship? Secondly, get your facts straight on Travis Lee. He was originally from San Diego and Dietz was very familiar with him way before any tape arrived. I get the impression you are trying to sell something.
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Re: Video
There you have it, Drivel. Jim Dietz was well aware of Travis Lee while he was in high school because he coached him! There was no tape. Nice story though. Maybe you can write a screenplay...move over Coach Carter and hello Coach Drivel.
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Re: Video
TR, thanks for the college select sales pitch. what percentage of college select showcase players are playing baseball in college Travi Lee had been born in San Diego but moved and went HS in Washington, batted .600 his senior year. Travis sent a tape to Jim Dietz. Dietz who coached a team in the Alaska League brought Travis up there to workout and play for a week as a graduating senior, Very rare. Travis hit so well Dietz kept him all year and gave him a athletic scholarship to SDSU. The...
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Re: Video
Dibble - You do not know what you are talking about. My e-mail address is below. Send me an e-mail and I'll personally tell you the story about Travis Lee and Jim Dietz. You are getting your information second hand and as TR posted, you are misleading players and parents. js08560@hotmailcom
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Re: 2016 Draft Spreadsheet
My latest update with substantially more bonus numbers (see attached spreadsheet): PS: note rounds 11 and 12 with a few who received substantially more than $100k.
