Weekend Baseball Notes

I had a good weekend. I coach baseball here and am fortunate to have that as well as a normal job. We played our first games of the year this weekend. We played six teams in the span of two days and beat all six teams. The beginning of the year for most teams seems to be a bit shaky and at times we performed very shaky. We won the tournament and did a lot of good things, we also have a lot to work on.

Our offense was okay and performed well in situations where importance was at its peak. We still need to work on situational hitting and bunting. Base running has to be better. My team is fast and we ought to be able to exploit their exceptional speed more often. The potential from this team is great when we get everything to click. The scary thing is they performed very well to the average fan, I know what they are capable of though.

Defense was rough for the most part. The infield still has a long way to go, however I am not worried, as I have an assistant that is very well rounded and has proven his worth throughout the years. We also have players who want to get better and know what they are capable of and willing to let us, especially my assistant, guide them to their talent. Lining up cuts, finding the cut man, staying down on the ball were among the most notable flaws. More repetitions with one another will be very beneficial soon.

The outfield played pretty well. They still need to sharpen up a few thing but are well on their way to being a very good outfield. We have a lot speed and very good arms out there. Angles and drifting to the ball seem to be the most noticeable flaws. More repetitions will help that as well.

As with all of us getting more time with one another, player-player, coach-player, will help and sky is the limit from there.