Youth Baseball Coaching index
Index
Symbols
0-2 pitch 216
1-2-3 double-force play 71
2-3-2 double play 81
3-0 pitch 216
3-1 pitch 216
3-6-1 double play 66
6-4-3 double-force play 92
7U-7-6, outfield-assist, double play 196
13-year old league 17
20/20 244
85% 19
85% drill 113
90 mph 237, 257
1972 World Series 220
1983 Little League World Series 244
2001 Little League World Series 82
A
Aaron, Hank 103, 155
Abbott, Jim 162
absenteeism 234
Academy for Sports Dentistry 245, 246
Accidental Mind, The 24
ACLS 68
Adair, Robert 55, 64
Adams, David 245
Agee, Tommie 172
AIR 238
Air Safety Ball 252
alligator 56
all-star team 16, 253, 256
all-teams-make-the-playoffs policy 264
Alomar, Sandy 127
Alston, Walter 113
aluminum bat 106, 251
aluminum bat traditionalists 167
American Academy of Ophthalmology 158, 241, 248, 271
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 236, 240, 241, 245, 253
American Academy of Pediatrics 5, 235, 241, 246, 249, 252, 268, 271
American Baseball Coaches Association 4
American Baseball Coaches Association Coaching Digest 17
American Dental Association 245
American Legion 117, 256
American Society for Testing and Materials 241, 242, 271
Anderson, Duane 88, 160
Andrews, Rob 251
angle of incidence 265
angle of reflection 265
ANSI standard Z87 248
Appling, Luke 144
Archives of Ophthalmology 253
arch-the-back test 142
Arizona Diamondbacks 236
Arizona State University 81
Around-the-clock drill 77
Arrigo, Gerry 68
Art and Science of Aggressive Baserunning 121
Art and Science of Hitting 144
Art of Pitching 213
Ashburn, Richie 17
Ashby, Alan 243
A’s (see Oakland Athletics) 33
assistant coach 233
assists 263
Associated Press 254
asthma 258
ASTM standard F697-80 257, 245
ASTM standard F803 248, 257
Ather Acceleration 159
Athletic Helmets, Inc. 238
attendance 234
audition 268
B
Babe Ruth Bambino Rookie Division 25, 167, 253
Babe Ruth Baseball 167, 242, 253
Baby Boomer 251
backstop 71
back up 68, 59
back up the catcher throw to the pitcher 96, 223
back up the throw from the catcher to the pitcher 92
bad ball hitters 133
bad hop 112
bad umpire calls 217
Bahill, Terry 141
Baker, Dusty 139, 18
balance point 209
balk 72, 103, 267
balk video (“Baseball: Pitching by the rules”) 229
Banana Boat Song 67
Bando, Sal 148
Barfield, Jesse 103, 149
baseball camps 16
Baseball Encyclopedia, The 209
Baseball for Brain Surgeons 25
Baseball for Dummies 66
Baseball Playbook 80
Baseball, Play the Winning Way 141, 85
base coaching 201
base on balls 176
baserunning 1, 58, 103
baserunning blunder 196
baserunning defense 3
baserunning order 152
bases beyond batter 170
basketball 157
basket catch 113
bat
aluminum 106, 251
wooden 106
bat discipline 133
bat left handed 157
batter gets deeper in the batter’s box 172
batter’s background 86
batter’s blind spots 216
batter tendencies 30
batting average 60
Batting Basics, Science of the Perfect Swing 139
batting cage 152, 240, 260
batting gloves 260
batting mechanics 138, 260
batting order 152, 261, 263, 268
batting practice 104
bat weight 260
bat-weight table 142
Bauer, Hank 103
Baylor, Don 127
bean balls 244
Belanger, Mark 67
Bellafonte, Harry 2
Bench, Johnny 4, 250
bend your back 211
Bennett, Bob 213
Berra, Yogi 16
Bertman, Skip 140
best-first system 152
big ball 145
Big League 20
Big League World Series 238
Bill James Runs Created 152
Billy Ball 17
birth dates 3
Bishop, Max 128, 175
Blackhawk 28, 266
Blatter, Jason 263
blind draft 77
blocking the ball 85
blocking the low pitch 80
blocking the plate 33
Boggs, Wade 160
boil-and-bite mouthguard 253
Bonds, Barry 2
Bonds, Bobby 103
books
Accidental Mind, The 25
Art and Science of Hitting 144
Baseball Encyclopedia, The 209
Baseball for Brain Surgeons 80
Baseball for Dummies 205
Baseball Playbook 55
Baseball, Play the Winning Way 141
Billy Ball 169, 211
Complete Baseball Handbook 113
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Baseball, The 103
Defensive Baseball 113
High Percentage Baserunning 157
Keep Your Eye on the Ball 141
Little League Instructional Guide 260
Little League’s Official How-to-Play Baseball Book 92
Little Team That Could, The 260
Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Pitching, The 25
Managing Little League Baseball 55
Men at Work 11
Pete Rose on Hitting 259
Physics of Baseball, The 127
Science of Hitting, The 130
Spitter and Me, The 214
Sports Illustrated’s Pitching 205
Total Baseball 111
Bordick, Mike 145
Boros, Steve 23
Boston Herald 254
bottom of the order 16
bounce 141
Bowman, Bob 240
boy who cried wolf 186
Brancazio, P. 21
breakaway bases 249, 254, 257
breakeven point 27
break in a glove 265
breaking ball 156, 266
breaking up double plays 190
Brett, George 118, 244
Brimley, Wilford 154
bronchodilator 258
Brown, Bobby 150
“Bucketfoot”, Al Simmons 160
bull pen 206, 263
bull pen pitchers 206
bunt-and-run 170
Burroughs, Jeff 260
C
calculated risk 109
California High School 112
California Youth Football League 257
call for fly ball 59
calling for pops 66
Cannella, Stephen 169
Canseco, Jose 155
cardboard 189
Carew, Rod 142, 213
Carlton, Steve 205, 72
Carroll, Bob 140
Cash, Norm 142
Castillo, Alberto 172
Castro Valley, California 267
Castro Valley High School 244
catcher 249, 263
catcher balk 84, 80
catcher-cover-first play 84
catcher depth chart 263, 268
catcher interference 76
catcher pickoff 78, 103
catcher play #2 78
catcher play #5 79
catchers 202
catcher’s equipment 73
catcher’s mitt 12
catchers position clinic 85
catcher’s signals 111
Catch! Tag! Pop! 60
caught foul tip 131
Caveness, Lorine 242
Cedeno, Roger 172
Cey, Ron 239
changeup 74, 111
Chapman, Ray 144
charity 255
Chavez, Eric 130
Cheaper by the Dozen 21
cheating 31, 130
check the runner 70, 117
chest protector 73, 250, 254
Chicago 169
child-labor law 249
chin strap 243
choking up 142
Chuck Moore Rule 176
Chu, Donald 207
circle change 213
city council 256
cleats 199, 258
Clemens, Roger 184
Clemente, Roberto 63
Clinical Ophthalmology 237
clique 235
Cluck, Bob 139
coachability 17
Coaches Quarterly 232
coaching duos 29
coach pitcher 133, 235
coach’s background 267
coach’s fault 82
coach-son pair 34
coach’s son 31
Cobb, Ty 121
Cochrane, Mickey 159, 240
Cocoon 23
code words 201
coin 211
Coleman, Eugene 212
Collegiate Baseball 157
Collins, Eddie 159
collision 80, 239
Columbia University 207
Combs, Earle 159
comeback 66
competitive drill 70
Complete Baseball Handbook 113
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Baseball 2, 250
computer print out 33
computer spread sheet 153
concussion 245
Confessions of a Thief 160
conformists 257
Conigliaro, Tony 239, 255
Consumer Product Safety Commission 235, 239, 241, 249, 271
contact lenses 247
controlling runners 174
Cook, Andrew 235, 253
Coral Springs, FL 168
cork 141
count 86
counterclockwise spin technique 110
county government 256
cover second on a steal 93
Crawford, Sam 173
cross-eye dominance 107
crossover step 54
cross-seam” fastball 113
crouch 155
crow hop 74
Cubs 175
cup 250
curveball 77, 248
custom-fitted helmet 257
custom-fitted mouthguard 253
Cuthbert, Al 82
cut man 89
cutoff 110
D
Danville Little League 14
Davis, Storm 55, 220
Dawson, Andre 103
Day, Doris 14
Dayo play 66, 68
dead-ball era 123
dead-leg changeup 213
death 235, 252, 253, 258, 267
decision tree 109
decoy 78
Dedeaux, Rod 213
Defensive Baseball 113, 68
Delahanty, Ed 133
delayed steal 2
delayed steal of home 195
delayed-steal prevention 68
delayed-steal throw 72
delay of the game 192
deliberately look bad 31
Delmonico, Rod 113, 85
Dent, Bucky 118
DeSoto, Texas 233
deteriorated padding 239, 249
Dickel, Dan 232
Dickerson, Eric 247
Dickey, Bill 160
Dieter, Ted 244
DiMaggio, Joe 121
Dirty Dozen 165
disowning 7
dive back 184
dive tag 81
diving catch 115
Dixie Youth Baseball 236, 242, 243, 244, 254, 256, 257, 271
Doby, Larry 121, 158
dominant eye 260
do-or-die 87
do-or-die grounder fielding technique 113
Dorfman, H.A 19
double-elimination 264
double-force play 81
double play 64, 164
double pump 209
double steal 8
Down, Rick 166
Doyle Baseball School 155
Dracula 157
draft 31
draft, blind = parity 31
drag bunt 150
drama 232
draw throws 179, 214
drift 117
dropped third strike 80
drop step 107
dry grass 107
dry spit ball 214
Dublin High School 105, 266
duct tape 7
dugout 236
Dumbo 212
Dumbo’s feather 142
E
Eagle River, AK 20, 114
ear flap 239, 256
earned run average 208
earthquake World Series 5
East Germans 221
East Marietta, GA 243, 254
Eephus pitch 206
eight-nine-year old level 33
ejected 266
elbow height 211
elbow pad 258
electricians tape 251
eleven- and twelve-year-olds 16
eleven-twelve level 33
equal playing time 263, 264
equipment 12, 232
Erlich, Rich 168
errors 11, 233, 253, 262
Eubanks, Jay 239
evaluating pitchers 206
Evans, Darrell 160
Evans, Dwight 103
even keel 20
Everett, Carl 203
Exner, Karel 133
expertise 4
extend your arms 156
eye chart 259
eye dominance 158, 260
eye injuries 237, 240, 241, 246, 247
eyes
goggles 248
polycarbonate lenses 247
sunglasses 247
eye test 259
F
face guard 236, 240, 241, 242, 248
Face Guards, Inc. 244, 242
face mask 240, 242, 246, 247
face mask batting helmet 63, 74, 107, 150, 74, 75, 76, 81
facial injuries 239, 241
failure rate 10
fake advance after a tag up 193
fake bunt and slash 101, 186
fake intentional walk 220
fake steal 186, 68
fake throw 70, 83
Family Safety and Health 240
fastball 74, 29, 85, 244
fastball location 212
Father and Son 15
father-first-round team 29
father pairs 29
fatigue 215
fault, kids v. coach 82
fax number 233
feet-first sliding 258
fence 118
feuds 235
fguard@bellatlantic.net 271
field conditions 12
field dimensions 112
Fielder, Cecil 145
fielding percentage 78
field owners 255
field perimeter 12
field umpire 233
field work day 233
fight 267
figure-four pop-up slide 187
Fingers, Rollie 220, 181
first and third 69, 160
First-and-third defense 68, 103
first-and-third double steal 79, 115
first-base coach 173, 265
first-baseman’s mitt 264
first basemen 54
first-basemen’s mitt 265
First Pitching Book 213
first-round pick 30
fit 236, 212, 213
flat ground 214
flies, point at 107
flip-down sunglasses 118
Flood, Curt 105
football 240, 209, 219
Foothill High School 116
force 23
force at home 95
force out 60
force throw at second 93
forfeit 29
forkball 213
Fosse, Ray 81
foul fly 111
foul pop 68
foul tip 76
four-seam fastball 54
Fox, Nellie 142
frames 247
framing 77
Frisch, Frankie 162
full-team batting order 261
full windup 171, 242, 246
functionally one-eyed 242
fungoes 36
Furillo, Carl 103
G
gagging 245, 253
Gallwey, Timothy 22
gamble 108, 160
Game According to Syd 184
Garagiola, Joe 55, 68, 255
Garvey, Steve 140, 84
Gashouse Gang 169
Gehringer, Charlie 159
Giambi, Jason 130
Giambi, Jeremy 68
Giants 175
Gibson, Bob 63
girls bats 143
glasses 247
Glassman, Rita 235
glove 12, 264
glove flick 215
Glove, Gold 63
goggles 152, 246, 247, 248, 255, 257
Golden Rule 176
Gold Glove 81
Goldsmith, M. 240
Gossage, Goose 239
Gowdy, Hank 79
Granada pitching machine 152
grass infield 86, 212
grass length 112
Gray, Pete 162
Gretsky, Wayne 13
Griffey, Ken 121
grip 155
Gross, Wayne 169
grounder fielding technique 56
growth plates 249
Gutman, Dan 170
Gwynn, Tony 103
H
Hadley, Bump 240
Hale, Creighton 242
half-field defensive situations 72, 117
half way 181
Hamilton, Billy 159
Hamilton, Jack 239
handshake line 267
hard ball 252, 253
hardingpress@earthlink.net 272
head-first sliding 187
Head Injury Severity Index 252
head jerk 215
head lice 238
heel cups 258
helmet 13, 127, 129, 130
Hemus, Solly 127
Henderson, Rickey 33
Hershiser, Orel 207
hidden-ball trick 183
Hidden Game of Baseball 70, 133, 269
high grass 82
High Percentage Baserunning 157
high pitch 77
high school varsity 15
Hilton, Richard 243
hinge 247
Hippocratic Oath 6
hird-base coach 173
hit and run 151
Hit and Run Baseball 171
hitch 155
Hitless Wonders 169
hitter’s pitch 132
hitter’s pitch 7
Hitting 151
hitting camp 261
hitting is feel 166
hitting is not mechanics 166
hockey 240, 252
Hodgson, Dr. Voight 237
holding runner 72
holes in batter’s swing 216
Holland, Richard C. 263
Holtz, Lou 175
home plate base coach 196
hop 183
Hornsby, Rogers 130
House, Tom 211
Howe, Art 243
Hrbeck, Kent 160
Hriniak, Walt 164
hyper heater 74
I
IBI (Individual Baseball Instruction publishers)) 213
ice 215
illegal pitch 220
incompetence 175, 84, 85, 153
Incrediball® 251
Individual Baseball Instruction School 190
infield fly rule 22
inhaler 258
injury risk 24
Inner Game of Tennis 80
In Our Messy Reptilian Brains 169
inside pitch 84
intelligent recklessness. 200
J
Jackson, Joe 159
Jackson, Reggie 103
James, Jimmy 245
Japan 82, 252
Japanese professional league 144
jaw pads 238
Jeffers, John 240, 242, 247
Jeter, Derek 68
jock 250
Johnson, Randy 222
Johnstone, Jay 211
John, Tommy
Jones, W.B. 172
Jordan, Pat 205
judgment call 267
K
Kaat, Jim 63
Kaline, Al 103, 139
Kamela, Bill 254
Keeler, Wee Willie 142, 141
Keener, Stephen 254
Keep Your Eye on the Ball 141, 153
Kenko brand baseballs 251, 252, 257
Kenobi, Obi-Wan 23, 141, 149
Keough, Matt 235
Killebrew, Harmon 148
Kindall, Jerry 140, 212
Klein, Chuck 159
kneecap 252
knee pad 171, 258, 259
knockdown pitch 80
knuckleball 57
Kopechne, Mary Jo 257
Korey, Steve 239
Koufax, Sandy 63
Kubek, Tony 160
Kuehl, Karl 19
L
lacrosse 240
Lajoie, Nap 148
Larkin, Barry 169
Larsen, Don 209
LaRussa, Tony 5, 86, 25
Lau, Charley 139, 79
lead 191
lead at first 180
leader 84
lead with two outs no force 191
league champion 1
league officials 235
leaping catch 108
lease option 54, 232
Lefebvre, Jim 161
left-eye dominant 159
left-handed batting 162, 145, 261
left-handed catcher 73
left-handed infielders 263
left-handed pitcher 184, 196
left-handed switch hitters 160
Lemon, Bob 160
leniency 254
let ’er rip 215, 175
Lexan® 242, 243, 244, 257
lights 118
Lilly, Ted 172
Linden, David 24
little ball 145
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes 268
Little League 2, 235, 237, 238, 239, 242, 243, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257, 263, 264, 267
Little League Baseball 238, 242, 243
Little League Elbow 248
Little League Instructional Guide 260
Little League Pledge 8
Little League’s Greatest Challenge 176
Little League’s Official How-to-Play Baseball Book 58, 269
Little League’s Official How-To-Play Baseball Book 156
Little League World Champions 260
Little League World Series 2, 247
Little League World Series, 2001 82
Little Team That Could, The 68, 260
lob 199
local rule 200
local rules 229
Lolich, Mickey 2
Long Beach, CA 87, 260
long hop 55, 265
long-hop 78
long pants 259
M
Machiavelli, Niccolo 8
machine pitch 133
macho 253, 254
Mack, Joe 160
Magee, Carlton 3
magic feather 164, 79, 80
MagnaDoodle 217
Major League 241, 243, 247, 251, 255, 256, 260
Major League baseballs 13
Managing Little League Baseball 92, 160, 19
Mantle, Mickey 121, 8, 153, 157
Manuel, Charlie 240
Marichal, Juan 221
Maris, Roger 103, 59
Marquess, Mark 64
Marshall, Jim 169
Martin, Billy 20, 114
mask 77
Mathews, Eddie 160
Mattingly, Don 244
Mauch, Gene 36
Maximizing Baseball Practice 44
Mays, Willie 105, 140
McBryde, Brett 20
McCarthy, John P. 203
McCarver, Tim 25
McCovey, Willie 139
McDougald, Gil 63
McGee, Willie 33
McGregor, Scott 212
McGwire, Mark 11, 199, 155, 156, 255
McIntosh, Ned 92, 147
McIvor, Otto 160
McKay, Dave 169
measure off 154
mechanics 267
Medwick, Joe 133, 240
Men at Work 25
Menke, Dennis 220
Men’s Senior Baseball League 1, 221
Mental Game of Baseball 7
Merino, Jr., Robert J. 165
metal spikes 258
Mets-Yankees game 172
middle infielder 264
Miller, Oscar 4, 155
Miller, Ray 212
Miller, Stu 215
Minor League and Tee Ball Official Regulations 238
Minor League players 130
Mississippi State 80, 214
mistake of throwing from a full windup with a runner on third 172
mistake pitch 75
Mitchell, Kevin 155
moderate-to-high-risk sport 246
Mondesi, Raul 116
Montana, Joe 13
Moore, Chuck 1
Morgan, Joe 66
mound 63
mouth-formed 245
mouthguard 63, 245, 246, 253, 254, 257
Mr. Baseball 144
muff drill 20
Murcer, Bobby 160
Murray, Eddie 162
Musial, Stan 103
N
Nash, Bill 19
National Federation of State High School Associations 198, 229, 232
National Institutes for Health 240, 271
National Safe Kids Campaign 254
National Society to Prevent Blindness 241
National Spit Tobacco Education Program 255
National Youth Sports Coaches Association 229
National Youth Sports Coaches Association Code of Ethics 176
National Youth Sports Foundation for the Prevention of Athletic Injuries 235, 271
natural side 162
Nettles, Craig 160
never make the third out at third 196
Newcome, Don 160
newcomers 27
New England Journal of Medicine 253
Newsweek 24
New York Times 253
Nicholson, Bill 118
night baseball 219
nine- and ten-year-old level 33
nine-year-old 16
Nixon, Trot 73
NOCSAE 236, 237, 238, 239, 251, 252, 257, 271
no runners on 196
no-runners stance 76
no-strikeout practice game 82
Notre Dame shift 145
not the kid’s fault 197
number of looks 217
O
Oakland Athletics 55, 68, 130, 169, 220, 235
Oakley-style sunglasses 247
obstruction 80, 14
Off Base Confessions of a Thief 33
office politics 256
off-speed pitch 105
often-misunderstood rules 176
O’Leary, Troy 196
ole´ tag 112
Oliva, Tony 139
on-base average 132
on-deck batter 196
on-deck circle 235, 258
one eye 113
one knee 92
one-step 3
one-throw double-force play 11
one-throw double play 63, 219
Orinda Mustang League 261
Orinda Valley Pony League 103, 196
orthodontia 116, 246
Ott, Mel 12
outfield assist 28
outfield-assist, double play 196
outfield fence 198
out of position 262
overuse 248, 249, 266
P
palm ball 212, 213
Palmer, Jim 215
palmless glove 57
palm of mitt 76
Papa, Cool Bell 121
parenting 189
parent meeting 232
Parent’s Guide to Coaching Baseball 203
parent volunteer umpires 233
Parker, Dave 160
Parker, Wes 161
part way 181
passed ball 12, 159, 263
passed ball four 186
pass the runner ahead 179
Pediatrics 268
peeking 183
peer pressure 253
Pee Wee Reese 240
Peoria (IL) High School baseball coach 161
Perez, Tony 220
perfect at bat 136
Perry, Gaylord 214
Pete Rose on Hitting 109, 259
Petrak, Cliff 77, 194
Phelps, Jeff 3
Philippines 1
Physician and Sports Medicine Journal 241
Physics of Baseball 55
pickle 12
pickoff 18, 221, 266
pickoff error 185
pickoff moves 218
Piersall, Jimmy 103
Piniella, Lou 118
pitch-calling strategy 85
pitch count 203
pitcher covers first 7, 213
pitcher covers home 66
pitcher fielding clinic 72
Pitcher’s Bible 212
pitcher’s glove 264
pitcher’s pitch 8
pitch in 220
pitching 213, 220, 249
pitching coach 221
Pitching from the Ground Up 213
pitching inside 80
pitching machine 11, 235, 253
pitching rotation 262, 263, 268
pitching stats 208
pitch-location chart 137
pitchout 79
pitch speed 86
PitchTrax 138
pivot 146
placebo 164
plastic glove 265
plate umpire 233
platoon 158
play catch 262
play code 69
Playing Hardball 244
playing time 234, 263
play it safe 108
playoffs 263, 264
Pleasanton Orioles 245
plyometrics 207
point at flies 107
Polk, Ron 80
Polo Grounds 106
poly ball 78
poly ball soft toss 133
polycarbonate 242, 243, 246, 247, 248, 255
Pony Baseball 242, 254, 256
pop 66
pop foul 67
Pop Warner Football 258
pop your feet 64
position assignments 261
position clinic 234, 263
post-game snacks 232
post-season party 232
Powell, Boog 160
practice schedule 233
practice time 116
pre-game soft toss 163
pre-game warm-up 92
pre-inning warm-up 33
pre-pitch lead 20, 266
pre-pitch mechanics 208
prescription glasses 247
pre-season coaches hardball game 63
Prevent Blindness America 241, 246, 247
Prevo, Charles 139
primary lead 186
Prince, The 121
prismatic effect 243
Protective Eyewear Council 248, 272
protective goggles 125
Puckett, Kirby 158
pull hitter 214
put down 235
Q
Que sera, sera 14
Ques-Tec of Deer Park 138
quick return pitch 220
Quisenberry, Dan 56
R
racquet ball 246
rainbow 118
rainy-day practices 234
Ramirez, Manny 103
Ramos, Michael 207, 96, 263
range 86, 166
rare 7U-7-6 196
rate buster 229
reaching 59
Rec Specs 247
Red Sox 118
Reiser, Pete 170, 240
relay 95, 162, 84, 85, 262
relay man 82, 76
religion 164
Remy, Jerry 118
reptilian brain 24
Reuss, Jerry 240
Reyes, Dennis 208
Reynolds, Harold 161, 231
Rice, Jim 118
Rice, Sam 159
Richmond, CA 244
Rickles, Don 14
RIF 252
RIF (Reduced Impact Factor baseballs) 251, 252, 253, 257
Right Call 176
right-eye dominant 159
right fielder 21, 261, 262, 263
right-handed pitcher 184
right heel 184
right-side dominant 163
Ripken, Cal, Jr 60
rising fastballs 221
Risk of Injury From Baseball and Softball in Child 241
Rob Andrews 251
Roberts, Robin 212
Robinson, Brooks 101
Robinson, Eddie 160
Robinson, Frank 103
Robinson, Jackie 172
Rockne, Knute 197
Rookie Ball 81
Roosevelt, Theodore 254
Rosen, Al 142
Rose, Pete 101
roster 267
rotate-through-every-position approach 99
rotation 261
rotation play 116
rounding 79
rounding first base 178
round the ball 79
Roush, Edd 140
rubber baseball 251, 252
rubber cleats 199, 258
Ruel, Muddy 10
rules 73
rule sheet 176
run-and-bunt 170
rundown 173
run into a tag 182
runner at first dives back toward invisible base 198
runner hit by batted ball 195
runner-on-base stance 103
runners at the other corners 197
run through first 178
run to first on a walk 175
Russo, Dave 128
Ruth, Babe 115, 256
Ryan, Joan 268
S
Sabo, Chris 255
sacrifice 148
safety 3, 6, 235, 237
Safety, National Council 240, 271
safety officer 257
safety squeeze 149
safety sunglasses 118
San Francisco Men’s Senior Baseball League 15
San Ramon Little League 14
San Ramon Orioles 128
San Ramon Valley Little League 2, 68, 233, 244, 250, 252, 254, 257
Sax, Steve 10
Schlossberg, Dan 213, 75
Schutt Sports 238, 242, 243
Science of Hitting 130
scientific method 6, 161
Sciosia, Mike 160
score book 28
Score, Herb 63
scorekeeper 233
scouting 216
screwball 74, 160, 248, 266
Seaver, Tom 4
secondary lead 67, 66
secondary lead at third 195
Seifert, George 2
Selleck, Tom 144
semi-pro 75, 56
set position 209, 266
set-up point 76
Severity Index 237, 252
Sewell, Joe 143, 115
shake your head no 74
shallow in center 123
shift 111
shin guard 73, 201, 250
shoestring catch 108
short-arm technique 56
short hop 58, 265
short pants 259
Showalter, Buck 219
showing up 8
siblings 29
sidearm 56, 133
Sierra, Ruben 103
sign-giving 85
signs 174
single-elimination 264
single-event tryout 27
single pump 209
sinker 213
skin diamond 86
sky, bright 118
Skywalker, Luke 23
slash 144
Slaught, Don 243
Slaughter, Enos 103, 118
slide steps 183
sliding 2, 260, 266
sliding cardboard 267
sliding catch 114, 154
sliding into first 178
sliding practice 267
sliding rules 199
slow-pitch softball 239
slug bunt 150
slugging average 132
slump 13
Smith, Ozzie 4, 223, 249
smokeless tobacco 255
snatch 117
Snider, Duke 121
soft ball bats 143
soft baseballs 114
soft toss 164
sore-arm 215
Sosa, Sammy 103
Southworth, Howard 157
space between the hands 154
Speaker, Tris 121
specializing 261
Spencer, Shane 68
spikes (see cleats) 258
spitball 214
Spitter and Me, The 214
split-fingered fastballs 212
Sporting News 81
Sports Eye Safety Committee 241
Sports Illustrated for Kids 242
Sports Illustrated’s Pitching 205
sportsmanship 3, 266
Sports writer 233
sprinter’s stance 180
square-around 146
squash 246
squeeze 1
stance 73, 218
Standard F910 241
Stanford University, CA 64
Stanky, Eddie 129
Stargell, Willie 155
Star Wars 23
state legislatures 256
Staten Island 244, 254
stats 268
Stats, Inc. 218
Staub, Rusty 160
stay alive 173
stealing 33, 263
stealing home 71, 176
stealing on a walk 197
stealing second on a walk 173
steal of second 185
steal of third 192
steal throw 121
steal toward an occupied third base 198
steel cleats 199
Steinbrenner, George 20
Steiner, Dick 220
step off 210
Steve Korey 239
St. Louis, MO 169
stock 245
Stockton, Bragg 139
stolen bases percentage 218
stopped ball 57
stopwatch 66
Strahlman, Ellen 240
straight steal of second 185
Strawberry, Darryl 103
street-frame glasses 81
stretch 172, 266
stride 155
strikeout 143
strike zone 11
strong-up-the-middle theory 99
stutter step 179
subconscious 22
submarine 56
suicide squeeze 149
Sullivan, Dennis 254
Sullivan, Michael P. 165
summit meeting 256
sun 117, 244
sunglasses 118, 247, 256, 257
superstition 23
Suplizio, Sam 190
Surhoff, B.J. 160
surprise 170
Suzuki, D.T. 22
Swami Ralph 23
Swec, Joe 79
sweep the tag 60
swing level 156
SwingRite™ batting tee 4
switch hitting 157, 261
switch pitcher 161
Sybervision 156
Sycamore Valley, Danville, CA 112
T
tag at the plate 80
tag away from the plate 81
tag on the ground 3, 87, 96, 100, 223
tag up 112, 181, 180, 182, 193, 196
Taiwan 2
take one for the team 127
take pitches 133
take-two-bases drill 191
taking a lead at second 191
taking a lead at third 194
talk trash 3
tardy 234
tarp 107
Tassajara Little League 3, 72
team’s personality 169
teamwork 235, 261
tee-ball 16, 71, 248, 252
teenage level 33, 83, 266, 267
teenagers 234, 241, 248, 260, 266
Tejeda, Miguel 196
Tekulve, Kent 69
Tenace, Gene 128
Thayer, Fred 254
third-base coach 189
third baseman’s glove 264
third-strike bunting 144
Thomas, Frank 145
Thon, Dickie 240
three-legged races 235
Thrift, Syd 184
throat protector 250
throw bats 258
throw behind the runner 179
throw-hard-to-the-pitcher play 77
throwing to second 79
throw right, bat left 159
throw-to-a-middle-infielder play 115
throw to catcher at first 69
throw-to-the-middle-infielder defense 78
throw to the wrong base 179
throw to third 111
Time magazine 237, 247
time until pitch 214
tin roof 151
tip-off 4
titanium plate 239, 240
Toms River, NJ 194, 247
too many socks in your top drawer 111
top of the order 58
Torre, Joe 172
Torrez, Mike 240
toss 82
Total Baseball 127, 212
tour of the bases 169
trading an out for a run 197
trail man 31
transparent 243
Trauma Card 246
tryout 55
Tufts University 253
Tullahoma, TN 253
turbulence 114
turn after crossing first 178
Turner, Chad 244
two bases ahead of the lead runner 66
two-handed tag 55
two outs 182
two outs and a full count 183
two outs and two strikes 183
two-seam fastball 79
two-strike bunt 66
two-throw double-force play 92
Two-throw double-force play 60
two-throw, double-play 264
U
umpire backlash 129
umpire’s blind spots 216
umpires training 138
uncovered base 180
underhand 215
unforced-runner-less-than-two-out situation 70
unintentional intentional walk 220
unknown players 30
unsportsmanlike 14
used glove 264
used-sporting-goods store 264
V
Vader, Darth 24
Valdez, Mario 196
Valentine, Bobby 172
Van Slyke, Andy 160
Vaughan, Arky 159
verbal code 202
video 77
Vinger, Paul 237
volleyball 268
volunteers 232, 233, 232
W
Wagner, Honus 154
waist band 250
walk 128, 169
Walker, Larry 103, 192
walking lead 171, 76
walking secondary lead 192
walk on ball three 194
walk to third 194
Wall Street Journal 144
wandering runners 198
warm up 214
warning track 119
Watsonville, CA 111
Watts, Robert 141
Way Baseball Works, The 170, 103
Weaver, Earl 2
web, baseball glove 57
Web page 233
Web site 233, 267, 268
Weinberg, William 11
Wertz, Vic 106, 162
wet grass 82
Wheat, Zack 159
wheel play 124
whining is not leadership 260
White, John W. 139
White Sox 169
Wiley, Ralph 169
Will, George 25
Williams, Billy 160
Williams, Dick 220
Williams, Ken 159
Williams, Ted 4, 249
Willie Mays 106
Wills Eye Hospital 240, 242, 247
Wills, Maury 161
Winant, Rob 80
wind 106
Winfield, Dave 103
wire cage 242, 257
wire cage face mask 243
wire-rimmed glasses 247
Witkin, John 44
Wohlford, Jim 6
Wojick, Ryan 127
wooden bat 106
work fast 217
Worth, Inc. 251, 252, 253
wraparound-frame sports goggles 81, 247
www.aao.org 271
www.aapd.org 271
www.aap.org 271
www.aap.org/policy/00161.html 241
www.aap.org/policy/01497t2. htm 242
www.abca.org 271
www.acadsportsdent.org 271
www.ada.org 271
www.astm.org 271
www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DATABASE.CART/PAGES/F697.htm?L+mystore+ uqjn3440 245
www.baberuthbaseball.org 271
www.baseball-reference.com 273
www.baseball.xp.com 270
www.cbyertown.net 270
www.ChampOnline.com 270
www.collegiatebaseball.com 272
www.cpsc.gov 271
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml96/96140.html 241
www.dixie.org 271
www.eyenet.org 248
www. johntreed.com/parenting.htm 189
www.legion.org/baseball/home.htm 271
www.littleleague.org 271
www.littleleague.org/manuals/asap/index.htm 242
www.members.aol.com/baseparent 272
www.nih.gov 271
www.njeyes.com/info/chart1. htm 259
www.nocsae.org 271
www.nocsae.org/StanCert__2.htm 237
www.nsc.org 271
www.nyssf.org 271
www.pony.org 271
www.preventblindness.org 272
www.qualitydentistry.com/dental/sdentistry/mouth.html 245
www.SABR.org 272
www.safekids.org 271
www.scholarbookshelf.com/basebal 270
www.schuttsports.com/baseball.html 271
www.slugger.com 271
www.syskos.com 270
www.worthsports.com 271
Y
Yankees 68, 118
Yankee Stadium 172
Yastrzemski, Carl 118
Yaz (Carl Yastrzemski) 118
you can’t be afraid to make mistakes 169
you can teach hitting 146
You Gotta Have Wa 240, 270
Youngs, Ross 159
you’re only as good as the pitches you swing at 166
youth football 238, 239, 255, 257
Z
Zagelbaum, Bruce 241
Zeigler, Bill 253
Zen 21
Zen in the Art of Archery 22
Symbols
0-2 pitch 216
1-2-3 double-force play 71
2-3-2 double play 81
3-0 pitch 216
3-1 pitch 216
3-6-1 double play 66
6-4-3 double-force play 92
7U-7-6, outfield-assist, double play 196
13-year old league 17
20/20 244
85% 19
85% drill 113
90 mph 237, 257
1972 World Series 220
1983 Little League World Series 244
2001 Little League World Series 82
A
Aaron, Hank 103, 155
Abbott, Jim 162
absenteeism 234
Academy for Sports Dentistry 245, 246
Accidental Mind, The 24
ACLS 68
Adair, Robert 55, 64
Adams, David 245
Agee, Tommie 172
AIR 238
Air Safety Ball 252
alligator 56
all-star team 16, 253, 256
all-teams-make-the-playoffs policy 264
Alomar, Sandy 127
Alston, Walter 113
aluminum bat 106, 251
aluminum bat traditionalists 167
American Academy of Ophthalmology 158, 241, 248, 271
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 236, 240, 241, 245, 253
American Academy of Pediatrics 5, 235, 241, 246, 249, 252, 268, 271
American Baseball Coaches Association 4
American Baseball Coaches Association Coaching Digest 17
American Dental Association 245
American Legion 117, 256
American Society for Testing and Materials 241, 242, 271
Anderson, Duane 88, 160
Andrews, Rob 251
angle of incidence 265
angle of reflection 265
ANSI standard Z87 248
Appling, Luke 144
Archives of Ophthalmology 253
arch-the-back test 142
Arizona Diamondbacks 236
Arizona State University 81
Around-the-clock drill 77
Arrigo, Gerry 68
Art and Science of Aggressive Baserunning 121
Art and Science of Hitting 144
Art of Pitching 213
Ashburn, Richie 17
Ashby, Alan 243
A’s (see Oakland Athletics) 33
assistant coach 233
assists 263
Associated Press 254
asthma 258
ASTM standard F697-80 257, 245
ASTM standard F803 248, 257
Ather Acceleration 159
Athletic Helmets, Inc. 238
attendance 234
audition 268
B
Babe Ruth Bambino Rookie Division 25, 167, 253
Babe Ruth Baseball 167, 242, 253
Baby Boomer 251
backstop 71
back up 68, 59
back up the catcher throw to the pitcher 96, 223
back up the throw from the catcher to the pitcher 92
bad ball hitters 133
bad hop 112
bad umpire calls 217
Bahill, Terry 141
Baker, Dusty 139, 18
balance point 209
balk 72, 103, 267
balk video (“Baseball: Pitching by the rules”) 229
Banana Boat Song 67
Bando, Sal 148
Barfield, Jesse 103, 149
baseball camps 16
Baseball Encyclopedia, The 209
Baseball for Brain Surgeons 25
Baseball for Dummies 66
Baseball Playbook 80
Baseball, Play the Winning Way 141, 85
base coaching 201
base on balls 176
baserunning 1, 58, 103
baserunning blunder 196
baserunning defense 3
baserunning order 152
bases beyond batter 170
basketball 157
basket catch 113
bat
aluminum 106, 251
wooden 106
bat discipline 133
bat left handed 157
batter gets deeper in the batter’s box 172
batter’s background 86
batter’s blind spots 216
batter tendencies 30
batting average 60
Batting Basics, Science of the Perfect Swing 139
batting cage 152, 240, 260
batting gloves 260
batting mechanics 138, 260
batting order 152, 261, 263, 268
batting practice 104
bat weight 260
bat-weight table 142
Bauer, Hank 103
Baylor, Don 127
bean balls 244
Belanger, Mark 67
Bellafonte, Harry 2
Bench, Johnny 4, 250
bend your back 211
Bennett, Bob 213
Berra, Yogi 16
Bertman, Skip 140
best-first system 152
big ball 145
Big League 20
Big League World Series 238
Bill James Runs Created 152
Billy Ball 17
birth dates 3
Bishop, Max 128, 175
Blackhawk 28, 266
Blatter, Jason 263
blind draft 77
blocking the ball 85
blocking the low pitch 80
blocking the plate 33
Boggs, Wade 160
boil-and-bite mouthguard 253
Bonds, Barry 2
Bonds, Bobby 103
books
Accidental Mind, The 25
Art and Science of Hitting 144
Baseball Encyclopedia, The 209
Baseball for Brain Surgeons 80
Baseball for Dummies 205
Baseball Playbook 55
Baseball, Play the Winning Way 141
Billy Ball 169, 211
Complete Baseball Handbook 113
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Baseball, The 103
Defensive Baseball 113
High Percentage Baserunning 157
Keep Your Eye on the Ball 141
Little League Instructional Guide 260
Little League’s Official How-to-Play Baseball Book 92
Little Team That Could, The 260
Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Pitching, The 25
Managing Little League Baseball 55
Men at Work 11
Pete Rose on Hitting 259
Physics of Baseball, The 127
Science of Hitting, The 130
Spitter and Me, The 214
Sports Illustrated’s Pitching 205
Total Baseball 111
Bordick, Mike 145
Boros, Steve 23
Boston Herald 254
bottom of the order 16
bounce 141
Bowman, Bob 240
boy who cried wolf 186
Brancazio, P. 21
breakaway bases 249, 254, 257
breakeven point 27
break in a glove 265
breaking ball 156, 266
breaking up double plays 190
Brett, George 118, 244
Brimley, Wilford 154
bronchodilator 258
Brown, Bobby 150
“Bucketfoot”, Al Simmons 160
bull pen 206, 263
bull pen pitchers 206
bunt-and-run 170
Burroughs, Jeff 260
C
calculated risk 109
California High School 112
California Youth Football League 257
call for fly ball 59
calling for pops 66
Cannella, Stephen 169
Canseco, Jose 155
cardboard 189
Carew, Rod 142, 213
Carlton, Steve 205, 72
Carroll, Bob 140
Cash, Norm 142
Castillo, Alberto 172
Castro Valley, California 267
Castro Valley High School 244
catcher 249, 263
catcher balk 84, 80
catcher-cover-first play 84
catcher depth chart 263, 268
catcher interference 76
catcher pickoff 78, 103
catcher play #2 78
catcher play #5 79
catchers 202
catcher’s equipment 73
catcher’s mitt 12
catchers position clinic 85
catcher’s signals 111
Catch! Tag! Pop! 60
caught foul tip 131
Caveness, Lorine 242
Cedeno, Roger 172
Cey, Ron 239
changeup 74, 111
Chapman, Ray 144
charity 255
Chavez, Eric 130
Cheaper by the Dozen 21
cheating 31, 130
check the runner 70, 117
chest protector 73, 250, 254
Chicago 169
child-labor law 249
chin strap 243
choking up 142
Chuck Moore Rule 176
Chu, Donald 207
circle change 213
city council 256
cleats 199, 258
Clemens, Roger 184
Clemente, Roberto 63
Clinical Ophthalmology 237
clique 235
Cluck, Bob 139
coachability 17
Coaches Quarterly 232
coaching duos 29
coach pitcher 133, 235
coach’s background 267
coach’s fault 82
coach-son pair 34
coach’s son 31
Cobb, Ty 121
Cochrane, Mickey 159, 240
Cocoon 23
code words 201
coin 211
Coleman, Eugene 212
Collegiate Baseball 157
Collins, Eddie 159
collision 80, 239
Columbia University 207
Combs, Earle 159
comeback 66
competitive drill 70
Complete Baseball Handbook 113
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Baseball 2, 250
computer print out 33
computer spread sheet 153
concussion 245
Confessions of a Thief 160
conformists 257
Conigliaro, Tony 239, 255
Consumer Product Safety Commission 235, 239, 241, 249, 271
contact lenses 247
controlling runners 174
Cook, Andrew 235, 253
Coral Springs, FL 168
cork 141
count 86
counterclockwise spin technique 110
county government 256
cover second on a steal 93
Crawford, Sam 173
cross-eye dominance 107
crossover step 54
cross-seam” fastball 113
crouch 155
crow hop 74
Cubs 175
cup 250
curveball 77, 248
custom-fitted helmet 257
custom-fitted mouthguard 253
Cuthbert, Al 82
cut man 89
cutoff 110
D
Danville Little League 14
Davis, Storm 55, 220
Dawson, Andre 103
Day, Doris 14
Dayo play 66, 68
dead-ball era 123
dead-leg changeup 213
death 235, 252, 253, 258, 267
decision tree 109
decoy 78
Dedeaux, Rod 213
Defensive Baseball 113, 68
Delahanty, Ed 133
delayed steal 2
delayed steal of home 195
delayed-steal prevention 68
delayed-steal throw 72
delay of the game 192
deliberately look bad 31
Delmonico, Rod 113, 85
Dent, Bucky 118
DeSoto, Texas 233
deteriorated padding 239, 249
Dickel, Dan 232
Dickerson, Eric 247
Dickey, Bill 160
Dieter, Ted 244
DiMaggio, Joe 121
Dirty Dozen 165
disowning 7
dive back 184
dive tag 81
diving catch 115
Dixie Youth Baseball 236, 242, 243, 244, 254, 256, 257, 271
Doby, Larry 121, 158
dominant eye 260
do-or-die 87
do-or-die grounder fielding technique 113
Dorfman, H.A 19
double-elimination 264
double-force play 81
double play 64, 164
double pump 209
double steal 8
Down, Rick 166
Doyle Baseball School 155
Dracula 157
draft 31
draft, blind = parity 31
drag bunt 150
drama 232
draw throws 179, 214
drift 117
dropped third strike 80
drop step 107
dry grass 107
dry spit ball 214
Dublin High School 105, 266
duct tape 7
dugout 236
Dumbo 212
Dumbo’s feather 142
E
Eagle River, AK 20, 114
ear flap 239, 256
earned run average 208
earthquake World Series 5
East Germans 221
East Marietta, GA 243, 254
Eephus pitch 206
eight-nine-year old level 33
ejected 266
elbow height 211
elbow pad 258
electricians tape 251
eleven- and twelve-year-olds 16
eleven-twelve level 33
equal playing time 263, 264
equipment 12, 232
Erlich, Rich 168
errors 11, 233, 253, 262
Eubanks, Jay 239
evaluating pitchers 206
Evans, Darrell 160
Evans, Dwight 103
even keel 20
Everett, Carl 203
Exner, Karel 133
expertise 4
extend your arms 156
eye chart 259
eye dominance 158, 260
eye injuries 237, 240, 241, 246, 247
eyes
goggles 248
polycarbonate lenses 247
sunglasses 247
eye test 259
F
face guard 236, 240, 241, 242, 248
Face Guards, Inc. 244, 242
face mask 240, 242, 246, 247
face mask batting helmet 63, 74, 107, 150, 74, 75, 76, 81
facial injuries 239, 241
failure rate 10
fake advance after a tag up 193
fake bunt and slash 101, 186
fake intentional walk 220
fake steal 186, 68
fake throw 70, 83
Family Safety and Health 240
fastball 74, 29, 85, 244
fastball location 212
Father and Son 15
father-first-round team 29
father pairs 29
fatigue 215
fault, kids v. coach 82
fax number 233
feet-first sliding 258
fence 118
feuds 235
fguard@bellatlantic.net 271
field conditions 12
field dimensions 112
Fielder, Cecil 145
fielding percentage 78
field owners 255
field perimeter 12
field umpire 233
field work day 233
fight 267
figure-four pop-up slide 187
Fingers, Rollie 220, 181
first and third 69, 160
First-and-third defense 68, 103
first-and-third double steal 79, 115
first-base coach 173, 265
first-baseman’s mitt 264
first basemen 54
first-basemen’s mitt 265
First Pitching Book 213
first-round pick 30
fit 236, 212, 213
flat ground 214
flies, point at 107
flip-down sunglasses 118
Flood, Curt 105
football 240, 209, 219
Foothill High School 116
force 23
force at home 95
force out 60
force throw at second 93
forfeit 29
forkball 213
Fosse, Ray 81
foul fly 111
foul pop 68
foul tip 76
four-seam fastball 54
Fox, Nellie 142
frames 247
framing 77
Frisch, Frankie 162
full-team batting order 261
full windup 171, 242, 246
functionally one-eyed 242
fungoes 36
Furillo, Carl 103
G
gagging 245, 253
Gallwey, Timothy 22
gamble 108, 160
Game According to Syd 184
Garagiola, Joe 55, 68, 255
Garvey, Steve 140, 84
Gashouse Gang 169
Gehringer, Charlie 159
Giambi, Jason 130
Giambi, Jeremy 68
Giants 175
Gibson, Bob 63
girls bats 143
glasses 247
Glassman, Rita 235
glove 12, 264
glove flick 215
Glove, Gold 63
goggles 152, 246, 247, 248, 255, 257
Golden Rule 176
Gold Glove 81
Goldsmith, M. 240
Gossage, Goose 239
Gowdy, Hank 79
Granada pitching machine 152
grass infield 86, 212
grass length 112
Gray, Pete 162
Gretsky, Wayne 13
Griffey, Ken 121
grip 155
Gross, Wayne 169
grounder fielding technique 56
growth plates 249
Gutman, Dan 170
Gwynn, Tony 103
H
Hadley, Bump 240
Hale, Creighton 242
half-field defensive situations 72, 117
half way 181
Hamilton, Billy 159
Hamilton, Jack 239
handshake line 267
hard ball 252, 253
hardingpress@earthlink.net 272
head-first sliding 187
Head Injury Severity Index 252
head jerk 215
head lice 238
heel cups 258
helmet 13, 127, 129, 130
Hemus, Solly 127
Henderson, Rickey 33
Hershiser, Orel 207
hidden-ball trick 183
Hidden Game of Baseball 70, 133, 269
high grass 82
High Percentage Baserunning 157
high pitch 77
high school varsity 15
Hilton, Richard 243
hinge 247
Hippocratic Oath 6
hird-base coach 173
hit and run 151
Hit and Run Baseball 171
hitch 155
Hitless Wonders 169
hitter’s pitch 132
hitter’s pitch 7
Hitting 151
hitting camp 261
hitting is feel 166
hitting is not mechanics 166
hockey 240, 252
Hodgson, Dr. Voight 237
holding runner 72
holes in batter’s swing 216
Holland, Richard C. 263
Holtz, Lou 175
home plate base coach 196
hop 183
Hornsby, Rogers 130
House, Tom 211
Howe, Art 243
Hrbeck, Kent 160
Hriniak, Walt 164
hyper heater 74
I
IBI (Individual Baseball Instruction publishers)) 213
ice 215
illegal pitch 220
incompetence 175, 84, 85, 153
Incrediball® 251
Individual Baseball Instruction School 190
infield fly rule 22
inhaler 258
injury risk 24
Inner Game of Tennis 80
In Our Messy Reptilian Brains 169
inside pitch 84
intelligent recklessness. 200
J
Jackson, Joe 159
Jackson, Reggie 103
James, Jimmy 245
Japan 82, 252
Japanese professional league 144
jaw pads 238
Jeffers, John 240, 242, 247
Jeter, Derek 68
jock 250
Johnson, Randy 222
Johnstone, Jay 211
John, Tommy
Jones, W.B. 172
Jordan, Pat 205
judgment call 267
K
Kaat, Jim 63
Kaline, Al 103, 139
Kamela, Bill 254
Keeler, Wee Willie 142, 141
Keener, Stephen 254
Keep Your Eye on the Ball 141, 153
Kenko brand baseballs 251, 252, 257
Kenobi, Obi-Wan 23, 141, 149
Keough, Matt 235
Killebrew, Harmon 148
Kindall, Jerry 140, 212
Klein, Chuck 159
kneecap 252
knee pad 171, 258, 259
knockdown pitch 80
knuckleball 57
Kopechne, Mary Jo 257
Korey, Steve 239
Koufax, Sandy 63
Kubek, Tony 160
Kuehl, Karl 19
L
lacrosse 240
Lajoie, Nap 148
Larkin, Barry 169
Larsen, Don 209
LaRussa, Tony 5, 86, 25
Lau, Charley 139, 79
lead 191
lead at first 180
leader 84
lead with two outs no force 191
league champion 1
league officials 235
leaping catch 108
lease option 54, 232
Lefebvre, Jim 161
left-eye dominant 159
left-handed batting 162, 145, 261
left-handed catcher 73
left-handed infielders 263
left-handed pitcher 184, 196
left-handed switch hitters 160
Lemon, Bob 160
leniency 254
let ’er rip 215, 175
Lexan® 242, 243, 244, 257
lights 118
Lilly, Ted 172
Linden, David 24
little ball 145
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes 268
Little League 2, 235, 237, 238, 239, 242, 243, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257, 263, 264, 267
Little League Baseball 238, 242, 243
Little League Elbow 248
Little League Instructional Guide 260
Little League Pledge 8
Little League’s Greatest Challenge 176
Little League’s Official How-to-Play Baseball Book 58, 269
Little League’s Official How-To-Play Baseball Book 156
Little League World Champions 260
Little League World Series 2, 247
Little League World Series, 2001 82
Little Team That Could, The 68, 260
lob 199
local rule 200
local rules 229
Lolich, Mickey 2
Long Beach, CA 87, 260
long hop 55, 265
long-hop 78
long pants 259
M
Machiavelli, Niccolo 8
machine pitch 133
macho 253, 254
Mack, Joe 160
Magee, Carlton 3
magic feather 164, 79, 80
MagnaDoodle 217
Major League 241, 243, 247, 251, 255, 256, 260
Major League baseballs 13
Managing Little League Baseball 92, 160, 19
Mantle, Mickey 121, 8, 153, 157
Manuel, Charlie 240
Marichal, Juan 221
Maris, Roger 103, 59
Marquess, Mark 64
Marshall, Jim 169
Martin, Billy 20, 114
mask 77
Mathews, Eddie 160
Mattingly, Don 244
Mauch, Gene 36
Maximizing Baseball Practice 44
Mays, Willie 105, 140
McBryde, Brett 20
McCarthy, John P. 203
McCarver, Tim 25
McCovey, Willie 139
McDougald, Gil 63
McGee, Willie 33
McGregor, Scott 212
McGwire, Mark 11, 199, 155, 156, 255
McIntosh, Ned 92, 147
McIvor, Otto 160
McKay, Dave 169
measure off 154
mechanics 267
Medwick, Joe 133, 240
Men at Work 25
Menke, Dennis 220
Men’s Senior Baseball League 1, 221
Mental Game of Baseball 7
Merino, Jr., Robert J. 165
metal spikes 258
Mets-Yankees game 172
middle infielder 264
Miller, Oscar 4, 155
Miller, Ray 212
Miller, Stu 215
Minor League and Tee Ball Official Regulations 238
Minor League players 130
Mississippi State 80, 214
mistake of throwing from a full windup with a runner on third 172
mistake pitch 75
Mitchell, Kevin 155
moderate-to-high-risk sport 246
Mondesi, Raul 116
Montana, Joe 13
Moore, Chuck 1
Morgan, Joe 66
mound 63
mouth-formed 245
mouthguard 63, 245, 246, 253, 254, 257
Mr. Baseball 144
muff drill 20
Murcer, Bobby 160
Murray, Eddie 162
Musial, Stan 103
N
Nash, Bill 19
National Federation of State High School Associations 198, 229, 232
National Institutes for Health 240, 271
National Safe Kids Campaign 254
National Society to Prevent Blindness 241
National Spit Tobacco Education Program 255
National Youth Sports Coaches Association 229
National Youth Sports Coaches Association Code of Ethics 176
National Youth Sports Foundation for the Prevention of Athletic Injuries 235, 271
natural side 162
Nettles, Craig 160
never make the third out at third 196
Newcome, Don 160
newcomers 27
New England Journal of Medicine 253
Newsweek 24
New York Times 253
Nicholson, Bill 118
night baseball 219
nine- and ten-year-old level 33
nine-year-old 16
Nixon, Trot 73
NOCSAE 236, 237, 238, 239, 251, 252, 257, 271
no runners on 196
no-runners stance 76
no-strikeout practice game 82
Notre Dame shift 145
not the kid’s fault 197
number of looks 217
O
Oakland Athletics 55, 68, 130, 169, 220, 235
Oakley-style sunglasses 247
obstruction 80, 14
Off Base Confessions of a Thief 33
office politics 256
off-speed pitch 105
often-misunderstood rules 176
O’Leary, Troy 196
ole´ tag 112
Oliva, Tony 139
on-base average 132
on-deck batter 196
on-deck circle 235, 258
one eye 113
one knee 92
one-step 3
one-throw double-force play 11
one-throw double play 63, 219
Orinda Mustang League 261
Orinda Valley Pony League 103, 196
orthodontia 116, 246
Ott, Mel 12
outfield assist 28
outfield-assist, double play 196
outfield fence 198
out of position 262
overuse 248, 249, 266
P
palm ball 212, 213
Palmer, Jim 215
palmless glove 57
palm of mitt 76
Papa, Cool Bell 121
parenting 189
parent meeting 232
Parent’s Guide to Coaching Baseball 203
parent volunteer umpires 233
Parker, Dave 160
Parker, Wes 161
part way 181
passed ball 12, 159, 263
passed ball four 186
pass the runner ahead 179
Pediatrics 268
peeking 183
peer pressure 253
Pee Wee Reese 240
Peoria (IL) High School baseball coach 161
Perez, Tony 220
perfect at bat 136
Perry, Gaylord 214
Pete Rose on Hitting 109, 259
Petrak, Cliff 77, 194
Phelps, Jeff 3
Philippines 1
Physician and Sports Medicine Journal 241
Physics of Baseball 55
pickle 12
pickoff 18, 221, 266
pickoff error 185
pickoff moves 218
Piersall, Jimmy 103
Piniella, Lou 118
pitch-calling strategy 85
pitch count 203
pitcher covers first 7, 213
pitcher covers home 66
pitcher fielding clinic 72
Pitcher’s Bible 212
pitcher’s glove 264
pitcher’s pitch 8
pitch in 220
pitching 213, 220, 249
pitching coach 221
Pitching from the Ground Up 213
pitching inside 80
pitching machine 11, 235, 253
pitching rotation 262, 263, 268
pitching stats 208
pitch-location chart 137
pitchout 79
pitch speed 86
PitchTrax 138
pivot 146
placebo 164
plastic glove 265
plate umpire 233
platoon 158
play catch 262
play code 69
Playing Hardball 244
playing time 234, 263
play it safe 108
playoffs 263, 264
Pleasanton Orioles 245
plyometrics 207
point at flies 107
Polk, Ron 80
Polo Grounds 106
poly ball 78
poly ball soft toss 133
polycarbonate 242, 243, 246, 247, 248, 255
Pony Baseball 242, 254, 256
pop 66
pop foul 67
Pop Warner Football 258
pop your feet 64
position assignments 261
position clinic 234, 263
post-game snacks 232
post-season party 232
Powell, Boog 160
practice schedule 233
practice time 116
pre-game soft toss 163
pre-game warm-up 92
pre-inning warm-up 33
pre-pitch lead 20, 266
pre-pitch mechanics 208
prescription glasses 247
pre-season coaches hardball game 63
Prevent Blindness America 241, 246, 247
Prevo, Charles 139
primary lead 186
Prince, The 121
prismatic effect 243
Protective Eyewear Council 248, 272
protective goggles 125
Puckett, Kirby 158
pull hitter 214
put down 235
Q
Que sera, sera 14
Ques-Tec of Deer Park 138
quick return pitch 220
Quisenberry, Dan 56
R
racquet ball 246
rainbow 118
rainy-day practices 234
Ramirez, Manny 103
Ramos, Michael 207, 96, 263
range 86, 166
rare 7U-7-6 196
rate buster 229
reaching 59
Rec Specs 247
Red Sox 118
Reiser, Pete 170, 240
relay 95, 162, 84, 85, 262
relay man 82, 76
religion 164
Remy, Jerry 118
reptilian brain 24
Reuss, Jerry 240
Reyes, Dennis 208
Reynolds, Harold 161, 231
Rice, Jim 118
Rice, Sam 159
Richmond, CA 244
Rickles, Don 14
RIF 252
RIF (Reduced Impact Factor baseballs) 251, 252, 253, 257
Right Call 176
right-eye dominant 159
right fielder 21, 261, 262, 263
right-handed pitcher 184
right heel 184
right-side dominant 163
Ripken, Cal, Jr 60
rising fastballs 221
Risk of Injury From Baseball and Softball in Child 241
Rob Andrews 251
Roberts, Robin 212
Robinson, Brooks 101
Robinson, Eddie 160
Robinson, Frank 103
Robinson, Jackie 172
Rockne, Knute 197
Rookie Ball 81
Roosevelt, Theodore 254
Rosen, Al 142
Rose, Pete 101
roster 267
rotate-through-every-position approach 99
rotation 261
rotation play 116
rounding 79
rounding first base 178
round the ball 79
Roush, Edd 140
rubber baseball 251, 252
rubber cleats 199, 258
Ruel, Muddy 10
rules 73
rule sheet 176
run-and-bunt 170
rundown 173
run into a tag 182
runner at first dives back toward invisible base 198
runner hit by batted ball 195
runner-on-base stance 103
runners at the other corners 197
run through first 178
run to first on a walk 175
Russo, Dave 128
Ruth, Babe 115, 256
Ryan, Joan 268
S
Sabo, Chris 255
sacrifice 148
safety 3, 6, 235, 237
Safety, National Council 240, 271
safety officer 257
safety squeeze 149
safety sunglasses 118
San Francisco Men’s Senior Baseball League 15
San Ramon Little League 14
San Ramon Orioles 128
San Ramon Valley Little League 2, 68, 233, 244, 250, 252, 254, 257
Sax, Steve 10
Schlossberg, Dan 213, 75
Schutt Sports 238, 242, 243
Science of Hitting 130
scientific method 6, 161
Sciosia, Mike 160
score book 28
Score, Herb 63
scorekeeper 233
scouting 216
screwball 74, 160, 248, 266
Seaver, Tom 4
secondary lead 67, 66
secondary lead at third 195
Seifert, George 2
Selleck, Tom 144
semi-pro 75, 56
set position 209, 266
set-up point 76
Severity Index 237, 252
Sewell, Joe 143, 115
shake your head no 74
shallow in center 123
shift 111
shin guard 73, 201, 250
shoestring catch 108
short-arm technique 56
short hop 58, 265
short pants 259
Showalter, Buck 219
showing up 8
siblings 29
sidearm 56, 133
Sierra, Ruben 103
sign-giving 85
signs 174
single-elimination 264
single-event tryout 27
single pump 209
sinker 213
skin diamond 86
sky, bright 118
Skywalker, Luke 23
slash 144
Slaught, Don 243
Slaughter, Enos 103, 118
slide steps 183
sliding 2, 260, 266
sliding cardboard 267
sliding catch 114, 154
sliding into first 178
sliding practice 267
sliding rules 199
slow-pitch softball 239
slug bunt 150
slugging average 132
slump 13
Smith, Ozzie 4, 223, 249
smokeless tobacco 255
snatch 117
Snider, Duke 121
soft ball bats 143
soft baseballs 114
soft toss 164
sore-arm 215
Sosa, Sammy 103
Southworth, Howard 157
space between the hands 154
Speaker, Tris 121
specializing 261
Spencer, Shane 68
spikes (see cleats) 258
spitball 214
Spitter and Me, The 214
split-fingered fastballs 212
Sporting News 81
Sports Eye Safety Committee 241
Sports Illustrated for Kids 242
Sports Illustrated’s Pitching 205
sportsmanship 3, 266
Sports writer 233
sprinter’s stance 180
square-around 146
squash 246
squeeze 1
stance 73, 218
Standard F910 241
Stanford University, CA 64
Stanky, Eddie 129
Stargell, Willie 155
Star Wars 23
state legislatures 256
Staten Island 244, 254
stats 268
Stats, Inc. 218
Staub, Rusty 160
stay alive 173
stealing 33, 263
stealing home 71, 176
stealing on a walk 197
stealing second on a walk 173
steal of second 185
steal of third 192
steal throw 121
steal toward an occupied third base 198
steel cleats 199
Steinbrenner, George 20
Steiner, Dick 220
step off 210
Steve Korey 239
St. Louis, MO 169
stock 245
Stockton, Bragg 139
stolen bases percentage 218
stopped ball 57
stopwatch 66
Strahlman, Ellen 240
straight steal of second 185
Strawberry, Darryl 103
street-frame glasses 81
stretch 172, 266
stride 155
strikeout 143
strike zone 11
strong-up-the-middle theory 99
stutter step 179
subconscious 22
submarine 56
suicide squeeze 149
Sullivan, Dennis 254
Sullivan, Michael P. 165
summit meeting 256
sun 117, 244
sunglasses 118, 247, 256, 257
superstition 23
Suplizio, Sam 190
Surhoff, B.J. 160
surprise 170
Suzuki, D.T. 22
Swami Ralph 23
Swec, Joe 79
sweep the tag 60
swing level 156
SwingRite™ batting tee 4
switch hitting 157, 261
switch pitcher 161
Sybervision 156
Sycamore Valley, Danville, CA 112
T
tag at the plate 80
tag away from the plate 81
tag on the ground 3, 87, 96, 100, 223
tag up 112, 181, 180, 182, 193, 196
Taiwan 2
take one for the team 127
take pitches 133
take-two-bases drill 191
taking a lead at second 191
taking a lead at third 194
talk trash 3
tardy 234
tarp 107
Tassajara Little League 3, 72
team’s personality 169
teamwork 235, 261
tee-ball 16, 71, 248, 252
teenage level 33, 83, 266, 267
teenagers 234, 241, 248, 260, 266
Tejeda, Miguel 196
Tekulve, Kent 69
Tenace, Gene 128
Thayer, Fred 254
third-base coach 189
third baseman’s glove 264
third-strike bunting 144
Thomas, Frank 145
Thon, Dickie 240
three-legged races 235
Thrift, Syd 184
throat protector 250
throw bats 258
throw behind the runner 179
throw-hard-to-the-pitcher play 77
throwing to second 79
throw right, bat left 159
throw-to-a-middle-infielder play 115
throw to catcher at first 69
throw-to-the-middle-infielder defense 78
throw to the wrong base 179
throw to third 111
Time magazine 237, 247
time until pitch 214
tin roof 151
tip-off 4
titanium plate 239, 240
Toms River, NJ 194, 247
too many socks in your top drawer 111
top of the order 58
Torre, Joe 172
Torrez, Mike 240
toss 82
Total Baseball 127, 212
tour of the bases 169
trading an out for a run 197
trail man 31
transparent 243
Trauma Card 246
tryout 55
Tufts University 253
Tullahoma, TN 253
turbulence 114
turn after crossing first 178
Turner, Chad 244
two bases ahead of the lead runner 66
two-handed tag 55
two outs 182
two outs and a full count 183
two outs and two strikes 183
two-seam fastball 79
two-strike bunt 66
two-throw double-force play 92
Two-throw double-force play 60
two-throw, double-play 264
U
umpire backlash 129
umpire’s blind spots 216
umpires training 138
uncovered base 180
underhand 215
unforced-runner-less-than-two-out situation 70
unintentional intentional walk 220
unknown players 30
unsportsmanlike 14
used glove 264
used-sporting-goods store 264
V
Vader, Darth 24
Valdez, Mario 196
Valentine, Bobby 172
Van Slyke, Andy 160
Vaughan, Arky 159
verbal code 202
video 77
Vinger, Paul 237
volleyball 268
volunteers 232, 233, 232
W
Wagner, Honus 154
waist band 250
walk 128, 169
Walker, Larry 103, 192
walking lead 171, 76
walking secondary lead 192
walk on ball three 194
walk to third 194
Wall Street Journal 144
wandering runners 198
warm up 214
warning track 119
Watsonville, CA 111
Watts, Robert 141
Way Baseball Works, The 170, 103
Weaver, Earl 2
web, baseball glove 57
Web page 233
Web site 233, 267, 268
Weinberg, William 11
Wertz, Vic 106, 162
wet grass 82
Wheat, Zack 159
wheel play 124
whining is not leadership 260
White, John W. 139
White Sox 169
Wiley, Ralph 169
Will, George 25
Williams, Billy 160
Williams, Dick 220
Williams, Ken 159
Williams, Ted 4, 249
Willie Mays 106
Wills Eye Hospital 240, 242, 247
Wills, Maury 161
Winant, Rob 80
wind 106
Winfield, Dave 103
wire cage 242, 257
wire cage face mask 243
wire-rimmed glasses 247
Witkin, John 44
Wohlford, Jim 6
Wojick, Ryan 127
wooden bat 106
work fast 217
Worth, Inc. 251, 252, 253
wraparound-frame sports goggles 81, 247
www.aao.org 271
www.aapd.org 271
www.aap.org 271
www.aap.org/policy/00161.html 241
www.aap.org/policy/01497t2. htm 242
www.abca.org 271
www.acadsportsdent.org 271
www.ada.org 271
www.astm.org 271
www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DATABASE.CART/PAGES/F697.htm?L+mystore+ uqjn3440 245
www.baberuthbaseball.org 271
www.baseball-reference.com 273
www.baseball.xp.com 270
www.cbyertown.net 270
www.ChampOnline.com 270
www.collegiatebaseball.com 272
www.cpsc.gov 271
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml96/96140.html 241
www.dixie.org 271
www.eyenet.org 248
www. johntreed.com/parenting.htm 189
www.legion.org/baseball/home.htm 271
www.littleleague.org 271
www.littleleague.org/manuals/asap/index.htm 242
www.members.aol.com/baseparent 272
www.nih.gov 271
www.njeyes.com/info/chart1. htm 259
www.nocsae.org 271
www.nocsae.org/StanCert__2.htm 237
www.nsc.org 271
www.nyssf.org 271
www.pony.org 271
www.preventblindness.org 272
www.qualitydentistry.com/dental/sdentistry/mouth.html 245
www.SABR.org 272
www.safekids.org 271
www.scholarbookshelf.com/basebal 270
www.schuttsports.com/baseball.html 271
www.slugger.com 271
www.syskos.com 270
www.worthsports.com 271
Y
Yankees 68, 118
Yankee Stadium 172
Yastrzemski, Carl 118
Yaz (Carl Yastrzemski) 118
you can’t be afraid to make mistakes 169
you can teach hitting 146
You Gotta Have Wa 240, 270
Youngs, Ross 159
you’re only as good as the pitches you swing at 166
youth football 238, 239, 255, 257
Z
Zagelbaum, Bruce 241
Zeigler, Bill 253
Zen 21
Zen in the Art of Archery 22