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Play Baseball Like the Pros: Tips For Kids From 20 Big League Stars by: Steven Krasner Atlanta, Peachtree publishers Ltd, 2002



**__Summary/Description__:** //In the book Play Baseball Like The Pros : Tips From 20 Big League Star// they interviewed professional baseball players about there area of specialty. These areas cover, pitching, catching, infield, outfield, hitting, and being on the bases. Like one person who helps explain stretching and warming up is Aaron Sele. Pedro Martinez gives you tips about the arts of pitching. For catching Jason Varitek gives you tips to help you block pitches in the dirt. These are the types tips and explanations that you will find in this book.

I focused on the section about catching not just catching a baseball the position catcher. In this book we hear tips from three big league stars to help you get better at catching. These players are Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, John Flaherty and Jason Varitek. Each of these players tell you a different part of catching that you can get better at. Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez focuses on throwing out people who are trying to steal a base. In this section you can learn a lot more about how to get better at catching. throughout this book you will learn a lot of tips and tricks to improve your baseball skills!

__**Beyond the Book**__: Go beyond the book by exploring these recommended web resources:
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 * -In the website baseball catcher you can learn a lot of stuff to improve you catching skills. on this website you can see drills and strengthening training to improve your game. also, on this website you can see these types of drills like blocking pitches in the dirt. there are other drills such as framing, throwing and fielding drills designed for catchers. you will be given instructions if you click on the picture, there you will see how to set up the drill. This is a great resource for catching information and even how much equipment can cost.
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 * - If you want to learn how to be a better catcher or if you want to see how much equipment cost this website is the one you should pick. this website has a variety of information ranging from drills to baseball news. here you can find a variety of drills and strength training. this website can even explain why coaches don't always set aside time to practice this skill. As a catcher you are one of the main people on the field although they are not always the most recognized people. As a catcher you are in every play and you are like the conductor of an orchestra as this web site say you at the conductor and the other players are your instruments
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 * - In this website you will find the variety use of all the catchers equipment that protects them from whatever might happen to the catchers. This website tells you what the gear that the catchers wear to protect themselves do. If you want to know what the shin guards do it will tell you. They protect the catchers legs and feet so if the pitch is thrown it will block most damage to your legs from the pitch. If you are hit there. also you can even learn about mitts too about how they can help you and what types of mitts to buy if you are either recreational or full time catching. This website give lots of informational details about there gear.
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 * - If you are the type of person who likes to learn about past catchers and present catchers too this is the website you should go to to learn more about catchers. This website can give you people like Carlton Fisk who was a MLB catcher who caught for two teams, the Boston Red Soxs and the Chicago White Sox he played 2,226 games over 24 seasons for these two seasons! on this website you will be able learn more about the catchers than just how they caught. They might even have the players batting average. It also includes how many years they played for all the teams they have been with. Another amazing catcher and clutch hitter was Gary Carter he had 324 homers in 19 seasons. Gary was also and 11 time All-star in the MLB. This is the type of information you will find on this website.
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 * - In this website you will be able to find various practices and information. Here you will be able to find other interesting drills including a drill that helps you defend against a steal. This website gives lots of information about the art of moving quickly also. also it shows you the proper ways to uses and wear a catchers mask. there is also a step-by-step guide coaches can use when developing catchera at a younger age so they can get better at it and know the fundamentals at a younger age. This will help them to be able tohttp://www.qcbaseball.com/skills/catching1.aspx advance quicker in this very important skill. On this website you will learn a lot about the idea of catching.
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 * - In this website you can learn a variety of catching information that range from drills too how you know what pitch to call for the pitcher. This website is great for people who want to know more to get better at catching. this is a fantastic website fir all ages and is very informational to all. This website even gives you other topics besides catching to help you all around you skills you are looking to improve on. This websites even gives tips how to inprove your swing and many other things. this an all around great website to improve your catching and all of the other skills to will need in the game of baseball.