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Unless I overlooked it somewhere, PRECIOUS VALENTINE hasn't been mentioned anywhere. The kid was an absolute wrecking machine on Oakland's '08 championship team. Plus he probably has the best name of all time.. I'll put Golden Tate and Orleans Darkwa in this category as well, but as honorable mention. Many good backs in Tn recently but my vote goes to "The Love Train", Precious Valentine

its official http://www.dnj.com/article/20091214/SPO ... ball+coach

The man you need to speak with is E5. . He is a master of trickeration, tomfoolery and the like. E5, please enlighten these folks. CC

I have a concern and several questions can anyone explain why oakland's running backs are so undisciplined? all they want to do is "tip toe" instead of hitting the hole i heard from a good source that during practice while other positions are working on their skills, the runnings backs were asked to weed eat the practice field. can anyone add to this?

Slyde piece... welcome back your idea sounds like a good one. i have a few suggestions. 1. look to expand your products to accomodate folks of E5's stature. (in case you haven't seen him in a while, he looks like what i see when i stand in front of the fun house mirror... and not the tall skinny one.) 2. benches and buckets are just to tall for him. two years ago he got a concussion after trying to run to coach 3rd.. he hit his head on the bat-@@@@ - turns out both legs were purple from lack of blood flow. 3. whats your plan to remedy the "swampiness" that can be created from prolonged sitting? CC

He plays the spoons and washboard (picture dwight yoakam's band on sling blade). I hate to hear about your burrito mishaps. I'm sure its difficult for a man of your stature to find a suitable commode. You still having that problem with your legs turning blue, or have you found a solution? Maybe you should sit on the tank and rest you feet on the bowl. Mumbly peg and lawn darts have been outlawed. I've been told the best new game is cornhole. Dont know much about it, but it sounds interesting. Let me know what you find. CC

I assume the reasoning for this is less transition time as the player gets older? This makes alot of sense to me. Last I heard of Slyder he was considering getting out of scouting to persue a musical career. CC

drills? sure... here's one. practice this and i'll post more later. 1. go behind the outfield fence to throw from the #6 slot. have pitchers go through their complete delivery then throw under the gopher holes in the fence. (caution) do not attempt this during bp. we lost our starting bucket man last year due to an arrant throw.

ok, i have a few ideas -but first i must remind you what pitching is all about.... trickeration and strategery. catcher signs- dont use 'em. all theyre good for is getting picked anyway. my 7 and under travel ball team played 108 games last summer and never used signs. we just let the pitcher throw what he wants and let the catcher adjust. our ace won 28 games... enough said arm angles- here's where we pull away from the crowd. we have all pitchers use a minimum of 5 arm angles on each pitch. so instead of you're standard 7 pitches, we have a minimum of 35. bullpens - we have done away with... instead we play an hour of dodge ball with a specific pitch with tennis balls. we push the cages back, dump out a bucket of tennis balls and go at it. glider day is especially beneficial new pitches - i heard of a man throwing a sidearm screw ball. never got the man's name, but i think the pitch was called "the foutch"

Richard Simmons

i heard that he was going through a very difficult, and expensive "body lengthening" surgery. apparently he got tired of looking like he was standing in front of a fun house mirror. cc

Help you out? The best advice I can give you sir.. pull you lip over your head and swallow.

It is my recomendation that you read your post, then read your quote several times. Maybe you'll laugh like I did

i am officially starting a crusade to have riverdaleman removed from the "t". no one in alabama would stand for public criticism of bear bryant, and i'm not going to tolerate anyone to criticizing one of the greatest minds of our time.. cc

let me clarify. r-man i'm not accusing you of anything. its e-5 who is the culprit. its nothing for him to stuff a couple "value meals" into the helmet bag, then devour them during pregame. he has also been known to miss a first pitch because his legs are asleep from sitting on john for too long.

but i have heard that you bring your own burgers from home... which is worse???

Don't know about this Burnett fellow. I've never heard of him. I do have a question though.. What about these "hitting songs" that each player has to have before they walk to the dish... What are you thoughts on these?

Well, in E5's case, he generally has about 240 pounds on his front foot at any given time. As far as hitters go, I'd say that weight transfer is tricky. What you want to watch is the hitters head. Does his weight transfer cause his head to move forward? This is not ideal. Unless you want to be sawed off every pitch (like theone hitting fungo) CC

I don't think its "different" or "new age". Unless you consider Ted Williams "different" or "new age". Read his book, and these are the hitting methods you will find. He even uses a sketch of a golfer and hitter to illustrate hip rotation. That photo makes most coaches today cringe. CC

Please do not compare yourself to E5. E5 is like the Wizard of Oz. None of us have ever seen him, but we are all aware of him and his coaching genius. I have heard several rumors of his looks, but they are just rumors. One old woman with a glass eye told me that E5 was considered as a stunt double for Lt. Dan from Forest Gump. Apparently once Lt. Dan lost his legs, he and E5 were about the same height. Again, no one should compare themselves to the legendary E5, unless you can dominate Peter Gammons in a baseball discussion. CC

Now this is right up my alley! There are several factors to consider here. 1. Level of play. At the little league level you can dominate and never face stiff punishment. Why? At the little league level, pine tar can be mistaken for ice cream, and crisco for sunscreen. It is a great level to hone one's deception. 2. Once a player moves to the high school level more caution must be taken. (but if you've seen some of the umps i've seen, not much more.. right riverdaleman) I digress. At the high school level, I recommend loading the ball with ingredients strategically placed on the face. Now, crisco is "acne cream", and instead of vasoline, try valvoline. Both products are petroleum based, and its not your fault you've got Ag 5th period and got a little oil on you. Hope this helps CC

More like Ricky Bobby and Burt Reynolds

I don't mean to butt in here, but I have seen some great drills for this. After BP, roll the cage up about 15 feet toward the pitchers mound. Have about 15 of your strongest players carry the Iron Mike on to the field (set it about 10 feet in front of the plate) Then, have the catcher assume his recieving position. Set the Iron Mike on "Pro" and let your catcher receive and then throw to 2nd. His throw must travel over the BP cage and land near 2nd base. If you want to check your timing, have your centerfielder start at his position, and then sprint to 2nd after the ball is thrown. CC

Sparta sells a "Sparta Dog" that looks like a baby arm.

Slyder, I didn't think it would come to this.... I thought you were capable of venturing out on your own. The key in name dropping is using credible but not well known players. Here's your new cover. You're with the Tiger organization. You spend most of your time in player development; usually with their AAA affiliate, the "Toledo Mudhens". Nobody goes to Detroit and nobody knows what the @#$* a mudhen is, so you're golden. I can't keep spoon feeding you like this. CC