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Passed Ball or Wild Pitch?

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh. He explains the difference between a passed ball and wild pitch in the scorebook.

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Stats 101

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh. He explains the basic stats for a hitter: average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS.

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Easy Pitcher Training and Strengthening Exercises

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh. He gives some easy DIY training and strengthening exercises that can be done at home to help a pitcher.

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Sliding Feet First

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh. He discusses how to properly slide feet first and offers a tip for how a little leaguer could practice this at home.

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Pitchers Fielding the Position

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh. He discusses how pitchers should field their position and what separates a good fielding pitcher from a bad one.

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Where to Stand on the Pitching Rubber

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh. He discusses the difference places on the pitchers rubber that big league pitchers stand on to gain the greatest advantage.

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The difference between a Split-finger pitch and a Forkball

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh. He discusses the difference between a split-finger pitch and a forkball.

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How a Pitcher can shut down a Running Game

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh. He talks about how a pitcher can effectively shut down a running game.

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Preparing to hit against John Smoltz

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds players Aaron Boone, Sean Casey, Adam Dunn and Jason LaRue, as well as hitting coach Tom Robson. Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh asks what the Reds team approach would be if they were to face future Hall of Fame pitcher and then closer, John Smoltz.

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Preparing to hit against Greg Maddux

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This classic baseball instruction video comes from back in 2003 with Cincinnati Reds players Aaron Boone, Sean Casey, Adam Dunn and Jason LaRue, as well as hitting coach Tom Robson. Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh asks what the Reds team approach would be on that night as they were set to face future Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg…

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