Josh Donaldson pioneer?

Check out the interview. Very cool. Wish it was longer.

https://youtu.be/8x5udwPiwek

If you 'wish it were longer' try this, it's been floating out there a while. DeRosa loves him some Donaldson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyWNCrxVzPU

Thanks for posting this, W=w. I agree that longer would have been just fine, especially related to hitting intent, mechanics, feels, etc.

More talk about the hands. Def a good video.

Exactly Eric F! A little more about his planing ,stretch, maybe a little about the outside pitch and how he doesn't think hands for hitting that location. I'm curious about that feel . He always talks about the high inside and nothing about the low away(hardest pitch to hit imo).

Work=wins said:

Exactly Eric F! A little more about his planing ,stretch, maybe a little about the outside pitch and how he doesn't think hands for hitting that location. I'm curious about that feel . He always talks about the high inside and nothing about the low away(hardest pitch to hit imo).

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In the shorter video he talks about his bat getting 'level', that's when he gets to the corner. From that corner he can go inside, middle or outside.

Work=wins said:

Check out the interview. Very cool. Wish it was longer.

https://youtu.be/8x5udwPiwek

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Key comment:
"Timing is timing my forward move towards the baseball and my hands going back at the same time."

What Donaldson is saying is not groundbreaking. It's what a lot of people have been saying, but he's able to explain it because he's lived it and figured it out. "Coaching" is atrocious for the most part. Now with YouTube and thousands of other "coaches" giving opinions it muddies the water. Kids who develop into adults with the wrong coaching have a long way to go to correction. He did it himself and learned what suits him instead of listening to the same old clowns preaching knob to the ball, hands inside, knees bent, elbow up, doorknocking knuckles, ......... It's so regurgitation.

Everyday I see "coaches" who have never played past coach pitch baseball giving instructions on how to hit a simple fastball low and away. It's laughable and a major disservice to the children that are listening

625ender said:

What Donaldson is saying is not groundbreaking. It's what a lot of people have been saying, but he's able to explain it because he's lived it and figured it out. "Coaching" is atrocious for the most part. Now with YouTube and thousands of other "coaches" giving opinions it muddies the water. Kids who develop into adults with the wrong coaching have a long way to go to correction. He did it himself and learned what suits him instead of listening to the same old clowns preaching knob to the ball, hands inside, knees bent, elbow up, doorknocking knuckles, ......... It's so regurgitation.

Everyday I see "coaches" who have never played past coach pitch baseball giving instructions on how to hit a simple fastball low and away. It's laughable and a major disservice to the children that are listening

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Playing the game and coaching the game are different.

Some of the most successful coaches out there have not played the game.

Mike Candrea didn't play the game, yet has been a successful softball coach.

Bottom line ... learn the game ... and keep learning about the game. Far too often I've seen former players become coaches that assume they already know the game and don't take the time to learn the game in more depth.

While being a former player is a plus, it's no excuse for not diving in and continuing to learn.

I heard the UT coach say her players needed to swing down to create grounders and stop popping up. She obviously isn't aware of what causes pop ups. Old school mentality.