Joe Dimmagio

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Baseball
There is one sport in the world that doesn’t have standards of how athletic one should be, or how coordinated they are, the sport I’m talking about is baseball. Baseball is played all through out the world, it was originally thought up of in America, that’s why baseball is called America’s “past time”. You can go play ball without having any knowledge of the basic fundamentals, but if you want to become a better player, here are some tips.
What most players sit on a bench for, or struggle at, are their batting skills. Hitting can actually be an easy thing if you keep three basic things in mind. One, never drop your hands! When I was in little league I would always drop my hands before I swung, causing me to be behind on the pitch, but if you keep them level between your chest and shoulders you will be fine. Two, you have to keep your eye on the ball, the chance of you hitting a tiny ball, coming eighty miles an hour at you is very slim. You would be surprised how much more contact you will make by just keeping your head in, and your eye on the ball. Lastly, keep both hands on the bat, even if you keep your head down and don’t drop your hands, your still gonna be losing power and the ball won’t go anywhere but foul. By keeping both hands on the bat, you’re using your whole body to hit the ball, instead of just arm power.
The better part of baseball for me is playing defense. Defense in some ways is just like hitting, mainly in the fact that you have to keep your eye on the ball to catch or ground it. Grounding a ball is very simple, the first thing you do is pick the point that you can meet the ball at, players make the mistake of running up on a ball, then having to turn real fast and ground it to the side. Once your at that point get your butt down, and place your glove in the middle of your legs, from there on out it should be a sinch. Catching a fly ball is a little mor...