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    - Sammy Sosa, David Ortiz Discussion
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- Player Profiles – MLB
  - Francisco Lindor
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    - Revisiting Jose Ramirez
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  - Jonathan Schoop
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  - Rhys Hoskins Leg Positioning
  - Jose Altuve
  - Didi Gregorius Swings Over Time
    - Revisiting Didi Gregorious
  - Justin Turner Plays the Hero
  - George Springer
  - Hanley Ramirez – Similar Differences
  - Adam Machado or Manny Jones?
  - Ozzie Albies Switch Strengths
  - Ronald Guzman Revisited
  - Austin Meadows
  - Cesar Hernandez
  - What Happened To Chris Davis?
  - Jesús Aguilar
  - Ronald Acuña and Short Swings
  - Khris Davis
  - Christian Yelich
  - Did Yasiel Puig Make A Swing Adjustment?
  - Freddie Freeman’s Front Shoulder Move and Eye Action
  - Austin Riley
  - Yordan Alvarez
- Takes
  - Force Takes to Assess Load
  - Takes Pt. 1 (Pujols, Cabrera)
  - Atlanta Braves [Team Takes]
  - Rear View Hip Action – Takes
  - MiLB Game Takes
  - Pujols Take Discussion
  - An Old Ted Williams Take
- Swing Plane [Characteristic]
  - Adjusting Swing Plane with Hank Aaron
  - Rangers/Red Sox Game Video – Plane Change
  - Mike Trout: Low Ball Hitting & Swing Plane
  - Use Data To Optimize Your Attack Angle
  - Launch Angle Power Band & Consistency
  - Swing Plane Cause & Effect
- Swing Style: Stride Patterns
  - How To: Get Your Foot Down Early [Maikel Franco]
  - Anthony Rizzo Stride Variations
  - Gary Sanchez Stride Variations
  - Do You Need To Land Open?
- Swing Thoughts & Concepts
  - Albert Pujols Hip Actions
  - Balancing Movements
  - Behind the Front Side Feels
  - COG Drop, Rear Arm Sync
  - Does Anybody Speak Japanese?
  - Does Nolan Arenado Cast?
  - Does Your Elbow Go To Your Side?
  - Follow-Up: Example of Poor Sequence
  - Good or Great… What Is Your Choice?
  - Hit the Ball Where?
  - How Do You Turn?
  - Is Bryce Harper’s 2-Strike Approach Good?
  - Is External Rotation Bad?
  - Jose Bautista Home Run Analysis
  - Knowing Your Numbers
  - Lead Arm, Lead Elbow Positioning
  - Piecing Together a Line Drive Swing
  - Positions vs Positioning
  - Swing Sequence Ramblings
  - Timing of the Load
  - Toy Propellers and Rotation Feels
  - Video Playback Speed, Making GIFs
  - Visual For Shoulder Movement & Bat Path
  - What Are Scissor Swings?
  - Where Do the Hands Go?
  - You Have To Hit Line Drives
  - Buster Posey Goes Oppo
  - Should there be HEAD MOVEMENT in the swing?
  - Swing Down on the Ball or Aim for the Top of the Ball?
  - Take (and Finish) One Swing at a Time!
  - High Pitch Reactions
  - What Does Failure Look Like?
  - Rear View Hip Action
  - Pitchers Who Can Hit
  - Learning from Pre-Swing Routines
  - Low Effort Batting Practice Swings
  - Bottom Hand/Lead Wrist Examples
  - Pitch Height Adjustment & Swing Variations
  - Rear Foot Variations
  - Research Possibilities
  - What Tip Direction is Best?
  - Intended Point of Contact?
  - Should You Get On Top of the Ball?
  - Stacking Direction of Rotation
  - Random Hitting GIFs – Part 1
  - Random Hitting GIFs – Part 2
  - Random Hitting GIFs – Part 3
  - Carlos Beltran vs Miguel Cabrera Style Comparison
  - Batting Cage Swing Thoughts
  - Do Not Use Extension to Swing
  - Batting Cage Launch Angles
  - Miguel Cabrera – Another Look at Extension
  - Random Hitting GIFs – Part 4
  - Shoulder Slope Data
  - Rear Arm Focus
  - Checkpoints of the Elite Swing Pattern
  - Elite Swing Pattern – Missing Checkpoints
  - Torso Turning
  - Early Barrel Release?
  - Rear Knee Trigger Cue
  - Posture Gather Styles
  - Rear View Spacing
  - Feel: Back Hip Toward Home Plate
  - Back vs Rear Arm Timing, Sync
  - An Example of Poor Sequence
  - What do you feel in the front shoulder?
  - What is the ideal lead arm angle?
  - Get Inside the Arc
  - Capture the Transition
  - Video Review: Capture the Transition
  - Japanese Hitting Style
  - Swing Down, Stay Back – Chipper Jones Edition
  - Turning From the Inside
  - Can You Maintain Your Barrel Line?
  - What Happened to Greg Bird?
  - What does it mean to stay back?
  - What’s Up With Trevor Story?
  - Triple-A Hitter Clips
    - Triple-A Hitting Clip Comments
  - Kyle Schwarber Is Hitting .184
  - Swing Thought To Open the Hips
  - Close The Hips In the Forward Move
  - Swing Sequencing Like 1-2-3
  - Shoulder Alignment for Sequence
  - Looking at the “Push Back” Barrel Move
  - An Example of Transition
  - Giancarlo Stanton Has Made An Adjustment
  - Mike Piazza’s Curious Hip Actions
  - Sammy Sosa HRD Interview
  - What did Joey Votto change?
  - Shoulder Leverage and Hand Direction
  - Continued Med Ball Throw Discussion
  - Swing Direction & Getting Inside the Ball
  - 90 + 90
  - The Barrel Goes Back, But How Far?
  - Intent with the Hands
  - Discussing Judge’s Body Positioning
  - Reverse Your Swing
  - Maintain Your Spine Angle?
  - More Swinging “Right”
  - Being Closed, Yet Open
  - Rear Leg Positioning
  - 3 Really Cool Barry Bonds Swing Details
  - One Sign of a True Power Hitter?
  - Leave the Knee Behind – Ted Williams
  - A Healthy Greg Bird
  - Does Weight Actually Shift?
  - Launch Angle for 12u Hitters
  - Lessons from 1953
  - Approach Angle Examples
  - Pushing Forward Into Downward Swing
  - Controlled Gather Back with Rotation
  - 3 Real Examples of Launch Angle Analysis
  - Stool Swings & Ground Force
  - No Feet and Back Foot Only – Stool Swings
  - Training Timing In BP
  - Swing Thought for Pushers
  - Rear Leg Move To Control Your Gather
  - Don’t Swing Yourself Bad
  - How My Golf Swing Helps My Baseball Swing
  - The JD Martinez Key
  - Trick To Fix Failure Faster
  - Soft to Hard Focus
  - The Language of Pitch Recognition
  - Pitch Recognition Speed Demonstration
  - Bigger Moves Are More Fragile
  - Inner Third… Hit it the other way???
  - My First Day At “Camp Jobless”
  - Joey Votto’s Interview Was Awesome
  - So I watched college baseball games anddddd…
  - Steep Swing Plane Example
  - Coaches: At Practice, Practice Hitting
  - Changing Your Stride
  - The Pendulum Swings
  - Switch Hitting: 101
  - In-Season #Process
  - Early or Earlier?
  - What Does It Mean To Release The Barrel?
  - Miguel Cabrera Isn’t a Believer in Launch Angle???
  - Back Shoulder Drops?
  - Turning V’s Into L’s
  - Out to In, Back to Front… High to Low?
  - What’s Up With Bryce Harper’s Season?
  - The Hands Are Only Back…
  - Stride to Swing
  - Joey Gallo vs Aaron Judge
  - Getting the Rear Leg Forward
  - Balance Point In Hitting?
  - Barry Bonds – Isolated Look
  - Swing From “Back”
  - Creating An Angled Front Shin
  - Trevor Story Hits Bomb, Falls…
  - Barry Bonds, Swinging Forward vs Swinging Across
  - Why Launch Angle Is Still A Thing
  - What’s Your Favorite?
  - When Does the Load Stop?
  - How Long Are You Swinging For?
  - Cage Chatter on Approach, Swing Direction
  - Pitch Recognition Discussion with Youth Players
  - Look Maa, No Hands
  - Whoa: Hands First on K Motion
  - Bregman Breaks Down Bregman
  - Launch Angle Visuals for BP & Games
  - Projecting the Lead Shoulder
  - Tumbleweed Using His Shoulders
  - Do You Know What Being On Time Means?
  - What’s Happening In Baseball?
  - Did Bryce Harper Change His Swing?
  - SwingScore Explained: Head Positioning
  - Front Shoulder Action
- Case Studies
  - Brock Stassi – Big Leaguer
  - Case Study: Jeremy Hazelbaker
  - Jose Iglesias 2015 vs 2016
  - Eduardo Nunez Case Study
  - The Ups & Downs of Giancarlo Stanton
  - Jake Lamb
  - Brad Miller 2015 vs 2016
  - Eric Thames
  - Michael Conforto
  - Aaron Judge vs Giancarlo Stanton
  - Randal Grichuk’s “Shorter” Swing
  - Justin Upton Swing Changes
  - Yuri Gurriel vs Julio Franco
  - Marwin Gonzalez (Lefty)
  - Lesson 1:My Personal Transformation To A Better Swing
  - Is Stanton’s Adjustment Broken?
  - Christian Villanueva Analysis
  - Jarrod Dyson Case Study
  - Luke Voit vs Trevor Story
- Mental Game & Approach
  - Hitting A Sinker
  - Slumps Aren’t Real
  - Pitch Type Charts
  - Max Scherzer 20 K’s – Pitch Type Chart
  - Improve How You See the Ball
  - Work Through Failure
  - Joey Votto Approach Variations
  - In-Game Focus
  - Dealing with 0 for’s…
  - What Is Hitting .300?
  - Is a ground ball ever ok?
  - Lesson 1:Being On Time
  - Pitch Recognition and Predicting Outcomes
  - Escaping Monkey Mind
  - Striking Out Is Not OK
  - Gathering Information – Pitchers Shaking Off Signs
  - Lesson 2:Max Effort vs Max Control
  - Pivetta’s 13 Ks & Predicting Pitches
  - When You Are Missing Barrels…
  - What Are You Telling the Pitcher?
  - Biggest Strikeout Changes of 2018
  - Batting Practice: Timing, Rhythm & Balance
  - Commit To Your Swing Speed
  - Should a Hitter “Sit On Pitches?”
  - Get On Top & Find Deep FIRST
  - Post Session Rant v1
  - School Coaches Forcing Swing Changes
  - The Biggest Trend In Professional Hitting
  - Understanding Tension In The Swing
  - You Don’t Have To Pull The Inside Pitch
  - You Don’t Have It…
  - How Long Does Pitch Recognition Take?
  - Just read the board…
  - Pitch Recognition with Grant Lavigne
  - Nine Against One
  - Was I Being Too Mean?
  - Lesson 3:What Is Your Off-Speed Plan?
  - How Do You Lay Off High Fastballs??
  - How Long Until You Find Timing At Spring Training?
  - Establishing Tunnels, Pitch Recognition, Shapes
  - Fastball vs Curveball Overlay at 600 Frames per Second
  - Takeaways From 1,000+ High School Pitches
  - Summer League Mental Game
  - How to Deal With Bad BP
- Loading Process
  - Gather (Chicago Cubs Edition)
  - Hit By Pitch
  - Rear View Gather
  - A Look at Gather
  - Gather Forward To Set Up Sequence
- Game & Event Video
  - 2008 Home Run Derby
  - Red Sox vs Rays – April 13, 2012
  - 2016 Home Run Derby Recap
  - Can the Twins Beat the Yankees Tonight?
  - Wild Card #2: Rockies at Diamondbacks
  - Dodgers Hitters & Finding Your Unique Style
  - Calgary Hitting Presentation
- Timing
  - Slide Step Timing [David Ortiz Edition]
  - How Much Time Do You Have?
  - MLB vs High School Timing
  - Home Runs on Fastball vs Breaking Ball
  - Weight Shift Rhythm
  - Quickness and Your Brain
  - Fred Lynn & Keeping the Hands Back
- Drills
  - Dealing with Growth Spurts
  - Drill: How Fast Does Your Body Turn Under Your Hands?
  - How do I make my lead arm go up?
  - Lead Arm Leverage Drill
  - One Move Allowed Drill
  - Double Down Drill
  - Lead Arm Dumbbell Drill
  - Be More Consistent (By Training with Inconsistency)
  - The Jump Drill
    - Jump Drill Follow-Up
  - Two Keys for Productive Cage Work
  - Training Timing
  - Swing Emulation Challenge: Jose Bautista
    - Follow Up: Bautista Emulation Challenge
  - Don’t Twist Against Yourself
  - Swing Challenge: Getting Behind the Front Side
    - Follow-Up: Getting Behind the Front Side
  - Drill: Shoulder Action
  - Lesson 1:Direction Before The Barrel’s Turn
  - The 50/50 Drill
  - Getting Creative with Drills
  - Rear Arm Band Drill
  - Bottom Hand to Rear Shoulder
  - Forced Behind the Front Side
  - Votto Emulation Drill
  - The Ludacris Drill
    - Follow-Up to Ludacris Drill
  - Drill: Early Rear Leg Actions with Pitcher Timing
    - Rear Leg Drill Follow-Up
  - PVC Sync Drill
  - Point the Back Shoulder At the Pitcher
  - Absorbing Distractions
  - Uphill BP Drill for Missing Under
  - Get Your Swing Off
  - A Belt and a String
  - Lead Arm Does Nothing?
  - Over the Shoulder Med Ball Slam with Iso Hold
  - The Anti-Drill
  - The Barrel Goes Back To Go Forward
  - Pitch Selection Drill
- Video Analysis
  - Lesson 1:Derek F – Transferring BP Timing to Game Timing
  - James B. Video Analysis
  - Spacing, Shoulder Angles and Hip Actions with Youth Hitter
  - Video Analysis – Gyllian from TX
  - Quick Looks at Frank Thomas, Agon, Hank Aaron
- Coaching Thoughts
  - 5 Keys for the Playoff Mindset
  - Are Players Smart Enough to Learn This Stuff?
  - Dan, How Do You See Hard Contact?
  - Developing Your Ideal Routine
  - Follow Your Passion
  - Hitter Chat #1: Setting Goals, Experimenting
  - Taking Pride in Your Hitting
  - Get Yours. Play Big.
  - Sometimes, you just need to…
  - Get Ready, Be Ready
  - Ground Balls Are Boring
  - Are You Getting Mentally Prepared?
  - 2017 Pitch-a-Palooza Recap
  - Analysis of a 7-Hit Game
  - When You Need to Stop
  - Never Forget How Hard Hitting Is
  - Using Time Constraints (Video Example)
  - Pitch-a-Palooza Slides
  - Are you missing under?
  - Coach Says “Hit the Ball On the Ground”
  - What were you thinking on that swing?
  - The Real Work Isn’t Glamorous
  - Change Your Swing or Your Mindset?
  - 3 Thoughts After Watching a High School Game
  - Is Bat Control Dying?
  - The Long Road From the First Round
  - What Bothers You?
  - Slow Motion Video from Lakepoint
  - Don’t Change Your Swing, Replace It
  - How Fragile Is Your Swing?
  - 5 Simple Off-Season Tests
  - Respect Anthony Rizzo!
  - I Need You To Read This
  - Teaching Swinging vs Teaching Hitting
  - Launch Angle or Exit Velocity?
  - Lesson 1:Test Your Hitters in BP
  - Bad Hitting Days Are Important
  - Use “Flashcard Rounds” To Make Faster Changes
  - When You Need To Recalibrate Your Swing…
  - Showcase & Tryout Mentality
  - What Do Good Coaches Do?
  - Confidence Boosted
  - Hearing A Different Voice
  - Never Assume The Hitter Knows
  - A Coach’s Perspective: Coaching Hitters vs. Pitching
  - A Coach’s Perspective: Balancing Catching & Hitting
  - The Lessons I Learned
  - …And Then the Season Starts
  - Lesson 2:Batting Practice vs Hitting Practice
  - What You Say & How You Say It
  - Lesson 3:Mike Trout SHOULD NOT Get Benched
  - Defining Hard Work
  - Using BP for Game Performance
  - Methods vs Principles
  - What Makes Hitters Good?
  - When The Torso Goes Last
  - Personal Growth vs Benchmarking
  - Mechanics to Approach to Mechanics (to Approach)
  - Lesson 4:Do You Pay Attention?
  - The Conversations Between Swings
  - How To Capture Lessons From Lessons
  - Recruiting Hitters (Not Swingers)
- Prospect Profiles
  - Jesse Berardi – St. Johns University
  - Alex Bregman
- Situational Hitting
  - Runner On Second, No Outs, 0-0 Count
- Research
  - Result-Based Training: 1-Month Data
  - Testing Hip Action for High Ball Exit Speed
  - Grip Variation Testing
  - Should You Swing a Heavier Bat?
  - Initial Scap Discussion
  - Visit with Diamond Kinetics
  - Athos – Sequence In the Swing, Rear Glute Fire
  - K Baseball Intro
  - Point of Impact Analysis
  - Examples of X Factor
  - Point of Impact: Pro vs 12-Year Old
  - Rotation In The Load
  - Does Your Data Have Context?
  - Sitting In Negative X-Factor Stretch + Corrective Drill
  - Med Ball Throws & Slams with K Motion
  - Lesson 1:Video Analysis Is Going To Be Obsolete
  - Picking Style By Testing Stretch Shortening Cycle??
  - Video Delay Systems
  - Project TH Intro
- Podcasts
  - Be Thrilled About Your Drill Work
  - Change Your Pattern First
  - Defining Success in the Off-Season
  - The Question I Ask All Pro Hitters
  - Vertical Accuracy & Ball Exit Speeds
  - What is a drill?
  - The Pursuit of Perfection
  - Do You Fear Striking Out?
  - When To Make Swing Changes
  - Accuracy vs Mechanics
  - Would You Rather?
  - Lesson 1:Bo Bichette – Choose Who You Want To Be
  - Call with Eugene Bleecker
  - HAVE A PLAN!!!
  - Be Good First
- Interviews
  - Hitting Chat with Chris Colabello
- Professional Hitter Thoughts
  - Early Season Timing
  - Pitch Sequences & Educated Guessing
  - How Do I Strikeout Less?
  - Seeing the Field & Playing the Elements
  - Breaking Down Perception
  - Remember Who’s In Charge
  - What is Mental Toughness?
  - The First Week Doesn’t Define My Season
  - Where The Pitcher Stands
  - Lesson 1:The World Around Me Keeps Telling Me I’m Not Good Enough…
  - The Grind of a Season & Establishing a Routine
  - There’s No Such Thing as a “Cheap” Hit
  - Getting Ninety Something Anywhere Hurts
  - If You’re Not Getting Enough Swings, Shame On You…
  - Manufacture A What?!?
  - Things Not Going the Way You Want? Do Something About It!
  - Talking With the Umpire
  - Is It Your Swing… or Is It the Pitch?
  - The Power of “You’re Okay”
  - That’s A Knock
  - How good am I? How good can I be? – Part 1
  - Lesson 2:How good am I? How good can I be? – Part 2
  - The Importance of Getting Your Body Ready to Play Everyday
  - How Incredible Is 10 Hits In a Row?
  - Sometimes the moves aren’t the most important thing…
  - Sleep Your Way to Better Hitting
  - Lesson 3:Go Ahead and Get Jammed Why Don’t You…
  - We Teach Adjustability
  - “Hey dad… Pump the brakes”
  - The At Bat That Could Have Changed the Series…
  - Big swing and a miss… Or is it…
  - Execution of Intent & Making Adjustments (J.D. Martinez)
  - Slowing the Game Down
  - Become a Better… Hitter
  - Not All “Swings” Are Created Equal
  - Let’s Take a Look At the Numbers
- Strength & Conditioning
  - You Have to Move to Hit
  - The Geiger Counter – Detecting a Radioactive Hamstring (Part 1/2)
  - The Geiger Counter – Treating a Radioactive Hamstring (Part 2/2)
  - The Rest Cube
  - How to Strengthen & Mobilize the Elite Hitter
  - Hitting Through A Strength Coach’s Eyes
  - How to Strengthen and Mobilize the Elite Hitter (Exercise Edition)
  - The Balance of Baseball – The Importance of Single Leg Stability
  - Hip Hinge (and More) with Brandon Janecka
- Travel
  - Day 1: Team Italy Trip
  - Italy Day 2: Hitting Rocks?
  - Day 3: Look For What You’re Getting
  - Day 4: International Tie-Breaker
  - Day 5 and 6: Defining Intent & Making Adjustments
  - Day 7: Do Less In Big Moments
  - Team Italy Wrap Up
- Matchups
  - Javier Baez vs Josh Hader
  - Colabello vs Volquez – 2015 ALCS

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