Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living

Rox coach builds ardent social media following

Baseball fans, coaches and players have reason to look forward to social media, thanks to Jerry Weinstein, a veteran instructor in the Rockies’ organization. Weinstein, who will manage Team Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, also shares these gems with his 3,767 and growing friend list on Facebook. Weinstein, considered one of baseball’s foremost catching experts, in addition to being renowned for his pitching strategy, recently offered a five-part series of short videos on a catcher’s pregame preparation.

“I guess if you feel like you’re doing something that helps the game, that’s what I’m trying to do – help the guys become better coaches and help players become better players.”

Weinstein had finished “The Complete Handbook of Coaching Catchers” when Alan Jaeger – an important figure in baseball in the areas of training, fundamentals and psychology – suggested Weinstein become active on social media.

Weinstein highlights all the teams. The World Series was a treasure trove of standout plays from the Cubs and the Indians. Of course, he highlights the home team. Weinstein tweeted about Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood faking a bunt and managing an infield single that moved a runner to second. Weinstein – whose Team Israel WBC squad will play in Korea from March 7-10 against South Korea, Chinese Taipei – is guided by a simple principle: He highlights triumphs.

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Netherlands lose both Games in Extra Innings vs Japan

The Netherlands lost both ends of their two-game series at the Tokyo Dome against Japan. In both games extra innings were needed to find the winner.  In game one of the exhibition series to preview the 2017 World Baseball Classic the Dutch team blew a four-run lead, but still got up in front 8-7 in the top of the ninth. However Samurai Japan – the world number one – came back in the ninth and won the contest with a walk-off RBI single in the tenth. In game two on Japan erased a 2-8 deficit in the seventh inning and won the contest also thanks to a grand slam by a score of 12-10 once again in the tenth inning.


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Rubric: Bulls-eye Statements by Famous Baseball Players

Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio[a] (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16, 1941), a record that still stands.

DiMaggio was a three-time MVP winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships.

At the time of his retirement, he ranked fifth in career home runs (361) and sixth in career slugging percentage (.579). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955, and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during the baseball centennial year of 1969.

His brothers Vince (1912–1986) and Dom (1917–2009) also were major league center fielders.

There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain

Baseball is a universal language. Catch the ball, throw the ball, hit the ball

Ukrainian baseball on European level

Baseball, the most popular of all sports in America, has been rapidly gaining acceptance in other countries as well. Ukraine is one of such states. This country has some strong baseball teams which can become rather dangerous competitors to European and even American teams. Thus the “BioTexCom” team is a multiple Ukrainian champion and during 22 years it lost the game, Ukraine Baseball Champion, only once. Baseball players of "BioTexCom" show high sport results and have very strong players in the team.