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	<title>Coach Barbs &#187; Baseball Specific</title>
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		<title>Baseball Doesn’t Need to Be Saved</title>
		<link>http://www.coachbarbs.com/2011/10/baseball-doesn%e2%80%99t-need-to-be-saved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Barber</dc:creator>
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OCTOBER 4, 2011 BY PATRICK SMITH
Baseball isn’t broke, Patrick Smith writes, but there is one thing it could do without.
Tom Matlack has some ideas about how to fix baseball.
Do something about those wacky salaries, he says. Then baseball will be interesting again. Tie a player’s paycheck to his performance. And give the World Series champs $1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Than A Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 19:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Barber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year ago tonight I helped my dad lay down on the couch at my house. He had just been released from the hospital the day before after being diagnosed and treated for disease that was supposed to be very manageable. Less than thirty minutes after helping him down to sleep, I went back across the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Ortiz quote</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Barber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.
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		<title>USAthletic Baseball</title>
		<link>http://www.coachbarbs.com/2010/02/177/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Barber</dc:creator>
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The audio starts at :30 and the video at 1:15
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		<title>Conceptual Design of New Purdue Baseball Facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Barber</dc:creator>
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		<title>Baseball Hitting Drills For the Stride</title>
		<link>http://www.coachbarbs.com/2010/02/baseball-hitting-drills-for-the-stride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Barber</dc:creator>
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By Joe Brockhoff 

In our Hitting System, we practice striding during the following batting practice sequence:
• Soft body, no stride, full take
• Load and Stride &#8211; Take
• Load &#8211; Stride &#8211; Pivot
Isolating these three activities by themselves can be performed alone at home without a pitched ball, or during batting practice, like in our Hitting Agenda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rest in Peace Pounder</title>
		<link>http://www.coachbarbs.com/2009/11/rest-in-peace-pounder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had known Lenny more than twenty years, first meeting him in high school.  I was a catcher. He was an umpire &#8211; usually behind the plate. A catcher&#8217;s relationship with the plate umpire can be unique because he is right there behind you. Conversation often ensues. I also think it&#8217;s strategically helpful to cultivate not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Your Mental Game</title>
		<link>http://www.coachbarbs.com/2009/01/improving-your-mental-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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We had a terrific USAthletic seminar this evening with Dr. Chris Carr of the St. Vincent Sports Performance Center.
More details on this later&#8230;
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		<title>A note to the parents</title>
		<link>http://www.coachbarbs.com/2009/01/a-note-to-the-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to touch base with you on a couple of items I discussed with the guys Saturday.

First of all, I was pleased with how things went at Velocity, I think it&#8217;s going to be very helpful at improving our overall athleticism.

Second, I spent a good deal of our practice &#8220;sharpening the saw&#8221; before we [...]]]></description>
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