632 Ways to Better Baseball

Players looking for an edge are in for a real banquet with 632 Ways to Better Baseball. Rob Ellis, former major leaguer and co-author of The Mike Schmidt Hitting Study, has compiled a unique trove of tips, tricks, tricks, wisdom, and other “edges” which can make both the striving youngster and the major leaguer better players. Some of these rich chunks of “game” come from great players—Hank Aaron, Mike Schmidt, Gary Carter, Sandy Koufax, Sparky Anderson; others are from accomplished players or great men from other arenas. This wide range of sources makes this book a “must” for every coach’s or serious player’s library.

Many fine books are written on the art of playing baseball. Nearly all, however, compile the knowledge of only one author, and deals with the game from his viewpoint. This book contains knowledge from literally hundreds of sources, from greats to fringe players and everyone in between. Actually, it is more than a book, it is a compendium of insider baseball tips and wisdom.

Every ballplayer knows that he must find and take whatever edge the game gives him. This book offers 632 edges—many never seen before in print. As the Introduction states, “All the answers to baseball are not found in coaching manuals. They hide in obscure places, separated from the common ballplayer by time, sweat, and desire, waiting for the hungry ballplayer to realize them and put them into his game. They…await the diligent searcher. Happy hunting, my friend.”