MarkJCahill

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th round in 1979. Played 6 seasons in the minors. I have been a professional baseball instructor since 1992.

[MarkJCahill @KPerformanceBB]

@Seekonkbaseball @paynejohnny2 Congratulations to Johnny!

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Barry Bonds taught Christian Yelich this drill when he was the Marlins hitting coach in 2016, and Yelich credits it with changing his entire career for the better 👏

[MarkJCahill @KPerformanceBB]

@miketoo38488596 Awesome Toombs!

[mike toomey @miketoo38488596]

Kudos to Mark Cahill and the Merc Baseball company for their generous donation to our Colombian Baseball Foundation. Pleasantly surprised by the quality of the bats and balls. Thank you Coach⚾️❤️👍

[MarkJCahill @KPerformanceBB]

@miketoo38488596 Totally agree Mike!

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@DonEReynolds1 @Ballphild Amen Brother!

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@bostonwriter Yaz

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@alx We are a Republic, not a democracy.

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@XRPLion1 Amen!

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@SInow Not soon enough!

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@XRPLion1 @patriot_savvy Love it!

[MarkJCahill @KPerformanceBB]

GM of Minnesota said Gallo was going to be a better hitter because the shift was taken away. Gallo is bad because his approach is bad.

[Fryedaddy/Frito @shegone03]

Hahaha! He also says that the average player is better today. 🤣🤣

[Perk @CoachPerk]

Lance Berkman is quickly becoming the voice of common sense in the world of amateur baseball.

[MarkJCahill @KPerformanceBB]

Great advice. Worked for me when I was playing

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

5 Adjustments that Changed the Course of my Career:

1. Pitching inside. In my 7th season, I had a pitching coach (Bob McClure) who spent a lot of time with us (his pitching staff) talking about how to use the inside part of the plate. How it affected hitters. How it opened up the outer half. How it made your other stuff better. Only a few were able to grasp the concept and execute it but for those of us that did, it was a game changer. I’m convinced it’s what gave me another 7 years, a shot at the big leagues and a contract overseas.

2. Accountability. I stopped making excuses. Stopped blaming my teammates. Stopped giving attention to the umpires “missed” calls and started paying closer attention to where I really threw the pitch, how often their “misses” actually helped me and my team and opened my eyes to how their “misses” do even out in the end. I became honest with myself about my personal performance every single time.

3. Cut down on walks. In my career I threw just under 1,600 innings and walked 540 batters. Of those, about 400 came in the first 6 years. The remaining were spread out over the last 8. Maybe a coincidence but those last 8 were by far better than the first 6. I contribute it to a few things. I went from the stretch position only (got rid of the windup), stopped trying to get swing and misses and started forcing contact if they wanted to get on base and as mentioned above, I took control of the inside part of the plate.

4. Started working quick. Less than 10 seconds between pitches. Warm up pitches done in less than 60 seconds. The goal was to complete a 9 inning game in under 2 hours. We were able to do it once. Missed it by a few minutes a handful of times. Most hitters didn’t like the quick tempo but my teammates did, my coaches did and the umpires really did! It helped me get into a rhythm, kept my teammates ready and kept the umpires in a good mood!

5. Gave it a rest. Staying healthy and strong was a must. The long seasons of professional ball can take a toll on anyones body. Over the second half of my career, whenever I was in the starting rotation I wouldn’t pick up a ball the day before or the day after my start. The other two days included a session of long toss and a bullpen each day. If I was a reliever, I would find a day to not pick up a ball. Usually after a 2-3 inning stint the night before. Though some thought I was a little crazy for doing this, it was something I tried and found to keep me healthy and strong from the beginning to the end.

We are all different and it’s up to us to find out what helps us become our best. The above are a few things that helped me reach the top. They wouldn’t work for all and some may see them as “wrong” (yes there are some that will say and think that even though it worked for me) but that’s okay. Hope some of you do find them helpful.

[Coach Beede @CoachBeede]

Is Travel Baseball necessary for players wanting to play College Baseball?
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[108 Performance @108_Performance]

“He understands he’s a very loose mover and in BP he started his rounds by thinking offspeed pitch out front and he wanted to lift it in the air…Matt Holliday was in the same BP group as me and it was a home run derby from swing one…similar idea he felt like he needed to get the barrel out in front”💣🤯

Check out the full Q&A from THSBCA with special guest Lance Berkman on YouTube click the link below⬇️

#the108way

[108 Performance @108_Performance]

“Open focus is getting guys to understand that when I look at nothing I see everything”👀

Listen to @TonyAbbatine talk about the difference between looking and seeing and go through the Dragonfly drill with a couple young beasts on an bonus clip from #BTG23 😤

Click the link below for the full video on YouTube ⬇️

#the108way

[Going Yard Legacy Series @gyardlegacy]

"I fill this seat with gratitude, I know it's rented. I don't take any of it for granted." - Tim Corbin

[Going Yard Legacy Series @gyardlegacy]

Tony LaRussa shares his secret to staying a step ahead of the game.

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Jamie Moyer, Fastball & Changeup. 🤣