Craig Driver
@craigdriver81
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@Marlins 1B/Catching Coach
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2014
THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE BACK-TO-BACK WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
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Catcher receiving 2015 vs 2025. Significantly bigger and faster moves.
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This event and the community within it single handedly changed the trajectory of my career. Xan does it right.
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SHEIN: 7 facilities achieve TÜV Rheinland Zero Waste to Landfill certification. We are committed to reducing facility waste and keeping materials away from landfills through smart repurposing.
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To the best fans in baseball, You make Wrigley Field the Friendly Confines.
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Controlling the impulse to raise your hands ⬆️ to protect yourself is the most important aspect of working below the baseball. The fake feeds in this drill are a great way to desensitize this movement and eliminate glove lift prior to catch. Great stuff @dallascorrea 🤙
Line Dancing Drill 1. 6 ball feed, random L or R release 2. C, creates a line, slides thumb along line 3. Once thumb reaches outside of knee, ball is released 4. C works out to in, wins 2 balls outside of knee #1 and #3 here is a great example, #2 shows a late/stab receive
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"Beware of men who lie and deceive. They only wish for power. Their speeches are soothing and fiery. Their vision a paradise. The reality they create is the opposite. If those who vote could only understand that these men are devils who crown themselves and never look back on the
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💡Hip & Ankle Mobility
On Tom Tango’s blog Jacob Stallings was rated baseball’s best blocker in 2021. He was 31 below the expected PB/WP’s. Well ahead #2 Tucker Barnhardt. He utilizes a very unconventional technique. He holds up his free hand with the palm facing the ball. I think it helps soften his
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Fight for every strike, don't have to be perfect! Continuity of movement & consistency are 🔑
In 2021 Max Stassi had some of the best receiving metrics in MLB. Here he converts a low BB into a strike. He doesn’t catch it perfectly clean but still gets the job done. It reinforces the fact that you don’t have to be perfect to get results.
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A really good read as we consider an automated K zone. 2 takeaways that we can’t forget as watch on TV: 1: The box on TV isn’t representative of the actual K zone 2: MLB umpires are REALLY good at calling balls & strikes (between 91 & 96% accuracy across the entire league
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S/O @ValleBaseball for taking care of our catchers this year! Best training gloves out there! 😍
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Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists- NL Catcher: Tucker Barnhart, Willson Contreras, Jacob Stallings #TeamRawlings #RawlingsGoldGloveAwards
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Two knee throw out by Caratini & a sweet pick & one handed tag by Baez.
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The “catching has never been worse” narrative is tired. Here’s what we know. ✔️Velocity is 📈 ⬆️ ✔️Pitch movement is 📈⬆️ ✔️OS usage is 📈⬆️ ✔️In Zone rate 📉⬇️ Catching has never been harder! Interestingly, EP’s are the lowest since 15’ while framing skills are improving.
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