Baseball Dads

My son Anthony Acquisto and I look back at the 2017 MLB season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

His name is practically synonymous with youth baseball teaching and instruction in Central Indiana. Jason Taulman has some great advice for young players and for their parents, about how to get the most out of baseball. BONUS: find out Jason Taulman's favorite baseball movie! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Coach, instructor and former pro baseball player Jim Reboulet with advice for parents, the importance of base running and how it feels to turn a double play with Ozzie Smith. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim Reboulet, Baseball Dad, talks about his college experience, and the lost art of the stolen base ... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

My family visitied the Southside of Chicago in April 2017 ... to take in an afternoon game at Guaranteed Rate Field. The hometown White Sox hosted the Minnesota Twins.  Sox won 6-2.WP - M. Gonzalez LP - A. MejiaHR - Garcia, Soto (CHI), Castro (MIN)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If there was a Hall of Fame for Baseball Dads, my father-in-law, Ken Miller, would be voted in on the first ballott. He had done it all - from player to coach to umpire. And his whole life, a fan of the Chicago Cubs - finally in 2016, the World Champions.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tyler Donovan was just another kid playing youth baseball and loving life in upstate NY. Then he discovered the position of catcher. Then he worked his butt off. Then he became an NCAA Division 1 player at Winthrop. Tyler shares his stories of growing up a baseball kid in this part 1 of 2 conversations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Shawn Targgart loves baseball, and he's always been pretty good at it, having played 4 years of D-1 ball with The University of Illinois-Champaign. Now Shawn is a travel baseball coach. Even more importantly, he's a dad. And as many of us are well aware, it's not always easy to be both of those at the same time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greg Morlen, Head Coach of the Indy Sharks (13u), shares his thoughts on coaching youth baseball.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Special Edition - from the archives. My good friend and Baseball Dad Craig Spinner remembers his first MLB game, and also shares the story of his son's first MLB game, fear of mascots, etc. Recorded Christmas 2015 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

These guys have a great perspective on the game, and on life. They developed Side-by-Side (SBS) Baseball as an organization to encourage and guide young players, both physically and spiritually. More at SBSBaseball.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spring is coming and that means it's time for baseball! Evaluations are under way for Fishers-HSE Youth Baseball. We visited with three Baseball Dads, inside the evals process. Thanks to Brad Clayton, John Hoffman and Tony Schneider. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More on club baseball, MLB players, even Pete Rose See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joseph played club baseball at University of Kentucky. What was that like? Now he's a young father. How will he present baseball to his son Jack? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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