What's up? I'm Coach Dan Blewett.
In today's video,
we're going to cover the second base pickoff move called the Inside Move.
So again, this is one of two different pickoff moves that you'll use
if you're a pitcher in baseball to pick off runners at second base.
The other is called the Spin Move, and I'll link to that in the description
below, along with my video about ridi pickoff move.
So if you're here and you want to learn more about kickoffs,
specifically the two different moves that you use for second base.
This is the video for you.
So, again, I've got a spin move video.
This is my inside move video.
And I have ridi pigafetta first as well in the description.
All right, so let's cover the inside move so this is different than the spin move.
So again, the spin move is this one.
We're going to spin to your glove side and you'll be able to make a strong throw.
The inside move is very different.
This is one where you're going to lift your leg, cross over, step
toward second base, doesn't be exactly towards it.
And then that's the real that parallel move goes.
I kind of stop myself short of saying, then you're going to make the throw
because you're not.
So here's the thing.
If you want to make a throw to second base, you want to make a throw
to any base, you typically try to spin to your side.
So you actually have some power behind it.
When you make arm side turns, which is like this, you end up exposing
your chest early and you're throwing with very poor throwing mechanics.
So that's why if you see a runner off and you want to pick them off,
do not do the inside
move to do so, because now you're going to be in this position here
and you're going to have very awkward throwing mechanics to second base.
You're not going to get nearly as much zip on it.
It's going to be Overthrow City a lot of the time.
So the inside move is used in two main situations.
Number one, if you want to figure out if a team is going to bunt.
So say there's a runner on second
and no one out and it's the bottom of the ninth inning.
There's a pretty good chance if it's like a tie game or one run game,
that they might bunt that guy to third and give them a chance
to get them in with a sack fly or two chances of scoring the single.
So now if we want to figure out if he's going to steal a third,
I can do this all the better to squared around a bunt
because the you know, the batter is going to square around a bunt
when he sees my leg lift typically.
And now, OK, he is going to bunt.
So now coach puts on the wheel play or any other pick off play,
because we're going to try to nail that guy at third base that they do.
But that's one big thing.
The other thing is you might use the inside move
just to see like, is he going to maybe go is he like getting a really big lead?
But I'm not really going to pick him off because I haven't coordinated with them.
And I just want to make sure the runner knows that I haven't forgotten about him.
I might just bust out an inside move and see what happens.
Now, when you do that, you might catch a guy and I'll cover that in a second.
The other main way you use the inside move is when there's the automatic steal.
So when it's three and two count and two outs and a force out situation,
which means it's going to be first and second or bases loaded.
Runners are going to be going as soon as you lift
your leg to throw the pitch, because why wouldn't they either
walk, batted ball or strike out in the end zone? Right.
So on the automatic steel situation, if you look like you're going home.
And then suddenly
you're not you're going to catch a lot of runners who were just taking off
as soon as you make your first move on being assaulted by this loss right now.
So that's really, really important, because you can do that and you will catch
a lot of runners like that
in the younger levels of baseball as you get older runners wise up.
They played enough baseball. They've been caught like that before.
They learn their lesson.
But when you're young, if it's an automatic Steeles situation,
be convincing and do the inside move.
So let's go over the mechanics of a good inside move.
Number one, most players do this very poorly
just because they're lazy
and they don't work very hard at it and they don't practice it.
What you don't want to do is just do this
because you didn't make anyone believe that you're actually going home.
And it took so little time
that they didn't have a chance, like sort of like get in the mousetrap.
So if you ever set a mousetrap, you want to put the bait
down, the mousetraps.
The mouse has a chance
to go in to the trap or to go on to the lever, whatever it is.
You want to let them go all the way.
If they trip it as soon as they put their first little fingernail or toenail on it.
They're not going to get caught in the trap. Same thing here.
If I do this, there's like no time for them even to start taking off.
But if I do this and make it look a lot like
my regular delivery home, but instead
when I get to the top, I go back, that's going to get a lot of runners off.
So you think about it right now, they've figured out that I'm going home
and they're starting to steal, starting to steal. Oh, I'm not going home.
And now they're caught.
So what I recommend in the mechanics of the inside move
is that you go slightly slower than your normal delivery, the same leg
kick height, and you keep your eyes locked on the plate as long as possible.
If you do all those things, it's going to be really tough
to figure out if I go home.
Or if I'm going to second base.
And even for you watching, you probably know which one I was going to do.
So right now, which one am I going to do?
You don't know until right now. Now
what you can't do as a boek.
So this will be a borke is you can't go.
Like that, basically, once you get to the top, it's decision time
and there can't be like a pause or any sort of jerking motion.
Once you get to the top, it's go
or go to second.
So this whole time up, you're trying to convince them.
But once I get to the top, it's a smooth motion, a second base.
So don't misunderstand me. You can't pause.
And then halfway go down.
Once you get to the top, that's when you're going to go.
But until that point. Keep your shoulders to the plate.
Keep your eyes to the plate.
And keep everything the same tempo or slightly slower, only slightly slower
so that they have a chance to go if your normal leg kick is like this.
And you do this.
You're not going to convince anybody.
But if your normal leg kick is like this and now you do that,
it's about the same speed of a hair slower and you'll probably catch someone.
The other thing to know
before I really explain the details of the enzyme moves is stick with me,
is that if you always go from the slide step, it's going to be problematic
when you have a runner on second base, because this is not going to look like
your slide step.
So when you have runners on second base, because they're definitely
less of a ceiling threat in general and they're not going to steal third
with two outs unless they're very dumb and they're very fast.
So you're going to be OK having a full leg kick with runs on second base a lot more
just because how short that throw is
and how fast they've got to be and how good a jump they've got to get.
So I recommend when you get runners on second base to do a mixture of the two.
And that's good practice in general, because if they go, OK. He did
a full leg, kicks in, play the first pitch.
Full leg kick on the second pitch.
Now they're going to go and I do a slide step.
They're probably screw and they're
going to be caught by a long shot because they got a bad jump.
So mixing up your full leg kick and your slide start with a runner on
second is a good practice
because now they've got some examples of you going home with a full leg kick.
So that way, when you do busted out your inside move
there, it would just wallow completely out of the blue.
Now, here's the big thing about the inside move is when you do this,
you have to be prepared to catch someone when you don't really know
you're going to catch them or if they're doing the automatic steal,
you're probably not going to throw it back to second base. Why?
So, number one, when you lift your leg, they're going now
because they were stealing. They're not going to go back.
This is not like a normal pickoff move where as soon as they figure it out,
they're diving back to second base
and your throat has got to be sharp to beat them, rather, on this move.
They didn't think you were going to second base. They thought you were going home.
So they're going
either it's a really big secondary or they're outright stealing third.
So now you've got this guy who's way out here in no man's land.
And so it's not the best practice to immediately, in your mind,
be ready to go, OK, as soon as I hit my foot lands, I'm an uncork a throw
because you might not want to throw it back to second base.
You want to you might want to hit
your shortstop in the chest and let him take care of it.
Or this guy might be just continuing on, not even pay you in your mind.
And you might want to go, oh, crap, I need to set myself
and throw to third base, which is perfectly fine.
It's not on the occupied base if they're going towards it.
So understand the number one thing you can do when you're doing
the inside move is remind yourself. All right, I'm about to the inside move.
Keep everything together. If I catch him.
I'm going to square my hips to him as quick as I can.
Shuffle at him, run at him and make a decision of what to do next.
And typically, what you'll do if he's really far out, is run at him.
Make him choose a direction and then give the ball up
to whether it's the third baseman or shortstop or if he goes back to second.
But do not be like, all right, I'm thrown into second.
And then you're like, oh, I was in a second.
Now you have to make this snap decision and change everything
that was just in your mind
and you're going to throw it away or make the wrong decision.
So what you do when you're doing the inside move is, OK, if I catch him,
set my feet, move towards him and then run at him.
So I do my inside move,
find him, and then I'm going to figure out what I'm going to do.
And sometimes that will be throwing to second base.
He'll be like, oh, crap, he's going to go back.
My shortstop's already over there now are my second
baseman is already over there
because they're going to break to the bag as soon as they see this happening, too.
So now I was here, but I set my feet and boom, I can get him.
And of course, once in a while they will just go straight back to second base.
And maybe you're in a good position to make a quick throw.
That can happen, too.
But in general, players mess this up when their mind is fully
fixated on I'm throwing a second base when really they need to be fixated on
find the runner first, set my hips first, then make a decision after that.
So again, I land. I set my head.
Now I can make a decision.
And running out the runner is typically the best decision,
because then it's going to put him into a run down
and he's going to have to decide. Or you talking about. Right.
All right. So that's it for my video here today on the inside move,
which is one of the incredibly important pick off moves to second base.
So, again, if you're a baseball player and you want to be a high level pitcher,
you've got to really perfec these moves and understand
when you're going to use them, because the inside move is very different
than the spin move.
It's not as much as a of an actual pickoff throw to second base kind of move.
It's more figuring out when a runner's bunting or when a hitter's bunting
and when that runner might be taking off way too soon, or because of that,
you know, three to two out situation
where they're going to steal automatically. Right.
So thanks again for watching.
Be sure to check out my other videos in the description below.
My books, my course is all that good stuff.
And I'll see you here next time.