Rich Dubee
Rich Dubee
Richard Peter Dubee, Jr.is the pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He has previously coached at the Major League level for the Florida Marlinsand Philadelphia Phillies...
build catch confidence roll success
I think you've got to have some success -- catch a break, get on a roll or something, before you can get the confidence you'll need to make it over the long haul. Once you have success, you have something to build on.
backside collapsing deal good threw
He was collapsing his backside a little. It's something he has had to deal with before, and he threw some fastballs that had a good angle, so I'm not too concerned.
conquer early hate kids league level major maybe mentally minded pitching player strong tough winning worry
You hate to say don't worry about the winning or losing, but if kids are pitching at the major league level at an early stage, maybe before they should be, it's important that they learn. They are going to have some down times. ... The player has to be pretty tough minded and a mentally strong person to be able to conquer a lot of that.