Cage Rat
Lessons From a Life in Baseball by the Yankees Hitting Coach
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 27, 2012
The Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees, Kevin Long trains power-hitters in the fine art of hitting a baseball well—a talent the legendary Ted Williams once called, “the most difficult skill in sport.” In Cage Rat, the man who helps sharpen the mechanics of such superstars as Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Alex Rodriguez shares the expertise he honed over his more than two decades in the game as both player and coach.
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- Who it’s for
- Kevin Long shares hitting advice and behind-the-scenes perspectives shaped by more than two decades in baseball.
- Themes
- Baseball hitting instruction, Behind-the-scenes baseball, Love of baseball
- Genres
- Baseball Coaching, Baseball, Baseball Essays
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The Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees, Kevin Long trains power-hitters in the fine art of hitting a baseball well—a talent the legendary Ted Williams once called, “the most difficult skill in sport.” In Cage Rat, the man who helps sharpen the mechanics of such superstars as Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Alex Rodriguez shares the expertise he honed over his more than two decades in the game as both player and coach.
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With an introduction by Alex Rodriguez and an Afterword by Robinson Cano, Cage Rat is an indispensable guide to hitting, filled with practical advice, fascinating behind-the-scenes action, and an enduring, inspiring love for the Great American Pastime.
Hitting Mechanics
Kevin Long shares hitting advice and behind-the-scenes perspectives shaped by more than two decades in baseball.
Come here for
- Practical advice on hitting a baseball
- Behind-the-scenes action from a coach’s years in the game
Expect
- Guidance on the mechanics of hitting
- Reflections on a lasting love for baseball
Where it sits
| Baseball Coaching | 91% |
|---|---|
| Baseball | 61% |
| Baseball Essays | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives of the Rich & Famous
- Sports Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- Baseball Coaching
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- Baseball History
- Sports Resources
- Training & Conditioning
- Football Coaching
- Authors
- Kevin Long, Glen Waggoner
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 27, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Baseball hitting instruction · Behind-the-scenes baseball · Love of baseball
- Reading lane
- Lives of the Rich & Famous