Nate Eastman
Touching the Bases With Nate Eastman: How to Bust a Slump
"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self- satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best you are capable of becoming."
-John Wooden, Former UCLA Men's basketball coach
In baseball as a hitter, you will experience many ups and downs throughout a season...
Touching the Bases with Nate Eastman: Short Hop Drill (VIDEO)
Today I would like to bring Coach Lance Rachford of the Oneonta Outlaws out to help me out with a drill to improve your fielding. This was a drill you will find most colleges doing and it's a great drill to improve your hands when fielding a ground ball.
Touching the Bases with Nate Eastman: A Look at Historic McDonough Park
Today's game we play the Geneva Redwings One of my favorite parts about playing in the NYCBL is the former Minor League parks that get the privlige to play in such as McDonough Park, home to minor league baseball From 1958-1993. It has since been home to two college summer league teams, the Geneva Twins and the Geneva Redwings...
Touching the Bases With Nate Eastman: The First Oneonta Experience
In my first game back in Oneonta wasn’t one of my best games that I’ve ever had but certainly was one of the best environments that I have ever had the privilege to play in front of. It’s been a long time since I’ve had familiar faces in the crowd and on the opposing team...
Leslie Ann Tries Speech Jammer
Dan was able to find a new hilarious app to share with your friends called “Speech Jammer”. This app requires a pair of headphones as you talk into your phone your speech is delayed into your headphones causing people to stutter and stumble over their words...
Touching the Bases with Nate Eastman: Returning Home
So far the Sherrill Silversmiths have not started the season off the way we would have liked too dropping our first three games. In our first games we started off with a double header vs. the Syracuse Junior Chiefs, which is the reigning NYCBL Champion...
Touching the Bases with Nate Eastman: Rainouts and Rain delays
Sometimes you Win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains
-Bull Durham
So for the next couple of days there’s a good chance we may not be playing any games due to all the rain that is about to hit central New York . Rainouts are sometimes a good thing during the dog of the season to have an extra day of rest and the extra days rest always helps out the pitching staff...
Touching the Bases With Nate Eastman: Tire Drill
Today I would like to share a hitting drill that I have been doing for the past couple of weeks to help me with hip rotation and bat speed. For this video I had a special guest, the Oneonta Outlaw’s hitting coach Lance Rachford who introduced me to this drill. All you need is an old tire, your bat and someone to hold the tire. You can also bolt the tire to a wooden post if you don’t have someone t
Touching the Bases with Nate Eastman: Stirrup Swag
In baseball there are many different types of accessories that players wear to add a little flair to their appearance when playing in a game. Players use the term “Baseball Swag” when they describe their appearance and accessories when playing. Today I wanted to talk about the baseball stirrups, which is one of my favorite components to players Baseball swag.
Touching the Bases with Nate Eastman: Superstitions and Pre Game Rituals
After the long wait through the weekend I am finally playing in my first game as a Silversmith in the 2013 season.
Today we play at at the beautiful Alliance Bank Park, the home of the Syracuse Chiefs. This will be an exciting game to play today playing on a perfectly groomed field where many other professional players have played before.