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Bob McClure

This Dude changed my career. He taught me to compete mentally. He taught me how to pitch inside with my VERY average fastball. He taught me how to make the hitter uncomfortable. He taught!!

It’s an honor to call him a mentor. Though we haven’t spoken in years, his leadership was a force behind every pitch there after, every game, every day as a coach, every thought, every word and every moment since meeting him in 2003.

Here are some words I would like to point out from the article…
– Creating a positive environment, coaching instead of dictating, letting players breathe.
– He is a guy with a great deal of backbone. He wasn’t afraid to address things that had to be addressed.
– He has an emotional compass when it comes to dealing with young players.
– He creates authentic relationships with everyone so that everyone trusts him.
– He is a very deep thinker who is intellectually gifted. He has no ego or agenda — he is a very humble man who is always open for suggestions.
– But it doesn’t matter what kind of curveball you have if you can’t command your fastball.
– The better you can repeat your delivery, the easier it is for you to command a baseball.
– He’s a very calm personality, how he talks with people, how he engages with people.

Please take a moment to read. Thanks for being the person you are and for everything you do Mac.

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Chris Gissell (172 Posts)

Founder of Baseball Dudes. Blessed with three beautiful children and an amazing wife. Baseball is my life, after my family, and I love sharing what I have learned from it. Thanks for taking the time to view what we offer here at Baseball Dudes.

Perspective

I’ve been instructing for I don’t know how many years. At first it was just something I did during the off seasons but had no idea what it was leading to.

Fast forward to 2012, the Angels gave me an opportunity to lead their young draft picks, teach them the game and how to be a professional, my eyes were opened. Since then my appreciation and understanding of coaching has grown deep. The amount of time coaches put in, the level of patience required, the attention to detail necessary, the consistent body language needed to lead by example, the understanding of what’s really important and what’s not, the importance of being able to relate to all different personalities, athleticism and abilities, the fact that being a good coach means consistently growing ourselves and coming to the realization that the one thing that matters most in all of this is finding ways to use the game to help them prepare for all those years when they are not playing the game.

I need to say Thank You to all my past coaches and to all the current coaches who take pride in giving the kids in front of them what they need on top of baseball skills. It’s often a thankless role but remember that no matter where they go in the game, they are going somewhere in life. That’s our mission.

– Chris Gissell

“My purpose, MY WHY, is to provide for my family, while also doing everything I can to develop quality people through the many life lessons that Baseball provides daily.”

17 Years Professional Experience (14 as a player, 3 as a coach). MLB debut 8/22/2004 with the Colorado Rockies. Retired from professional coaching on 10/31/14 to focus on family and developing youth baseball players full time.

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