1.0CoachUp Nationhttps://www.coachup.com/nationCoachUphttps://www.coachup.com/nation/articles/author/coachuprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5Xq8QMgQIV"><a href="https://www.coachup.com/nation/articles/playing-first-base">How To Be An Effective First Baseman</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.coachup.com/nation/articles/playing-first-base/embed#?secret=5Xq8QMgQIV" width="600" height="338" title="“How To Be An Effective First Baseman” — CoachUp Nation" data-secret="5Xq8QMgQIV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.coachup.com/nation/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.coachup.com/nation/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/firstbase.jpg636474How To Be An Effective First Baseman Unfortunately, there’s a common misconception about playing first base in today’s day and age, and it’s one that is ultimately damaging. Old thought process would infer that coaches are supposed to put their slowest, least athletic players at first, since they hardly have to run, throw, or move […]