{"id":48218,"date":"2022-08-23T19:39:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=48218"},"modified":"2022-08-23T19:39:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:39:14","slug":"neals-knowledge-how-to-control-the-running-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2022\/08\/23\/neals-knowledge-how-to-control-the-running-game-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Neal\u2019s Knowledge: How to Control the Running Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had the pleasure of playing for\u00a0Jim Leyland<\/strong>\u00a0for three years. Sitting next to him was like going to\u00a0Harvard<\/strong>\u00a0for 12 years and studying\u00a0baseball.<\/p>\n

I learned a lot from him and he taught me if you don\u2019t hold guys on properly you will run yourself right out of the game. It is very important for pitchers to keep the running game in check and there\u2019s several ways to do it. I will break it down for lefties and righties.<\/p>\n

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Lefties:<\/strong><\/p>\n