title: Just Baseball: A Practical, Down-to-Earth Guide to the World of Baseball
author: Mike Just
description: "The bottom line is this: even if you, as a parent, are a lifelong, diehard baseball fan, you really owe it to yourself and your son to read a copy of<i> Just Baseball</i>. While the game of baseball may not have changed that much since you played, the truth is, the business of baseball has changed dramatically, and continues to change. And if your boy has hopes to keep progressing to the next level, <i>Just Baseball</i> is a very solid guidebook." - Rick Wolff, Ask Coach Wolff
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  [ COACH WITH CLASS ](text00000.html#_Toc256000001)
  
  [ BE STRONG UP THE MIDDLE ](text00000.html#_Toc256000002)
  
  [ POSITION-BY-POSITION ](text00000.html#_Toc256000003)
  
  [ HITTING SIMPLY ](text00000.html#_Toc256000004)
  
  [ PITCHING SIMPLY ](text00000.html#_Toc256000005)
  
  [ TEAM SPIRIT ](text00000.html#_Toc256000006)
  
  [ FINAL THOUGHTS ](text00000.html#_Toc256000007)
  
  [ BONUS SECTION ](text00000.html#_Toc256000008)
  
  [ BEST-SELLING BASEBALL BOOKS ](text00000.html#_Toc256000009)
  
  [ MEET THE AUTHOR ](text00000.html#_Toc256000010)
  
    
  
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  WINNING in baseball is a lot more than simply scoring more runs than the other
  team. Winning takes preparation, specific instruction, eagerness to learn,
  eagerness to coach and a little bit of luck.
  
  Did you notice that there was no mention of having the most-talented team to
  be a winner? That is because you don't need the most-talented team to win. You
  need the most-prepared team that plays 