Sunday, June 5, 2011

Cliff Lee - Baseball Workouts Summary

By Thomas Wilson


This season, the Phillies are the talk of the baseball community whether you like it or not. And the reason for most of the talking is the Philadelphia Phillies starting rotation. Superb is an understatement. The Philadelphia Phillies basically have four aces on the team with Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels, and Roy Halladay starting four out of every five games. Today, I want to talk about Cliff Lee, not just because he is part of this dream rotation, but due to his good work ethic, and his great mindset towards baseball workouts and training.

Born in Arkansas, Cliff has always been a superb baseball player and loved sports. As he became older, his enthusiasm for baseball grew stronger. He was known for appearing quite passionate and often cocky on the baseball field. This cockiness helped him on the mound nonetheless it also had its negatives. After a loss, Cliff was not somebody you would like to be around. He took just about every loss personally. His family, friends, and teammates sometimes became the victims of his frustration.

Now, Cliff has learned to control his emotions much better,nevertheless you can undoubtedly tell his passion for the sport as well as his no BS mentality. The wonderful thing about Cliff is the fact that he uses that approach to design his pitching drills, hitting drills, and entire baseball workouts routine.

Cliff Lee discovered a baseball training method he liked around nine years ago and has kept with it ever since. "I keep it simple," Lee stated in an interview with Philly News. "The simpler the easier for me." Each time a trainer or coach wants Cliff to perform new pitching drills or hitting drills he generally asks "why?" If there is no legitimate answer about how this new drill will substantially improve his game, he won't do it. It is not that he is being stuck up...he is merely being smart and not wasting his valuable time.

Not only is Cliff Lee passionate about baseball, but he is also passionate about serving his local community and giving back to people who've aided his family. A year ago, Cliff and his wife Kristen donated one million dollars to the Arkansas Children's Hospital in honor of their son Jaxon who was treated for cancer there when he was an infant. Cliff Lee is a role model for players and his no-nonsense attitude towards baseball workouts is one I recommend highly to all serious players.




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