http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog The V-Force Blog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:49:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's something that differentiates Mattingly Sports from other bat companies: we personally care about a player's performance. That's the point of the V-Grip -- it is designed to help kids swing the bat correctly, and put them into the best position to hit the ball. The passion behind the V-Grip design ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/08/08/v-grip-school/% Don Mattingly and Mattingly Sports were profiled in the online edition of Conde Nast's magazine Portfolio. The article, titled "Swinging for the Fences", describes Donnie's transition from All-Star baseball player to pioneering businessman. You can see the whole article by visiting Portfolio.com's "Culture and Lifestyle" section, or click here for direct ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/07/28/mattingly-featured-in-portfolio/% Today, July 24th, is the 25th anniversary of the "Pine Tar Game" between the Yankees and Royals. The Yankees were leading the Royals 4-3 when Kansas City slugger George Brett blasted a 2-run homer off New York closer Rich "Goose" Gossage to give the Royals a 5-4 lead. Buy Phentermine ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/07/24/the-pine-tar-game/% On Tuesday June 10th, Don Mattingly gave a one-hour clinic on hitting at Modell's in Milford, CT. We'll have more details on the event posted here soon, but in the meantime you can watch a video of the clinic as shot by WTNH Newschannel 8 in Hartford, CT, by following ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/06/12/don-mattingly-teaches-hitting/% The national publication of amateur baseball, Baseball America, announced the Mattingly Beast Award Winners for May. They are Eric Hosmer, Tim Beckham, Jaff Decker, and Kyle Beverly. These four high schoolers are having outstanding seasons, and were rated as top prospects and potential first rounders in the June Major League amateur ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/06/12/baseball-america-beast-awards/% Super Series Baseball has announced the Beast Award Winners of Contest #3! The winners are Mason House of Tyler, Texas (9U division); John Hrovat of Glendale, Arizona (10U); Kyle Nicholson of Memphis, Tennessee (10U); and Elijah Christenson of Bedford, Texas (12U). Congratulations to all the winners and good luck this season! http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/05/20/super-series-winners/% Most experts agree: the earlier a child starts using the correct mechanics, the better chance he or she will have for long-term success. That said, it makes sense to get a V-Grip bat into the hands of a child from the very beginning. Toward that end, Mattingly Sports offers a ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/04/28/beast-t-ball-bat/% Last week at the Dick's Sporting Goods store in Rockaway Mall, NJ, New York Yankees batting coach Kevin Long stopped by to offer hitting tips to a group of youngsters from the Rockaway Township Little League. Kevin went over the fundamentals of hitting and also demonstrated a few drills with individual ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/04/28/kevin-long-teaches-hitting/% Mattingly Sports is proud to announce its continued sponsorship of one of the rising stars of the PFX Tour-Professional Fastpitch Xtreme Tour, Tina Boutelle. Boutelle was nominated 2006 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, leading the University of Texas to 3 NCAA Division I World Series appearances and 2 Big ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/04/18/boutelle-back/% The Kaskaskia College Blue Devils have won 120 games in 3 years and have been named and Academic All-American Team for 2006 and 2007! Kaskaskia is a junior college baseball team that uses Mattingly V-Grip bats exclusively, and has had 9 ballplayers drafted by pro teams in the past five years. ... http://www.mattinglybaseball.com/blog/2008/04/18/success-at-kaskaskia/%