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thepainguy

Mar 19, 2008 Nov 11, 2009 2 2935

I teach hitting and pitching, to baseball and softball players ranging in age from Kindergarten through the Major League level, among other things. I have done some consulting on pitching mechanics for a ML team (not the Cardinals) and my work on hitting and pitching is followed by scouts and other player development folks at a number of teams.

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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball Team

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Viva El Birdos Commented Wow on Type-B personalities on Viva El Birdos - 11/10/09 6:56 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented Travel lit? on La Russter's Millions on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 4:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Borrrrrrrrrrrrring on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 11:54 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented What a douchey cheer on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 10:13 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Hey, but it's Pedro on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 10:11 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented NOW Ryan Howard decides to participate on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 10:11 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented To his credit... on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 10:11 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented That release point camera angle is neat on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 9:37 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented As I recall, I was THE first on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 9:35 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented She talks? on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 9:30 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented Can anyone else not reply to posts? on My Maudlin' Career on Viva El Birdos - 11/04/09 8:07 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented I think it's worth taking a run at Joel on Keeping the Seat Warm on Viva El Birdos - 11/03/09 12:10 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I will give this to the Phillies, guess what their Spring Training facility is called? on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:28 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented It worked on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:27 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Borrrrrrrring on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:24 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented HA HA HA the Phillies Phans are bothering their own players on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:24 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Valid point on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:23 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented Here comes the splitter on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:22 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented I'm SO glad I'm just a disinterested party in this on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:20 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented IDK but I loved the original on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:18 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented Speaking backwards again is Joe Buck on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:18 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented At home, watching on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:14 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented So does anyone have any thoughts about personal elevator pitches... on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:05 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented nice = night on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:02 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented it's like they're looking right through me on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 11:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented LOL: Nobody tell Rich Dubee... on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 10:59 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Let's see how they hit against a really good team on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 10:41 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented That guy's gonna be good some day on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 10:36 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented Since tonight on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 10:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented It did when he thought it was gone on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 9:55 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented That's the problem with all this technology on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 9:18 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Oh dude... on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 8:56 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented It's more than a slump on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 8:39 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented Sorry, but females can't say "Dude" on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 8:39 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented Oh, Tim on Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 8:38 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Screw you! on Losing my religion (w/ baseball) on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 7:36 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented Perhaps the greatest game I've ever witnessed on Colby Rasmus' plate discipline on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 10:18 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented Theoretically he should know that on Colby Rasmus' plate discipline on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 10:17 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Tim, you are such a moron on Colby Rasmus' plate discipline on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 10:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented What about the children? on Losing my religion (w/ baseball) on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 7:53 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented Don't forget Wil Witherspoon last weekend on Colby Rasmus' plate discipline on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 2:08 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Uh no on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 12:20 AM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented What??? on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 12:18 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented That's what he said on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 12:13 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented As a great man once said (on VEB) on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 12:12 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented It'd be funnier if my dog wasn't a fan of doing just that on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 12:12 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented That's the most wonderful thing I've ever seen on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 12:10 AM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I'm still trying to figure out what I'm seeing on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 12:08 AM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented So my sexy referee costume didn't go over very well on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 11/01/09 12:02 AM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented The one who just ate the cat? on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 10/31/09 11:56 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Fall forward, right? on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 10/31/09 11:38 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Is DST seriously tonight? on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 10/31/09 11:36 PM EDT (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented I know Brad Pitt's last girlfriend at Mizzou on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 10/31/09 11:32 PM EDT (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented Always work the product in from the back on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 10/31/09 1:11 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented There's a HUGE difference between 6th and 7th graders on Putting UZR to the Test on Viva El Birdos - 10/31/09 1:10 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Make up call? on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 11:05 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Of course Utley was safe at 1B on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 11:03 PM EDT (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented The ump had no waying of knowing if he got that right or not... on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 10:56 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Nice level swing by Gojirra for his single on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 9:43 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Oh, Tim, you are such a moron on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 9:35 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I'm actually very interested in this topic on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 8:35 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Yankee fans still shell-shocked from last night on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 8:18 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Too many blows to the head? on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 8:17 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented But still weak on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 8:15 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Is it a single .exe file? on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 8:14 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented A professional hitting coach who apparently hasn't looked at a SINGLE video clip on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 8:12 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Very nice program on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 7:21 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I think, based on a purely ROI basis... on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 5:45 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented You could argue... on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 5:43 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Recommended I just dashed this off. on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 5:25 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented The jury was clearly and simply wrong on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 5:24 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented Chics... on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 4:24 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented It's possible to engineer a bat... on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 2:49 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented OT: Do ML hitting coaches know what they are talking about? on Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 12:36 PM EDT (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented So at what point at the commercials going to be sponsored? on The Trade Bait Blues on Viva El Birdos - 10/28/09 11:31 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented So can Lee pitch 3X if needed? on The Trade Bait Blues on Viva El Birdos - 10/28/09 11:30 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Pimp! on The Trade Bait Blues on Viva El Birdos - 10/28/09 11:29 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Is that what they're calling it now? on The Trade Bait Blues on Viva El Birdos - 10/28/09 11:29 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented The problem was that he threw across his body on The Trade Bait Blues on Viva El Birdos - 10/28/09 11:25 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented Nothing wrong with that on The Trade Bait Blues on Viva El Birdos - 10/28/09 11:17 PM EDT (1 reply)

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