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title: FungoMan Journal | Baseball trivia
description: Baseball trivia | Find limitless innovation in the latest stories from FungoMan. Browse baseball and softball coaching and training articles, and get to know the people, places and innovations that drive the game forward.
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# FUNGOMAN JOURNAL
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## Feature Story
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Department of FungoMan Archives
## Empowering Athletes and Those Who Train Them
We built our technology from a dad's desire to empower his son with better training. Our latest articles honor ideas of the past and advance them in service of tomorrow's generation of athletes.
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[Coaching](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/5-amazingly-effective-tactics-coaches-should-use-after-a-loss)
[5 Helpful Tactics Coaches To Use After a Loss with Romy Cucjen](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/5-amazingly-effective-tactics-coaches-should-use-after-a-loss)
[FungoMan President, high school coach, and professional baseball player, Romy Cucjen shares his shortlist for handling a tough loss.](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/5-amazingly-effective-tactics-coaches-should-use-after-a-loss)
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Training
7 Creative Infield Drills To Effectively Develop Players with Trent Mongero
Winning Baseball fielding guru, ABCA Coach of the year, Trent Mongero shares infield drills you'll want to implement in your next practice.
[Coaching](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QxMOkDNj-g&t=380s)
[Scouting Talent with Jerry Manuel](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/8-baseball-practice-secrets-for-the-coach-who-wins-championships-checklist)
"The Sage" Jerry Manuel is former MLB Player, Manager, Coach, MLB Network Analyst, and CEO of the Jerry Manuel Foundation. He shares on scouting talent—seeing movement and rhythm.
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### [7 Historic Baseball Moments That Inspired Us \[Infographics\]](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/baseball-history-infographics)
in [Baseball trivia](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/baseball-trivia)
on Jul 1, 2016 12:10:40 PM
By [Camille D.C. Sutton](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/author/camille-d-c-sutton)
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Tis' the season to watch young players sign contracts to play professional baseball, and the experience never gets old to watch. As the next wave of ball players take their place on the stage of the Big Show, we thought it'd be fun to take a second, or third...ok, let's be real, hundredth look back at some iconic moments of baseball. Check out artist, Justin Bopp's infographics of these amazingly historic and inspiring moments in baseball history.
[Read More](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/baseball-history-infographics)
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### [If Coaches Were Avengers in Disguise, Which Hero Would You Be? \[Quiz\]](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/if-coaches-were-avengers-in-disguise-which-hero-would-you-be-quiz)
in [Baseball](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/baseball)
on Mar 2, 2016 12:51:47 PM
By [Camille D.C. Sutton](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/author/camille-d-c-sutton)
[Leave a comment](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/if-coaches-were-avengers-in-disguise-which-hero-would-you-be-quiz/#comments-listing)
The time has come for you to know who you really are as coaches. It's time for you to learn your true identity...as a Marvel superhero. Yep. We said it, and this we will keep on saying: Coaches are the lifeblood of the sport and that's no small role to play. So let's have a little fun with this and discover who you might in all that Avenger armor. Take the quiz and find out. But remember: "With great power comes great responsibility."
[Read More](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/if-coaches-were-avengers-in-disguise-which-hero-would-you-be-quiz)
### [Baseball Jargon Only Baseball Folk Understand \[Infographic\]](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/baseball-terms-only-baseball-folk-understand-infographic)
in [Baseball Training](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/baseball-training)
on Nov 18, 2015 12:00:00 PM
By [Camille D.C. Sutton](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/author/camille-d-c-sutton)
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Ever heard something about baseball that you didn't understand? You're not alone. As a kid growing up around baseball, you'd hear phrases like "he's got soft hands" or "that ball was smoked!" and maybe scratch your head wondering what all this meant? Was it good or bad that his hands where soft? Is a "smoked ball" a fast pitch or a hard hit "zinger"? While language is always evolving, so does baseball slang among players and fans. So until further notice, here's a little examination on the taken-for-granted baseball terms that baseball enthusiasts know, leaving the rest "caught looking."
[Read More](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/baseball-terms-only-baseball-folk-understand-infographic)
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