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The perfect off-season plan for baseball: nothing.

Baseball season is winding down.  The leaves are falling.  The air is getting cooler.  As you sit on the hard, unforgiving metal bleachers, you wonder what comes next.  What is the right off-season plan for my baseball player? You're going to find a lot of answers out there.  A lot of great opinions on how to do this.  If you happen to have spare, disposable income, I am sure you can do a series of winter clinics at your local, indoor training facility. Well, I don't have that kind of disposable income, but even if I did, I think we should resist the urge and temptation of playing a sport year-round. I don't need to tell you about the likelihood that your young athlete will be more likely or prone to certain injuries from overuse.  You already know that.  You may already know, as well, that the best solution is rest and time away from the game.   I could take for days about why I think baseball is the best, most well-rounded sports out there.  It's a