Some coaches flip the ball to the first baseman from inside the dugout. Some, like Giants first-base coach Joe Lefebvre, step out of the dugout for the ceremony. Some flip underhand, some sidearm.

For the first variation of the throw, use the smaller med ball and toss and catch with only one hand. For the second, use the larger ball, and both hands to throw and catch. "Make your partner ...

Collins was fined $5,000 for the underhand toss in Houston's loss to the Tennessee ... big dog. Here's the ball.'" Late November marked Collins' first fine of the season. It wasn't his first ...