On a tangent, in another thread I had suggested the catcher NOT stand in front of the plate, but rather stand behind it in foul territory.
This week I had a play at the plate that was a text book case of how that works. The catcher was behind the foul line and in the batter's box. The throw arrived right as the runner started to slide. The catcher caught it and dropped the tag right on the runner for a well-played out. Had the catcher been in the "traditional" spot, she would have been spinning around, chasing the runner with the tag and never would have gotten her.
When the offense's head coach came in at the end of the inning, he commented, "I wanted to come ask you about possibly getting and obstruction call, but when she [the catcher] is in foul territory, I have no case. Never seen that before."
That is an Interesting idea. I guess my one concern would be if the runner beats the ball it could cause the ball to strike the runner and allow more runners to advance. Or the catcher is unable to come up and pick off other advancing runners as easily. But definitely an idea to consider.
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