What is this nonsense.If you are losing bases because of a catcher blocking the ball you don't understand the game or the position. Its the pitchers fault and properly trained catchers can recover with lightning speed
What is this nonsense.If you are losing bases because of a catcher blocking the ball you don't understand the game or the position. Its the pitchers fault and properly trained catchers can recover with lightning speed
Tell the interweb who's responsible for a wild pitch?What is this nonsense.
CATCHERS JOB IS control the pitch,A catchers job is not to field a bad pitch its to stop it.
With the quality of the catcher's mitts these days, see no reason not to focus on picking a bunch!
Thanks for bringing this back. Also note that the inside soft part of your arms should be exposed to block the ball. Not the outside. Lots of seam marks on DD's arms in the early days.Once again I'm not sure what we're arguing about. I thought the question wasn't about blocking vs. picking, it was about throwing hand placement while blocking.
Getting your throwing hand behind the glove helps create an even "blocking surface" by allowing both arms to become pinned to your side. If you've dropped to block, and your throwing hand is hanging up in the air somewhere, then you're giving up ~4" of blocking surface since your arm is no longer at your side. Unless the "hand in front" advocates are saying that both elbows would still be pinned? Any pictures available of this technique?
I wasnt talking about blockingOnce again I'm not sure what we're arguing about. I thought the question wasn't about blocking vs. picking, it was about throwing hand placement while blocking.
Getting your throwing hand behind the glove helps create an even "blocking surface" by allowing both arms to become pinned to your side. If you've dropped to block, and your throwing hand is hanging up in the air somewhere, then you're giving up ~4" of blocking surface since your arm is no longer at your side. Unless the "hand in front" advocates are saying that both elbows would still be pinned? Any pictures available of this technique?